U.S. Stocks Fall With Dollar, Treasuries on Fed Bets; Oil Gains

U.S. stocks fell with the dollar and Treasuries, as investors bet the Federal Reserve will end its bond purchases and signal continued low interest rates. Oil rallied. The Standard & Poors 500 Index slid 0.2 percent at 12:33 p.m. in New York after yesterday rising to within 1.5 percent of an all-time high. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index closed 0.3 percent higher and the MSCI Asia Pacific Index added 1.3 percent. Facebook slid 6 percent...

Dollar in Longest Slump in 4 Months Before Fed; Krone Declines

The dollar fell for a fourth day, the longest skid since July, as signs of an uneven U.S. economic recovery pushed back bets for interest-rate increases next year before the Federal Reserve sets monetary policy today.The U.S. currency touched a one-week low versus a basket of peers amid data yesterday that showed orders for durable goods unexpectedly fell. The Fed completes a two-day...

Most Asian Stocks Fall Before China CPI as Yen Weighs on Topix

Most Asian stocks fell as the yen strengthened, dragging Japanese shares lower following a three-week rally, before a report on Chinese inflation.About two shares dropped for each that advanced on the MSCI Asia Pacific Index, which added 0.1 percent to 140.34 as of 9:02 a.m. in Tokyo, before markets opened in Hong Kong and China. Japans Topix index slid 0.5 percent as the yen rose 0.1 percent to 114.47 per dollar, extending its 0.5 percent...

Japanese Stocks Fall as Yen Strengthens After U.S. Payrolls Data

Japanese stocks fell, after capping three weeks of gains, as the yen rose and a report showed U.S. companies hired fewer workers than forecast.The Topix dropped 0.4 percent to 1,357.99 as of 9:01 a.m. in Tokyo after gaining 2.3 percent last week. All but six of the 33 industry groups declined. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average slid 0.6 percent to 16,781.18. The yen traded at 114.51 per...