Australia central bank misses its target with message on national currency, rates

Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) statement on its national currency prompted an opposite reaction to the Aussie dollar and borrowing rates.


US junk bond sales surge

The sale of speculative-grade bonds surged in the US this year. The sales of junk bonds in the US surged this year. Investors bought the bonds as it had been giving better returns than investment-grade securities for seven straight months.

Bitcoin frenzy stirs China

Bloomberg Businessweek reported that the Bitcoin frenzy had reached China. Bloomberg Businesswee reported that the Bitcoin frenzy had gripped China. The world's second largest economy had become the second largest maker of Bitcoins worldwide, according to data compiled by SourceForge.

Global rise in demand confirms that growth is climbing, but not for emerging economies - analysts

Analysts said that though economies in Euro Zone and China were experiencing significant growth spikes in their economies, emerging economies of India, Italy and France are not faring well.


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