NEW YORK - Stock index futures advanced on Wednesday after two straight sessions of declines ahead of the Federal Reserve's statement on the economy and a possible new round of stimulus.
LONDON - European share prices and the single currency held their ground on Wednesday as markets waited to see if the European Central Bank and the U.S. Federal Reserve will respond to fresh evidence of slowing global economic growth.
6:03am EDT
LONDON - Oil futures rose above $105 per barrel on Wednesday, underpinned by positive Chinese data from HSBC while investors await statements from the United States Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank on possible steps to reinject momentum into their respective economies.
6:48am EDT
NEW YORK - Consumers are facing higher gasoline prices at the pump as wholesalers pass along the rising price of crude oil to them, a widely followed survey said on Sunday.
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LONDON - Gold prices held steady just below $1,615 an ounce on Wednesday, closely tracking moves in stocks and the dollar, as financial markets awaited the outcome of key monetary policy meetings of the U.S. and euro zone central banks.
6:24am EDT
TOKYO - Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi on Wednesday shrugged off calls for the Bank of Japan to buy foreign bonds to help weaken the yen, arguing that doing so would breach the finance ministry's jurisdiction on exchange rate policy.
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