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Commodities markets summary
June 4th, 2014
ENERGY US oil prices edged higher in quiet trade, a day ahead of a key weekly report on US petroleum inventories, while Brent prices slipped in London. The US benchmark futures contract, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for delivery in ...
Big Four’s China Accountancy Units Thrashing Out SEC Settlement in Auditing Dispute
June 3rd, 2014
The Chinese units at some of the world’s largest accounting firms – dubbed the Big Four – are looking to reach an out-of-court settlement with the US’ Securities and Exchange Commission in a bid to put an end to ...
Gold nears worst week since March as stocks climb, demand falls
May 30th, 2014
Gold steady above $1,250/oz, heads for 3 pct weekly loss * Improved appetite for risk pushes stock markets higher * Premiums fall in India; demand soft across Asia-traders (Updates throughout, changes dateline, pvs SINGAPORE) Gold steadied on Friday ...
Asia stocks decline while Europe shares rise
May 27th, 2014
Asian stock markets were muted Tuesday as tensions flared between China and Vietnam over a territorial dispute while hopes of easier monetary policy continued to boost European shares. Germany’s DAX rose 0.4 percent to 9,927.85, extending the previous day’s ...
Barclays Manipulated Gold as Soon as It Stopped Manipulating Libor
May 26th, 2014
If you were writing a paranoid fantasy of gold price manipulation you’d be hard pressed to come up with something more on the nose than the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority’s order against Barclays. It has everything; it is the ...
Hong Kong court rejects EY’s case that China law protects mainland audit papers
May 23rd, 2014
A Hong Kong court on Friday rejected auditor EY’s contention that Chinese law prohibits the mainland partner of the firm previously known as Ernst & Young from passing on documents related to a former China client. The ruling, the ...
SFC reprimands and fines ICBC International Capital Limited and ICBC International Securities Limited
May 21st, 2014
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded ICBC International Capital Limited (ICBCI Capital) and ICBC International Securities Limited (ICBCI Securities) (collectively ICBCI) and fined them $12.5 million respectively in relation to their role in the initial public offering ...
Oil is above $102 as Libya tensions continue
May 20th, 2014
The price of oil hovered above $102 a barrel Tuesday as the threat of further violence in Libya threw into question the country’s ability to ramp up its crude exports. Benchmark U.S. crude for July delivery was up 18 ...
Gunmen Storm Libya Parliament as Violence Grips Oil-Producer
May 19th, 2014
A Libyan military police chief said he disbanded parliament after a militia group he backs stormed it yesterday, spreading violence in the energy-rich nation to its capital and sending world oil prices higher. In a televised speech late yesterday ...
Oil extends gains above $102 on demand outlook
May 19th, 2014
The price of oil extended gains above $102 a barrel Monday on forecasts of higher global demand. Benchmark U.S. crude for June delivery was up 16 cents to $102.18 a barrel at 0620 GMT in electronic trading on the ...
