Search Results for: Commodities
China’s Gold purchases this year will exceed the entire holdings of all but about 20 countries worldwide
January 28th, 2016
China’s gold buying to top 200 tons this year, Barclays says Country seeks to diversify its reserves. China will press on with gold purchases this year and the central bank will probably scoop up more than 200 metric tons ...
What robo-advisers do right
January 28th, 2016
Retail robos have a lot to offer investors, but are they really as good as they seem? Robo-advisers are everywhere — on television, in consumer media and professional publications. What is really under the hood? What do these services ...
Euronext launches sugar contract
January 27th, 2016
A hedging solution for European sugar Euronext announced that it will be launching a new Sugar commodities futures contract in the autumn of 2016, subject to regulatory approval. Aimed at all the actors of the European Union Sugar ecosystem, ...
HKEX rolls out its Strategic Plan 2016-2018
January 25th, 2016
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced on Thursday its Strategic Plan 2016-2018, outlining the development roadmap for HKEX and Hong Kong’s financial markets. HKEX’s strategic goals for the three-year period are to extend and deepen its value ...
Oil prices bounce as cold U.S., EU weather boost demand
January 22nd, 2016
Oil prices rose for a second session on Friday, moving further away from 12-year lows plumbed earlier this week, as cold U.S. and European weather as well as firmer financial markets gave traders reason to cash in on record ...
Barclays to Close Several Businesses in Asia, Cut Around 1,000 Jobs
January 21st, 2016
The U.K. bank will shut regional cash equities operations, fully exit from Brazil, Russia, Taiwan and South Korea Barclays PLC Thursday said it would refocus its investment bank in the U.K. and the U.S., cutting around 1,000 jobs, mainly across ...
Don’t panic’: Experts reveal their investment tips for volatile times
January 21st, 2016
China fears! Billions of dollars lost! Unprecedented volatility! With investment markets in full blown panic mode, two listed investment company stalwarts are advising investors to keep cool heads as they wade through some of the most volatile times on ...
Oil plumbs new lows below $27 as oversupply woes persist
January 21st, 2016
U.S. oil prices crashed below $27 dollars a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since 2003, caught in a broad slump across world financial markets with traders also worried that the crude supply glut could last longer. Oil ...
FTSE 100 index plunges into ‘bear market’ territory as oil price rout wipes another £52bn off top-flight share values
January 21st, 2016
Footsie plunged 203 points or 3.5% to close at 5,673 That means £52bn has been wiped off blue-chip share values today Now more than 20% below April 2015’s 7,103 high – firmly a bear market Panic over oil price after ...
The Financial Apocalypse Accelerates As Middle East Stocks Crash To Begin The Week
January 18th, 2016
It looks like it is going to be another chaotic week for global financial markets. On Sunday, news that Iran plans to dramatically ramp up oil production sent stocks plunging all across the Middle East. Stocks in Kuwait were ...
