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The yen climbed, gold price increased; Key financial events coming up this week
July 23rd, 2018
The yen climbed and Japanese government bonds slid on speculation that the Bank of Japan may debate some fine tuning in its stimulus policy. Asian stocks were mixed. The rise in Japan’s 10-year benchmark bond yield matched the biggest ...
Asian stocks halt four weeks of losses, Pound drops; Here are the main market moves
July 13th, 2018
Asian stocks headed for their first weekly advance in five as trade tensions appeared to ease after China refrained from detailing retaliation plans against threatened U.S. tariff increases. The pound slipped on the latest woes from the Brexit quagmire. ...
Is China part Of the “Emerging Market Crisis”?
June 29th, 2018
Being huge, consequential and technologically advanced, China isn’t normally lumped into the “emerging” category with Brazil and Argentina. To most observers they’ve already left the kids table and are now seated with the developed-world adults. But that might be ...
Singapore, Trade and Geopolitics
June 26th, 2018
The Western media was incredulous. The Donald had disregarded diplomacy, scuttled out of the G7 meeting in Canada without endorsing the G7 agreement, and ended up shaking hands with a previously avowed enemy in Singapore. The formally leisurely ...
Asian shares edged higher on Monday; Investors kept an eye on trade tensions
June 11th, 2018
Asian shares edge higher amid trade tensions and ahead of central bank meetings. Markets in the region edged higher on Monday, shrugging off the cautious mood seen earlier as investors focused on a mix of trade tensions and a ...
Yen to Dollar rose, Euro was steady, Pound gained; Most Asian equities declined
May 24th, 2018
Japan stocks led declines in most Asian equities, with the yen extending gains amid more twists and turns on trade and lingering emerging-market risks. The dollar was steady and 10-year Treasury yields extended their decline below 3 percent. Automakers ...
The Dollar was flat, Euro rose, Yen fell; Early traders review
May 18th, 2018
Asian shares traded mixed on Friday, while remaining on track for a weekly loss as investors mull the implications of a jump in benchmark 10-year Treasury yields to their highest level since 2011. The dollar was flat, near its ...
Pound jumped, Euro and Yen rose; Stocks in Asia drifted
May 17th, 2018
Stocks in Asia drifted as Treasury yields climbed above 3.1 percent, raising concerns about the appetite for riskier assets. The pound rose on a report that Britain might have reached agreement on its approach toward European customs union. Positive ...
Artificial intelligence, or can machines think?
May 11th, 2018
Artificial intelligence (AI) is seen as both a boon and a threat. It uses our personal data to influence our lives without us realising it. It is used by social media to draw our attention to things we ...
The Euro, Japanese Yen and Australia Dollar fell; Asian stocks mixed
May 9th, 2018
Asian stocks were mixed and crude oil climbed past $70 in New York after President Donald Trump scrapped the nuclear deal with Iran. Treasury yields advanced toward 3 percent, helping stoke gains in the dollar against the yen. Equity ...