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Asian Stocks Advance as Oil Holds Near $40; Aussie, Kiwi Climb
April 19th, 2016
Korean won climbs to five-month high as gold declines Japan’s Topix jumps by most in a month as yen weakens Asian equities jumped by the most in a month as crude oil stayed within sight of $40 a barrel, ...
Accenture and Leading Financial Institutions Call for Applicants for the Asia-Pacific FinTech Innovation Lab 2016
April 18th, 2016
The Asia-Pacific accelerator program, now in its third year, mentors financial technology entrepreneurs to help accelerate product and business development Applications open today for Asia-Pacific’s third annual FinTech Innovation Lab, Accenture’s (NYSE: ACN) 12-week program that helps early- and ...
US oil slips 0.97 pct after hitting 2016 highs
April 14th, 2016
Oil gave up short-lived gains following mixed U.S. government data that showed a bigger-than-expected build in crude stockpiles, rising gasoline demand, and falling oil production. Brent crude was down 61 cents at $44.08 a barrel , having briefly risen to ...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has issued a Monetary Policy Statement
April 14th, 2016
INTRODUCTION 1. In October 2015, MAS kept the Singapore dollar nominal effective exchange rate (S$NEER) policy band on a modest and gradual appreciation path, but reduced its rate of appreciation slightly. There was no change to the width of the ...
Emerging Currencies Halt Rally as Singapore Flags Growth Risks
April 14th, 2016
Malaysian ringgit leads declines after Singapore eases policy Won sinks on Korean election shock as dollar extends advance Emerging-market currencies fell for the first time in six days as Singapore surprised markets by easing monetary policy, spurring speculation other ...
Asian shares at four-month highs
April 14th, 2016
Asian stocks rose to their highest levels in more than four months on Thursday and regional currencies weakened led by the Singapore dollar as hopes grew that more central banks will join the city state in easing monetary policy ...
MMM Global Closes Republic of Bitcoin, an Alleged Ponzi Scheme
April 13th, 2016
MMM Global has announced that it is closing its Republic of Bitcoin, a website promising up to 100% returns on donations. The company, called a “Ponzi” scheme by many, stated in a blog that the Republic of Bitcoin was an experiment ...
European stocks slip at the open as oil falls
April 11th, 2016
European markets opened lower, following a mostly negative lead from Asia, as the oil price reversed its positive moves to trade in the red. The pan-European STOXX 600 was down 0.3 percent. Asia markets were mostly lower on Monday morning although Chinese ...
Oil rises on signs of tightening market, but economic worries weigh
April 11th, 2016
Oil prices rose on Monday, extending a sharp rally seen at the end of last week after a drop in U.S. inventories and drilling, while outages and hopes that exporters could freeze output also supported prices. Oil futures were ...
Christine Lagarde: IMF chief says ‘we are on alert’ when assessing risks to global growth
April 6th, 2016
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde amped up calls for stronger action by world’s economies to boost growth, warning that downside risks were increasing without decisive action. In a speech at Goethe University of Frankfurt on 5 April, ...
