Holdings of Foreign Securities Up in 2003
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U.S. holdings of foreign securities  rose at the end of 2003 from the end of 2001, the Treasury  Department said on Friday.
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Japanâs current account surplus widened in May as a weaker yen increased the value of overseas investments and exports. The surplus expanded 31 percent, to 2.13 trillion yen ($17.5 billion), from a year earlier, the Ministry of Finance said.
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Mortgage rates in the US increase, and short-term rates rise overseas.
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Singapore shares rose to fresh highs for the year Monday, with market sentiment buoyed by Wall Street&#39;s broad gains on Friday, traders said.
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Most major Asian share markets rose on Thursday, after the U.S. government outlined a plan to rescue battered bond insurers and stave off a fresh round of writedowns.
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Foreign-exchange trading surged to a record daily average of $1.9 trillion this year as hedge funds and other money managers increased bets on currencies, according to the Bank for International Settlements.
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American Express&#39; reported revenue was $7.2 billion, up 12 percent from $6.4 billion in the third quarter of 2003. Shares were up 16 cents at $51.
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Tokyo, June 7 (Jiji Press)--Foreign investors last month stayed net buyers of Japanese stocks for the 11th consecutive month with their appetite boosted by equity market surges worldwide, a Tokyo Stock Exchange report showed Thursday.
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Asian shares rise sharply, with investors buoyed by a plan to stimulate the US economy.
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The month of May saw a record of more than $110 billion of foreign investments in U.S. stocks and corporate bonds.
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Growth in Chinese industrial output picked up last month, boosted by strong export demand, figures show.
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Stocks in east Asia rise sharply, with investors buoyed by a newly-agreed plan to stimulate the US economy.
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Investor's Business Daily - Dividend yields from U.S. diversified stock funds have been rising since 2003. That reverses a long trend of shrinking payouts.
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Capital flight from Russia more than tripled last year compared with 2003, the Central Bank said Thursday.
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Americans have been stepping up their purchases of foreign stocks and bonds as the dollar&#39;s decline has accelerated and foreigners have slowed their buying of securities in the United States.
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Foreign stock markets have been an ideal refuge from troubles at home, but after years of strong erformance abroad, some funds are bringing their money home.
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Though foreign direct investment flows all over the world declined for a third consecutive year to $560 billion in 2003 from $679 billion in the previous year, India had a very good year.