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Looming FOMC meeting keeps Asian stocks on edge
September 11th, 2015
Asian stocks see-sawed on the final trading day of the week, as investors eyed increased uncertainty heading into the Federal Reserve‘s crucial meeting on interest rates next week. The Fed is widely expected to raise its near-zero interest rate as ...
Will Oil Respect the Range?
September 10th, 2015
The Oil market has quietened down recently after the solid moves seen at the end of last month. It has subsequently found a range, but the fundamentals haven’t changed, so will it last? Oil has found solid support along ...
Bank of England maintains Bank Rate and the size of the Asset Purchase Programme
September 10th, 2015
Monetary policy summary The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy in order to meet the 2% inflation target and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. At its meeting ending on 9 ...
Gold Prices Tread Water Ahead of Federal Reserve Meeting
September 10th, 2015
Gold is slightly lower on the London spot market Gold prices were slightly lower on the London spot market Wednesday, moving between gains and losses as the market remained cautious over a potential rate rise in the U.S. Spot ...
So What’s Japan Supposed To Do Now?
September 10th, 2015
It was just three years ago that new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promised to pull Japan out of its “lost decades” by printing epic amounts of new yen. He got what he wanted from the Bank of Japan, which ...
Saudi stock index up, shuns oil prices
September 10th, 2015
Saudi Arabia’s stock benchmark Tadawul All Share Index jumped 2.3 percent to 7,749 points and most stocks in Riyadh were positive. National Commercial Bank, the kingdom’s top lender, was one of the main supports, jumping 3.2 percent. Another large ...
Oil prices fall as Asia’s leading economies slow further
September 10th, 2015
Oil prices fell on Thursday as weak Japanese and Chinese economic data fueled concerns that low levels of investment could further erode already slowing global growth. Japan’s core machinery orders fell 3.6 percent in July, official data showed, much ...
DIFC reports impressive growth in first half of 2015
September 9th, 2015
Total number of registered companies up 8.3% to 1,327 140 new licensed companies and a combined workforce of 18,521 178,376 sq. ft. of net commercial office space leased in 2015 Ground-breaking of 11th office building in The Gate District ...
Japan’s Nikkei 225 Rises 7.7% for Biggest Gain Since October 2008
September 9th, 2015
Investors buy back in after valuations hit 11-month low Topix surges most since 2011 as all 33 industry groups rise Japanese stocks soared, with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average staging the steepest advance since the aftermath of the 2008 ...
IG says 15 clients have filed Swiss franc cases with UK ombudsman
September 9th, 2015
Around 15 IG Group clients have filed cases with Britain’s Financial Ombudsman over losses incurred during a surge in the value of Swiss Franc in January, the online trading platform’s interim chief executive told Reuters on Tuesday. IG has ...
