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Asian Stocks Follow U.S. Lower Amid Wild Oil Swing: Markets Wrap
March 15th, 2017
Stockpiles report reverses oil drop tied to Saudi output Equities from Singapore to Tokyo slip ahead of Fed decision Crude oil whipsawed on production and stockpiles reports, while most Asian markets followed U.S. equities lower and the dollar slipped ...
Crypto Market Is On Fire Right Now – Market Cap Nears $25 Bln
March 14th, 2017
While people have been observing coins like Ethereum and Dash reach all-time highs, the crypto ecosystem as a whole seems to be taking off. The market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies in circulation has neared $25 bln. Bitcoin – the ...
Interactive Brokers announced discontinue of options market making activities globally
March 9th, 2017
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ GS:IBKR) today announced that it will discontinue options market making activities globally, which are conducted through its Timber Hill companies. The Company expects to phase out these operations substantially over the coming months. The ...
Bitcoin Exceeds $20 Billion in Market Cap
March 7th, 2017
The soaring gains made by bitcoin in its latest bullish run in 2017 has seen the cryptocurrency’s market capitalization now exceed $20 billion for the first time in its history. Bitcoin’s price rally and a few stumbles have already ...
Global Stock Rally Shifts to Asia After U.S. Highs: Markets Wrap
March 2nd, 2017
Japan’s Topix at highest since December 2015 as yen slumps Dollar climbs as Fed official supports rate hike ‘soon’ The bulls are gaining momentum as the global equity rally stretched to Asia. Tokyo shares jumped to the highest level ...
Dollar and Emerging Market FX to rise; Euro to Weaken, Says Morgan Stanley
February 25th, 2017
New FX forecasts have been released by investment bank Morgan Stanley. They continue to reflect a bullish view of the Dollar but more against lower yielding developed market currencies such as the Euro and Yen than emerging market (EM) ...
Global diamond market sees moderate growth
February 24th, 2017
The global diamond industry performed moderately well in 2015, led by diamond jewellery retail sales, which grew 3 per cent at constant exchange rates, a report said. However, currency depreciation, as well as slower demand in China, contributed to ...
Asian markets dip as investors cash out after dovish Fed minutes
February 24th, 2017
Shares in Asia lost ground Friday as dovish signals from the U.S. Federal Reserve weakened the dollar, with possible consequences for the competitiveness of Asian exports. The Nikkei Stock Average NIK, -0.45% was down 0.2% with the S&P/ASX ...
Asia Stocks Gain Even as Topix Swings, Yen Rises: Markets Wrap
February 22nd, 2017
U.S. currency slipped earlier on Fed official’s rates comment Chinese shares in Hong Kong resume rally; oil extends gains Asian stocks rose as markets from Hong Kong to Singapore followed a rally in the U.S. The dollar pared earlier ...
HKEX to Introduce its First RMB Currency Options on 20 March
February 16th, 2017
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) will introduce its planned Renminbi (RMB) Currency Options on Monday, 20 March 2017. The US dollar-Offshore RMB (USD/CNH) Options will be the first currency options traded at HKEX. The eight contract months ...
