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Asian shares rangebound amid gloomy oil outlook
November 12th, 2015
Pedestrians walk past a share prices board showing the numbers on the Nikkei 225 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, Japan. Asian equities were lackluster on Thursday, with weakening commodity prices, concerns over a slower-growing China and a ...
Asian stocks mixed after China data deluge
November 11th, 2015
Asian stocks turned mixed on Wednesday following fresh economic data from China that largely met expectations. China’s fixed-asset investment (FAI) increased 10.2 percent in the January-October period compared with the year-earlier period, in line with expectations, slightly coming down from the ...
Emerging market slowdown and drop in trade clouding global outlook
November 10th, 2015
A further sharp downturn in emerging market economies and world trade has weakened global growth to around 2.9% this year – well below the long-run average – and is a source of uncertainty for near-term prospects, says the OECD. ...
Goldman’s BRIC Era Ends as Fund Folds After Years of Losses
November 9th, 2015
BRIC fund loses 21% in five years, leading to investor exodus Acronym-based investment strategy comes under greater scrutiny The BRIC era is coming to an end at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The bank’s asset-management unit folded its money-losing BRIC ...
Nikkei, Shanghai outperform lackluster Asia
November 9th, 2015
Asian stocks diverged on Monday, with markets in China and Japan leaping to their highest levels since August 21 while other regional bourses wobbled after below-view trade figures released at the weekend from China. October exports fell 6.9 percent from a ...
Oil prices slide on profit-taking, but supply risks support
November 4th, 2015
Oil prices slipped in thin trading on Wednesday as investors took profits from the previous session’s rally, while potential supply disruptions in the United States, Brazil and Libya curbed losses. Brent futures for December delivery had fallen 4 cents ...
Asian stocks rejoice at offshore gains, Japan Post debut
November 4th, 2015
Asian stocks rose sharply on Wednesday, as a confluence of factors including a stellar market debut from Japan Post’s units in Tokyo fueled risk appetite in the region. A fifth straight day of gains for energy counters alongside a ...
Number of accountants increased after financial crisis
October 27th, 2015
In the four years following the financial crisis, membership growth of global professional accounting organizations far outpaced all employment growth in most regions worldwide. According to a new report by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), Nexus 1: The ...
The Shifting World Distribution of Income
October 22nd, 2015
The fastest-growing countries around the world, now and probably for the next few decades, will not be the high-income countries. As a result, the global distribution of income will become–gradually–more equal over time. Tomáš Hellebrandt and Paolo Mauro offer ...
OPEC Brings Oil Price War Home in Pursuit of Asia’s Cash
October 20th, 2015
Members discounting their crude to lure Asian buyers Kuwait’s official selling price diverges from Saudi Arabia When it comes to deciding how much to charge Asian oil buyers, OPEC members are showing little regard for tradition. Suppliers from the Organization ...
