Institute Development Center and the Center for Economic Policy Analysis, SU-HSE presented the results of the study “Results of 2009 and mid-term scenarios for Russia”s economy.” According to economists, the economy next year may develop in three possible scenarios: U-figurative (drop-off), L-figurative (drop-stagnation), and W-shape (second bottom). Probability of scenarios U /L /W [...]

U.S. stock indexes fell Tuesday on weaker background statistic data, as well as falling oil prices, offsetting the positive statements of a number of companies, reports Bloomberg. U.S. index futures dropped on Wednesday, reducing their quotes is 0,1-0,2%.
Share prices of construction companies fell after the publication of data of the Ministry of [...]

Trading on Asian stock markets opened lower on Monday after the publication of disappointing quarterly results of U.S. General Electric Co., Japan's Casio Computer Co. and Yaskawa Electric Corp., reports Bloomberg.
Composite stock index MSCI Asia Pacific Asia Pacific fell by 0,2% - to 119.36 points. Since March the minimum rate added 68% [...]

Ukrainian stock market closed the week mixed dynamics indexes, responding to negative external background. The players froze in the expectations of large-scale correction in global stock markets. At the end of the trading session, the index of Ukrainian Stock Exchange, showed a slight decrease of 0,54% - to 1588.55 points, stock market index, PFTS [...]

index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Nikkei (Nikkei) has grown by 18.91 points (0.18%) and closed at 10257.56. Yield of 10-year Japanese government bonds is 1.325 (increased from the previous closing on 0.015). Index of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Haeng Seng (Hang Seng) fell 18.66 points (-0.08%) and is located at 21980.42.
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dollar exchange rate to euro has fallen off to a minimum during the past 14 months, since the improvement of corporate profits and the continued rally in global equity markets led to increased investor's demand for riskier assets, has reported Bloomberg.
yen on Thursday cheaper parallel with the dollar on expectations that the [...]

U.S. stock market took a breather on Tuesday after 6 sessions of continuous growth: SP 500 index and Dow Jones declined on the basis of bidding, the leaders of the fall were shares of banks and insurance companies, reported Bloomberg.
Nasdaq rose slightly, as the purchase of Starent Networks Corp company Cisco Systems [...]

Ukrainian stock market on Monday continued its rally, demonstrating the rapid growth of the leading stock indexes sites: Ukrainian Stock Exchange - on 6,18%, to 1592.14 points, PFTS - on 5,23%, to 649.54 item.
As the Interfax-Ukraine an analyst at investment group TASK Vadim Yemets, fundamental factors for such a significant growth of [...]

Russia stock market finished a week increase in blue chips with good statistics from the U.S. trade balance, the RTS and MICEX updated yearly summit.
The results of the auctions on Friday the MICEX index rose to 1,308.14 points (2.32%), the RTS index rose to 1,372.11 points (2.78%), the main chip prices increased [...]

dollar exchange rate against the euro and the yen fell on Thursday on signs of recovery in the global economy, reports Bloomberg.
On Wednesday the dollar against the euro fluctuated from a minimum of two weeks.
amid signs of the end of the recession, investors are focusing more on higher-return assets.
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