BitGou: Morning Digest: Fed officials laud stimulus, quibble over future plans

2012年12月4日星期二

Morning Digest: Fed officials laud stimulus, quibble over future plans

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12/4/2012

Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between

Fed officials laud stimulus, quibble over future plans

NEW YORK/LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - Central bankers appear satisfied with the impact of their latest monetary stimulus, though there is some disagreement over how forcefully to continue purchasing bonds, remarks by two top policymakers on Monday showed..

Syrian army pounds south Damascus to stem rebel gains

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces bombarded rebel districts south-east of Damascus on Tuesday in a sustained counter-attack to stem rebel gains around the capital.

Stock futures signal slightly higher open

LONDON (Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the Standard & Poor's 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 all up 0.1 percent..

For rock legends Fleetwood Mac, it's 'til death do us part

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Do not call it a comeback and don't even think of it as a farewell tour..

Kansas City Chiefs murder/suicide key may never be unlocked

(Reuters) - The murder/suicide committed on Saturday by Kansas City Chiefs football player Jovan Belcher left the National Football League, its fans and health professionals struggling to understand what drove him to do it..

On Twitter, Obama puts question mark over mortgage deduction

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Taking to Twitter to press his case in "fiscal cliff" talks with Congress, President Barack Obama said on Monday that tax breaks benefiting middle class families such as the mortgage interest deduction could be at risk if rates for top earners do not rise..

Voyager 1 probe leaving solar system reaches "magnetic highway" exit

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - NASA's long-lived Voyager 1 spacecraft, which is heading out of the solar system, has reached a "magnetic highway" leading to interstellar space, scientists said on Monday..

Time for Santa to wave "vaarwel" to Black Pete?

BRUSSELS/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands and Belgium are two countries that pride themselves on progressive laws and open societies, but critics say they are stuck in the dark ages when it comes to depictions of Santa Claus and his helpers..