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Gold price drop could spur jewellery maker profit in India
December 10th, 2015
While a strengthening dollar and an economic slump in China are battering stocks of jewellers from Tiffany & Co to Chow Tai Fook Jewellery, one company in India is predicting a demand pick-up after gold slid to a five-year low last week. ...
Citi: Seven warnings signs for stocks in 2016
December 10th, 2015
Wall Street has tamped down stock market expectations in 2016 for a variety of reasons. Less accommodative monetary policy, slow growth and geopolitical concerns only get the ball rolling. There’s a whole slew of reasons why the year ahead ...
RBNZ: Official Cash Rate reduced to 2.5 percent
December 10th, 2015
Statement by Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler: The Reserve Bank today reduced the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 2.5 percent. Globally, economic growth is below average and inflation is low, despite highly stimulatory monetary conditions. ...
Asian markets trade lower, China bucks trend on IPO reform news
December 10th, 2015
Chinese stocks bucked a generally downward trend in Asian markets on Thursday to trade in positive territory after news broke that Beijing will finally introduce much-need IPO reforms. Oil prices, which remain under pressure due to a global supply ...
TrueEX locks in JPM, RBS for swaps service
December 9th, 2015
Trading platform trueEX has rolled out a new automated trading service for swaps and locked in the participation of two major dealers – something of a coup as banks have traditionally been unwilling to support such efforts in the past. JPMorgan and Royal ...
Egyptian pound steady at forex auction, dips on black market
December 9th, 2015
Central bank surprised markets when it strengthened the pound on November 11 by 20 piastres against the dollar The Egyptian pound held steady at an official foreign currency auction on Tuesday and weakened slightly on the black market Egypt, ...
Nasdaq to Acquire Chi-X Canada
December 9th, 2015
Expands Equity Trading Beyond U.S. and Nordics Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that it will acquire Chi-X Canada, an Alternative Trading System for Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Securities, from Chi-X Global. The acquisition will provide Nasdaq with ...
Brent Crude Falls; Oil Prices End at Nearly Seven-Year Lows
December 9th, 2015
Prices hit fresh seven-year lows on expectations that U.S. crude inventories rose Brent crude dipped below $40 a barrel Tuesday in a selloff that has raised a worrisome possibility: that oil prices could be even lower next year than ...
Asian stock markets end lower; economic data in focus
December 9th, 2015
Asian equities ended lower on Wednesday as major markets such as Japan and China released economic data. Oil prices also ticked up during Asian trading session after closing near six-year lows overnight. The U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were ...
Investors Keep Pulling Cash Out of Turkey
December 8th, 2015
Foreign investors withdrew $7.6 billion from stocks, bonds Capital Economics sees lira, bonds extending declines Foreign investors look set to keep pulling their money out of Turkey after dumping a record amount of stocks and bonds this year. Investors from ...