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CHICAGO (Dow Jones) - The euro scored a two-week high against the dollar Thursday after European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet turned up the inflation language, raising speculation that higher interest rates for the region may be in the offing. Trichet, while stressing that interest rates are appropriate at current levels, did say that he and his colleagues discussed a rate hike.  ...

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) - The euro scored a two-week high against the dollar Thursday after European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet turned up the inflation language, raising speculation that higher interest rates for the region may be in the offing.   MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS U.S. stocks fall as snapback hits resistance Average fixed rates highest in six months: Fredd ...

The euro found support on Thursday from a clear shift in the language and tone of Jean-Claude Trichet during the European Central Bank’s monthly press conference yesterday. // “We could move rates any time,” said the ECB President as he underlined his concerns over the risks to price stability and stressed that “strong vigilance” would be required to keep inflation expectations anchored. The ECB’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged yesterday was universally expected but some analysts  ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Aircraft maker Airbus on Thursday formally announced it will build its next new plane to compete against Boeing Co,'s 787 Dreamliner but it will do so for now without the subsidies that set off a Transatlantic trade spat.   MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS U.S. stocks higher; energy, same-store data in focus September retail sales buffeted by storms,  ...

LONDON (Dow Jones) -- European shares closed sharply lower Thursday as fears about U.S. inflation caught up with Continental investors. The German DAX 30 finished down 1% to 5,017, the French CAC-40 index shed 1.3% to 4,536, and the U.K. FTSE 100 lost 1% at 5,372. The pan-European Dow Jones Stoxx 600 fell 1.4% at 293.42. Interest rates were also on the agenda, as the Bank of England's  ...

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European shares closed sharply lower Thursday as fears about U.S. inflation caught up with Continental investors. document.write('');   MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS U.S. stocks higher; energy, same-store data in focus September retail sales buffeted by storms, gas prices Rita moves jobless claims higher ECB's Trichet adopts slightly more hawkish tone  ...

CHICAGO (Dow Jones) - An already-firmer euro scored a one-week high against its U.S. counterpart Thursday after European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet turned up the inflation language, raising speculation that higher interest rates for the region may be in the cards. The official's comments were a significant catalyst behind the recent move, but traders stressed that an overtaxed d ...

The detailsSee more Old conundrum, new twist Inverted or flat, the yield curve points to a weaker Federal Reserve, not a downturn. (Full story) More on bonds and yields • Will Katrina make Greenspan pause? • With oil prices this high, can the Fed ignore them anymore? • Flattening curve: what investors should do NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Treasury prices were little changed Thursday as inflation fears were outweighed by a greater than ...

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures turned higher Thursday, as a surge in Merck after the company reported positive trial results for its cervical cancer treatment and General Electric's positive earnings outlook provided hope for an end to the broad market's losing streak. var gfEbInIframe = true; var gEbBAd = new Object(); gEbBAd.nFlightID = 88008; gEbBAd.nWidth = 300; gEbBAd.nHeight ...

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