en-us Reuters) - Gold surged to an all-time high above $1,200 an ounce on Wednesday, hitting a record for a second straight day, and Asian stocks advanced as investors chased riskier assets offering higher returns.Spot gold rose 1 percent to $1,208.70 amid a broad rally in commodities...]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:00:33 -0800 Reuters) - The Bank of Japan stepped closer to currency intervention on Friday than at any time in the last five years by checking exchange rates with commercial banks as the yen rallied to a 14-year high against the dollar.Still, market sources said intervention was highly unlikely...]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:45:21 -0800 Reuters UK) - Japan's finance minister raised the prospect of a Group of Seven joint statement on currencies to cool the yen's rally as the dollar tumbled to a 14-year low against the yen on Friday.In a sign Tokyo was stepping up its warnings of the chance...]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:00:21 -0800 Reuters UK) - The dollar slumped to a 14-year low against the yen on Thursday, helping gold scale another record high, while Asian stocks faltered as investors digested a mixed batch of economic data.Gold punched above $1,192.60 an ounce on expectations more central banks will buy...]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:15:27 -0800 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:03:14 -0700 C SNE C,SNE Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:55:21 -0700 GS UMC GS,UMC Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:15:31 -0800 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:59:48 -0700 NTDOY NTDOY Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:51:44 -0700 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:37:17 -0700 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:00:47 -0700 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:30:06 -0700 Wed, 21 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700 Mon, 19 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700 Sat, 03 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700 TM TM Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0700 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0800 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800 MS MS