Gold Trades Little Changed Before Fed Meets to Review Stimulus

Bloomberg (17/12) -- Gold traded little changed before the Federal Reserve starts a two-day meeting today as investors await the central bank’s decision on the timeline for reducing stimulus in the U.S. Bullion for immediate delivery was at $1,242.22 an ounce at 8:35 a.m. in Singapore from $1,241.30 yesterday, when prices climbed for a second day. Gold for February delivery declined 0.3 percent to $1,241 on the Comex, snapping a two-day...

Asian Index Futures to Rupee Forwards Gain After Brent Oil Jumps

Bloomberg (17/12) -- Asian index futures rose as investors speculated over the timeline for stimulus cuts with the Federal Reserve set to meet from today. The yen held its advance and Indian rupee forwards climbed after crude oil and precious metals led commodity gains. Futures on Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index added 0.6 percent while contracts on South Korean and Hong Kong gauges rose at least 0.9 percent. Nikkei 225 Stock Average futures...

Saham AS Naik Pada Pertumbuhan Manufakturing, Minyak Dan Perak Menguat

Bloomberg (17/12) - Ekuitas AS rebound dari kemerosotan mingguan terburuk sejak bulan Agustus yang lalu dan saham Eropa naik ke tertinggi dalam dua bulan terakhir karena data menunjukkan pertumbuhan manufaktur dan investor menunggu hasil pertemuan Federal Reserve. Minyak Brent melonjak akibat pemberontak Libya menolak menyerahkan kendali atas pelabuhan. Indeks Standard & Poor 500 naik 0,6 persen menjadi 1,786.54 pada pukul 16:09 sore...

Kenaikan Data Akhiri Penutupan Wall Street Lebih Tinggi

Reuters (17/12) – Saham A.S naik dihari Senin setelah penutupan pekan terburuknya dihari Jumat pekan lalu sejak Agustus seiring dengan peningkatan data ekonomi serta kesepakatan besar yang mendorong optimisme menjelang keputusan kunci dari the Fed yang menyusul nanti diminggu ini. Berdasarkan pada data yang tersedia, Dow Jones industrial average naik 0.82% ke level 129.59 poin ke level 15,884.95, index S&P 500 gain 0.63% sebanyak 11.23...

Wall Street ends higher on upbeat data

Reuters (17/12) - U.S. stocks rose on Monday after closing Friday their worst week since August as upbeat economic data and large deals boosted optimism ahead of a key Federal Reserve decision later in the week.Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 129.59 points or 0.82 percent, to 15,884.95, the S&P 500 gained 11.23 points or 0.63 percent, to 1,786.55 and the Nasdaq Composite...