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'Currency wars' to return in 2015?  

With the ECB announcing new stimulus policies, some economists have highlighted that other central banks could be ready to counteract any foreign exchange fluctuations.

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Europe News

Carney: Rate hike nearing, wage growth weak

• Independent Scotland: What would happen next?
• Economist Stark: ECB now like a 'bad bank'
• EU seeks more concessions from Google to end probe
• EU formally adopts new sanctions against Russia
• British retail chain details plan to take America

Asia-Pacific News

Lobbyists bring a gentler touch to Asia

• Scottish referendum: Why Asia should worry
• India prepares for spike in gold demand
• Tokyo faces hurdles in building for Olympics
• Alibaba looks to build big cash stash for buyouts
• What Alibaba learned from Facebook’s IPO flop

Innovation Cities

Charge your phone using a plant

• Electric cars: Amsterdam's next icon?
• Is this the world’s most innovative city?
• Partners in care: new approaches, new models
• Higher education: Tokyo's 50-story university
• Malmö: Home of the invisible cycle helmet

The world's biggest risks

'Currency wars' to return in 2015?

• Russia, Iraq tensions stoke cyber attack threat
• The global learning gap: Why it matters
• Scotland: Do the Ayes have it?
• Is there a cure for pharma’s innovation problem?
• Watch out: Central bank shock potential

Best of CNBC

Italy's Padoan would welcome lower euro

• West must arm Ukraine to fight ‘invasion’: McCain
• Shimon Peres: Arab League must help isolate IS
• Hot new devices from IFA 2014 gadget show
• ECB’s stimulus surprise: Reactions around Europe
• Mind the jobs gap? Scars remain from crisis: OECD

Top Video

Did China's antitrust drive breach WTO rules?    

• Place your bets in these 2 Asian markets    
• BOJ facing rising pressure to take action: Pro    
• US investors know they need to own Alibaba: Pro    
• IMAX CEO: The price of convenience    
• Alibaba IPO is 'epic transaction': Pro    

Investing

Slicing into Apple's product rollout

• McDonald's nearing a bottom: Cramer
• Choking on oversupply, oil may fall another 10%
• Cramer: 5 reasons why investors shun stocks
• 'Currency wars' to return in 2015?
• Is JD.com a better buy than Alibaba?

Technology

Apple shares move after new products

• Apple's next big thing... a 'phablet'?    
• This chart says Apple’s in big trouble: Trader
• Apple Live Blog: New iPhone, iWatch coming?
• Awaiting iPhone 6: Buy or sell supplier stocks?
• U2 said to play role at today's Apple event

Economy

The US job market's lingering weak spot

• The weak jobs report isn't all that bad: El-Erian
• Don't believe weak August jobs data: Economists
• Jobs bombshell 'just doesn't add up'
• Jobs report is just an 'aberration,' says Cramer
• Payroll growth slumps in August; rate down to 6.1%

Finance

Slicing into Apple's product rollout

• Fed to toughen surcharges for biggest banks
• Meat scandal continues to hit McDonald's sales
• Macy's, Best Buy, Time Warner ranked most responsible
• Early movers: HD, AAPL, MCD, DHI, RL, T, BA & more
• Alibaba talks corporate governance to investors

Wealth

Florida mansion listed at $139M

• Stock gap: American stock holdings at 18-year low
• Beverly Hills Cannabis Club: High-net-worth pot?
• US wealth gap 'unsustainable,' may worsen: Harvard
• Even in the top 3%, there's a growing wealth gap
• Most expensive house (we could get into): Beverly Hills, Calif.

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Silver support test key for gold

• With ECB in focus, euro downtrend looks strong
• Don't lose faith, the Dow uptrend is intact
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• Why more upside is in store for the S&P 500
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Commentary

Turkey is essential for defeating ISIS

• Anger is not a strategy for dealing with Russia
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• Why stocks may keep chugging higher: Floor trader
• The weak jobs report isn't all that bad: El-Erian
• Bill Ford warns auto industry on 7-year car loans

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Markets

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• EU-FX
• Asia-FX

• Dollar sets fresh high on Fed study
  USD/JPY 106.21

   

  +0.19 +0.18%

  AUD/USD 0.9211

   

  -0.0067 -0.72%

  USD/SGD 1.2626

   

  +0.0038 +0.30%
  US Dollar / Japanese Yen FX Spot Rate
  
• Europe shares cautious on Scotland; L'Oreal falls
  DAX 9701.20

   

  -56.83 -0.58%

  FTSE 6818.77

   

  -16.00 -0.23%

  CAC 40 4449.82

   

  -25.11 -0.56%
  DAX Index
  
• Asian stocks mixed in quiet trade; Weak yen supports Nikkei
  NIKKEI 15749.15

   

  +44.04 +0.28%

  SHANGHAI 2326.53

   

  +0.09 0.00%

  HSI 25190.45

   

  -49.70 -0.20%
  Nikkei 225 Index
  
• US stocks fall sharply as global yields rise
  DJIA 17028.18

   

  -83.24 -0.49%

  S&P 500 1992.73

   

  -8.81 -0.44%

  NASDAQ 4572.84

   

  -19.44 -0.42%
  Dow Jones Industrial Average
  
• Gold holds near 3-month low as dollar strength hurts
  GOLD 1256.30

   

  +2.00 +0.16%

  SILVER 18.98

   

  +0.019 +0.10%

  COPPER 3.099

   

  -0.0695 -2.19%
  Gold (Dec'14)
  
• Oil struggles, dogged by oversupply fears
  OIL 93.14

   

  +0.48 +0.52%

  BRENT 99.84

   

  -0.36 -0.36%

  NAT GAS 3.971

   

  +0.095 +2.45%
  WTI Crude Oil (Oct'14)
  
• US bonds fall ahead of 3-year Treasury auction
  US 10-YR YIELD2.4874

   

  +0.018

  GER 10-YR YIELD0.996

   

  +0.053

  JPN 10-YR YIELD0.534

   

  +0.004
  U.S. 10 Year Treasury
  
• Dollar sets fresh high on Fed study
  EUR/USD 1.2905

   

  +0.0009 +0.07%

  GBP/USD 1.6108

   

  +0.0004 +0.02%

  USD/CHF 0.9346

   

  -0.0006 -0.06%
  Euro/US Dollar FX Spot Rate