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These are the main moves in markets: Euro rose, Gold futures advanced, Asian stocks mixed
January 12th, 2018
Asian stocks are set to end the week on diverging paths as Japanese shares declined, while those in Hong Kong extended a record winning streak. Volatility in the Treasuries market subsided and the euro extended its advance. Equities rose ...
Will coffee futures recover in 2018?
January 11th, 2018
Coffee prices fared poorly last year, despite (depending on which analysis you follow) ideas of another world production deficit. The impact of the shortfall, evident in downbeat export data from Brazil and Vietnam, was muted by the extent to ...
Dollar edged higher against a basket of six major currencies
January 11th, 2018
The dollar edged higher against the yen on Thursday after comments by China’s foreign exchange regulator eased concerns that China may reduce its buying of U.S. government bonds. The dollar rose 0.2 percent to 111.70 yen JPY=, pulling away ...
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have crashed 20 per cent on Monday
January 9th, 2018
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies including ethereum, litecoin and ripple plummeted in value on Monday after Coinmarketcap removed prices from South Korean exchanges without warning. Prices on South Korean exchanges are typically up to 30 per cent higher than in other ...
Early investors review: Asian equities built on the best start to a year since 2006
January 9th, 2018
Asian equities built on the best start to a year since 2006 as Japanese traders returned from a holiday following new all-time highs for U.S. shares. The yen climbed in an apparent reaction to the Bank of Japan trimming ...
How quickly will the dollar collapse?
January 8th, 2018
This might seem a frivolous question, while the dollar still retains its might, and is universally accepted in preference to other, less stable fiat currencies. However, it is becoming clear, at least to independent monetary observers, that in ...
Asian equities edged higher, the pound was flat; Here are the main events to watch for this week
January 8th, 2018
Asian equities edged higher ahead of the start of the region’s earnings season this week, with investors betting that the outlook for economic growth and profits is strong enough to support record-high stock prices. The Korean won declined. Shares ...
Investors review: Asian stocks headed toward fresh historic highs; Euro was little changed
January 4th, 2018
Asian stocks headed toward fresh historic highs, with Japan’s markets coming back from New Year holidays to see solid gains in the wake of U.S. records. Oil rose, while gold slipped. With Japanese benchmarks heading for the biggest one-day ...
U.S. oil prices hit highest since mid-2015
December 29th, 2017
U.S. oil prices hit their highest levels since mid-2015 on the final trading day of the year as an unexpected fall in American production and a fall in commercial crude inventories stoked buying. In international markets, Brent crude oil ...
Investment prospects for 2018
December 29th, 2017
Predicting the future is a mug’s game, and in financial markets we simply cannot know tomorrow’s prices. All we can do is make assessments of the factors that can be expected to influence them. Economists’ forecasts today, with ...
