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Asia Stocks Rally as Nikkei Tops 20,000; Yen Slips: Markets Wrap
June 2nd, 2017
Japan leads Asian equities after fresh record for S&P 500 All eyes now turn to monthly U.S. jobs report on Friday Asian stocks rallied, with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average topping 20,000 for the first time since 2015, as ...
Asia Stocks Rise as Yuan Strengthens, Oil Rebounds: Markets Wrap
June 1st, 2017
Japan’s Topix gains while China shares slip amid economic data Onshore yuan heads for biggest 4-day gain in almost 12 years Asian equities rose, with a rally in Japan offsetting declines in China, as investors weighed economic data and ...
Asia Stocks Slip as China Rally Fades; Pound Drops: Markets Wrap
May 31st, 2017
Shanghai shares pare gains sparked by manufacturing report U.K. currency slides as poll shows Tories may miss majority Most Asian stocks fell as better-than-expected Chinese factory data wasn’t enough to sway investors concerned over interest rate policies and European ...
Asia Stocks Mixed, Euro Falls on Draghi Comments: Markets Wrap
May 30th, 2017
China markets closed second day, Hong Kong shut for holiday Japan equities erase loss; yen gains while rand extends slide Asian equities were mixed in thin trading while the euro slipped with emerging currencies after Mario Draghi’s dovish message to ...
Moscow Exchange is to introduce new program to stimulate liquidity on USD/RUB currency pair
May 24th, 2017
From 1 June 2017, a new market making program will be launched on the Moscow Exchange’s Spot FX Market to support the USD/RUB instrument with next day settlement. This is the first ever market making initiative on USDRUB_TOM, the ...
Japan currency rises; Pound slips
May 23rd, 2017
Trump Concern, Manchester Blast Spur Risk-Off Tone Japan currency rises after latest report on Washington turmoil Pound slips after suspected terrorist attack at U.K. concert The yen rose with gold and U.S. equity-index futures fell as investors took a ...
Asia Stocks Turn Higher as Investors Assess Crises: Markets Wrap
May 19th, 2017
Yen poised for strongest week in a month; gold resumes gains S&P 500 rebounds with dollar amid bullish economic reports Asian shares rose as Japanese equities erased morning losses and investors assessed the risks from political crises in Brazil ...
Digital currency, the Airbnb and Uber killer
May 15th, 2017
Ride-sharing app Uber experienced a setback on Thursday (11 May), as a top EU lawyer of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) stated in an opinion that the company can be regulated as a transport business, instead of an ...
Asia Stocks Fall After Rally, Aussie Dollar Drops: Markets Wrap
May 9th, 2017
S&P 500 ekes out new record as VIX slumps to lowest since 1993 Japan’s Topix retreats from highest level since December 2015 Asian equity markets slipped from a two-year high in the absence of catalysts to spur further gains, ...
Euro falling back steady; Markets reacted to Macron’s victory;
May 8th, 2017
The euro hit a six-month dollar high before falling back as markets reacted to Emmanuel Macron’s victory in France’s presidential election. The euro jumped to $1.1024 at one point before slipping back to $1.098. Investors had widely expected pro-EU ...
