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Yen Surges as BOJ Maintains Policy; Asian Stocks Sink With Oil
June 16th, 2016
Fed scaled back rate-hike outlook, saying Brexit a concern Kiwi strengthens on GDP data as gold rallies with silver The yen soared and Japanese stocks tumbled after the nation’s central bank refrained from easing monetary policy. Shares elsewhere in ...
Asian Stocks Advance Before Fed as Pound Halts Slide; Oil Sinks
June 15th, 2016
Yuan hovers near five-year low after MSCI’s China ruling Japanese bond yields drop to new records as copper gains Asian shares rose, rebounding from the steepest selloff in global stocks since January, as currency markets stabilized ahead of the ...
Asian Stocks Rise With Won on China Trade Data; Oil Above $50
June 8th, 2016
Chinese imports rose in yuan terms for first time since 2014 Shanghai, Hong Kong shares pare losses as kiwi strengthens Asian stocks recovered from earlier losses and South Korea’s won extended gains as Chinese trade figures added to evidence the ...
Asian shares rise, dollar nurses losses after jobs shock
June 6th, 2016
Asian shares rose on Monday and the dollar dragged itself off its lowest levels in nearly a month after U.S. nonfarm payrolls showed the slowest job growth in more than five years, quashing expectations for a near-term U.S. interest ...
FTSE 100 propelled higher by strong Asian lead
May 31st, 2016
U.K. stocks kicked off the holiday-shortened trading week slightly higher, with investors taking inspiration from Asia, where Chinese stocks surged by the most in almost three months. The FTSE 100 index UKX, -0.17% rose 0.2% to 6,283.68, setting it on track for ...
Europe lower as markets eye Yellen; Philips Lighting rises at IPO
May 27th, 2016
European stocks were on lower Friday morning as investors looked ahead to comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. IPO for Philips spin-off The pan-European Stoxx 600 index opened 0.2 percent lower on Friday. Basic resources and health care were ...
Asian Stocks Extend Global Rally as Oil Regains $50; Yen Climbs
May 26th, 2016
Crude Rises on falling U.S. oil stocks, supply disruptions Norwegian krone, Malaysian ringgit strengthen; gold rebounds Energy producers led stocks higher in Asia and the currencies of oil-exporting nations strengthened as Brent crude traded above $50 a barrel for ...
Asian stocks get a lift from higher oil prices
May 20th, 2016
A bounce in oil prices supported major Asian benchmark indexes on Friday, though the prospect of higher U.S. interest rates again weighed on some markets in the region. China-related stocks were up 1.5% in Hong Kong and the Hang ...
UAE cities ranks high among world’s fastest growing retail markets
May 16th, 2016
CBRE: Abu Dhabi and Dubai ranks high in retail development Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE, have together ranked among the top 17 of the most active cities for shopping centre development, according to CBRE’s latest Global Shopping Centre Development ...
Asian Stocks Sink to Four-Week Low as Yen Gains; Aussie Slides
May 6th, 2016
Australian bonds surge as RBA cuts inflation forecast Oil near $44, poised for first weekly decline in a month Asian stocks dropped, set for the biggest weekly loss since February, and the yen rose before key American jobs data ...
