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The U.S. Federal Reserve's zero interest rate policy (ZIRP) and multiple rounds of quantitative easing (QE) have been rightly blamed on surging stock prices (NYSEARCA:DIA).But here's another reason contributing to the rise: Direct investments made into equities by global central bankers, who control $11 trillion in foreign exchange reserves.A survey of 60 central bankers last month by Central Banking Publications along with Royal Bank of Scotland Group showed that 23% expect to boost exposure to stocks.The Bank of Japan plans to more than double its investments in stock ETFs (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 2014 to 3.5 trillion yen or $35.2 billion. At the Monetary Policy Meeting held today, here's what the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan decided, by a unanimous vote:"The Bank of Japan will conduct money market operations so that the monetary base will increase at an annual pace of about 60-70 trillion yen.The Bank will purchase Japanese government bonds (JGBs) so that their amount outstanding will...
Deutsche Bank AG on Wednesday named a new head of its U.S. asset and wealth management division for the Americas, effective immediately, as part of the bank's effort...
Gold futures fell 2% on Wednesday, as strength in the dollar, a climb in equities and continued outflows from exchange-traded funds sent prices to their lowest level...
TOP STORIES 2nd UPDATE: Two Miners Killed, Dozens Trapped in Indonesia Tunnel CollapseJAKARTA, Indonesia--Two miners were killed and dozens of others remained trappe...
Gold futures marked their fourth losing session in a row on Tuesday, with strength in the dollar and a rally in U.S. equities drawing attention away from the preciou...
New regulations under consideration could have profound effects on money-market mutual funds, a new report said.The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering...
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday decided not to take up a long-running legal battle between exchanges over the right to trade lucrative options contracts.The action is ...
Demand for platinum and palladium outstripped supply in 2012, and both markets look set to remain in deficit in 2013, specialty chemicals company Johnson Matthey PLC...
Gold miners must focus on ensuring profitable operations after a slump in the precious metal's price forced a review of costs for some producers, a senior Credit Sui...
A new "jumbo" option contract on the popular S&P 500 tracking ETF debuted on the BOX Options Exchange on Friday, but at least one rival has opted not to list the pro...
Real estate investments are rising in popularity as a combination of strong fundamentals, near-record-low mortgage rates and a drop in foreclosures supports the noti...
Gold futures dropped on Friday, as strength in the U.S. dollar against the Japanese yen and continued declines in gold holdings amoung exchange-traded funds contribu...
By John Gerard LewisSince its inception in July 2011, our Stable High Yield portfolio has relied on the high yields of mortgage real estate investment trusts for a...
The White House on Wednesday released the president and vice president's financial disclosure forms, which cataloged the top executives' -- and their spouses' -- inv...
Since hitting all-time nominal highs above $1,900 an ounce, the price of gold has suffered an ugly correction. The precious metal recently logged its second consecut...
Gold fell for a seventh straight session on Friday, its longest losing streak in four years, as speculation that the Federal Reserve may soon rein in monetary easing...
Gold fell for a seventh straight session on Friday, its longest losing streak in four years, after comments from a Federal Reserve official that the bank may soon re...
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ) on Thursday halted trading in some contracts for the rest of the day on its largest options exchange due to "system issues," according t...
Soros Fund Management LLC disposed of stakes in banking giants J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Morgan Stanley (MS) in the first quarter, while lowering its positio...
Paulson & Co. Inc., run by billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson, maintained its holdings in the SPDR Gold Trust for the quarter ended in March, according to a...
