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Saudi Arabia may soon go bankrupt If no changes are made; Saudi experts
November 3rd, 2016
A two-year drop in oil prices has inflicted a dramatic blow to the economy of one of the world’s richest countries. If no changes are made, Saudi Arabia, according to some Saudi experts, will go bankrupt in three to ...
Gold Climbs as Vote Jitters Hit U.S. Stock Futures, Mexican Peso
November 3rd, 2016
Polls point to a close race ahead of presidential election Bullion, yen boosted by haven demand as dollar extends slide Investors are becoming more jittery amid a tightening race for the U.S. presidency, sending gold higher for a sixth ...
Asia Stocks Drop With Mexican Peso as Election Angst Boosts Gold
November 2nd, 2016
Havens buoyed after poll shows Trump edging ahead of Clinton Kiwi climbs after jobs data damps outlook for more rate cuts A global equities selloff deepened in Asian trading and Mexico’s peso weakened as polls indicated a tightening race ...
The price of bitcoin has risen by 19% in October
November 1st, 2016
In a year of monster hackers, the rise of new cryptocurrencies, and its own unresolved “civil war” over how to enlarge its transaction capacity, bitcoin has not only survived, but thrived. The price of bitcoin has risen by 19% ...
Asian Stocks Rise With Metals on China PMI as RBA Boosts Aussie
November 1st, 2016
Australian rate-cut bets pared after central bank meeting China manufacturing gauges increase to two-year highs Asian stocks reversed losses and industrial metals rallied after an unexpected pickup in manufacturing in China, the biggest driver of global economic growth. Australia’s ...
A common currency in the Gulf Arab region?
October 31st, 2016
Gulf single currency ‘inevitable’, says Oman cenbank chief Hamood Sangour al-Zadjali is quoted as saying that the move is only a matter of time The creation of a single currency in the Gulf Arab region has become inevitable and ...
Investment Adviser Fraudulently Overbilled Clients, Stole Assets for Personal Expenses
October 31st, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Los-Angeles based investment advisory firm and its owner with fraudulently overbilling clients and stealing assets from their trusts to pay such personal expenses as his home mortgage, overseas trips, and leases ...
Market Volatility Has Currency Traders Abandoning a Tool to Stop Losses
October 30th, 2016
Some currency investors, worried that events such as the pound’s recent collapse could become more common, are abandoning an automated trading mechanism that was supposed to protect them from losses after big market swings. The trading mechanism, known as ...
Asia shares extend losses, dollar off highs
October 27th, 2016
Asian shares extended losses on Thursday after disappointing earnings from technology giant Apple dragged on Wall Street, while the dollar remained shy of this week’s nearly nine-month highs. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was down ...
Crude prices push further below $50 on rising U.S. inventories, OPEC fears
October 26th, 2016
Oil prices were depressed in early Asian trade Wednesday, dragged lower by a sharp growth in the U.S. crude inventories and rising prospects that a production cut deal proposed by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries could sour ...
