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Yen slipped, Korean Won and Aussie Dollar rose; Asian stocks climbed
November 7th, 2017
Asian stocks climbed, with a regional index trading at its highest in a decade, as energy and materials companies benefited from a surge in oil and metals prices. Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average finished at its strongest level since ...
Oil prices hits highest levels since 2015
November 6th, 2017
Oil prices hit their highest levels since July 2015 early on Monday as markets tightened, while Saudi Arabia’s crown prince cemented his power over the weekend through an anti-corruption crackdown that included high profile arrests. Brent futures LCOc1, the ...
Key financial events coming this week
November 6th, 2017
The yen tumbled to the weakest since March after Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said it’s crucial for inflation to exceed the 2 percent target. Asian stocks slipped after China’s central bank chief warned again about excessive leverage ...
Gold, Goldmoney and Menē
November 3rd, 2017
Gold, ornamentation and money: that was the sequence of events. Man discovered gold, found it malleable, durable and attractive. It was first used for ornamentation, then as social economics evolved into the division of labour, its value as ornamentation ...
Oil traders take profits
October 31st, 2017
Oil prices eased on Tuesday as traders took profits following days of gains and as the prospect of increasing U.S. exports dampened overall bullish sentiment that has driven Brent above $60 per barrel. Traders said that Iraq’s move to ...
Oil markets stable on expected extension of output cuts
October 30th, 2017
Oil markets were stable on Monday, with Brent remaining above $60 per barrel supported by expectations that an OPEC-led production cut due to expire next March would be extended. Brent crude oil futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, ...
Oil for gold – the real story
October 27th, 2017
Following an article in the Nikkei Asia Review, which reported China will shortly introduce an oil futures contract priced in yuan, there has been some confusion about what it means. The article pointed out that in combination with existing ...
Euro against the dollar to a three-month low; Early European and Asian markets review
October 27th, 2017
Asian shares gained on Friday as technology shares were boosted by upbeat earnings from U.S. high-tech giants while the euro hovered near three-month low against the dollar after the European Central Bank extended its stimulus. The Australian dollar fell ...
Oil hovers near four-week high
October 25th, 2017
Brent crude, the global benchmark, was up 8 cents at $58.41 a barrel by 0437 GMT, after settling on Tuesday up 96 cents, or 1.7 percent. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was trading down 4 cents at $52.43. Saudi ...
Oil prices stable; What the analysts see
October 19th, 2017
Oil prices were stable on Thursday, supported by ongoing OPEC-led supply cuts, tensions in the Middle East and lower U.S. production due to hurricane-enforced closures. Brent crude futures LCOc1 were at $58.10 at 0411 GMT, slightly lower than their ...
