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Asian Shares Jump With Metals as Trump Reassessed; Kiwi Weakens
November 10th, 2016
Stock gains led by raw-materials producers as copper jumps Australian 10-year debt yield surges more than 20 basis points Stocks in Asia rebounded from their steepest slide since Brexit, industrial metals surged and regional bonds tumbled after Donald Trump’s ...
The Law firms that advised on Microsoft’s acquisition of LinkedIn
June 14th, 2016
On June 13, 2016, Microsoft and LinkedIn Corporation, the world’s largest professional network with more than 433 million members in 200 countries and territories around the globe, announced a definitive agreement for Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for approximately $26.2 ...
Samsung sees 10% jump in first quarter operating profit
April 7th, 2016
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics is forecasting a 10% jump in operating profit for the first quarter. The world’s largest smartphone producer has said its operating profit in the January to March period is expected to reach 6.6 trillion Korean ...
China to ease commercial banks’ bad debt burden via equity swaps
March 10th, 2016
China’s central bank is preparing regulations that would allow commercial lenders to swap non-performing loans of companies for stakes in those firms, two people with direct knowledge of the new policy told Reuters. The new rules would reduce commercial ...
G-20 Wants Governments Doing More, and Central Banks Less
February 29th, 2016
Fiscal pledges lack specifics, risking market disappointment Concern voiced over currency wars after BOJ rate surprise Finance chiefs from the world’s top economies committed their governments to doing more to boost global growth amid mounting concerns over the potency ...
7 Asian Banks Investigating Bitcoin and Blockchain Tech
February 17th, 2016
Until recently, there was a noticeable lack of interest in bitcoin and the blockchain among the financial institutions of Asia. In fact, banks there were more likely to be issuing warnings about digital currencies than getting involved in any related activity. It was the fall of Mt Gox in ...
Shares Jump From Europe to Japan as Oil Holds Rally; Yuan Soars
February 16th, 2016
Absence of post-holiday China selloff bolstered sentiment Draghi said ECB will act should turmoil hit price stability Stocks came back with a vengeance amid speculation losses that sent global equities into a bear market had gone too far, with ...
Nikkei surges 7%, Topix up 8.3%; China lose ground
February 15th, 2016
Asian stocks mostly climbed on Monday, with Japan shares surging after last week’s sharp selloff. But China’s shares lost ground as its markets re-opened after the week-long Lunar New Year holiday. The Nikkei 225 retraced losses some of Friday’s losses, jumping ...
Deutsche Bank Jumps as Lender Said to Consider Bond Buyback
February 10th, 2016
Cryan said in memo to staff on Tuesday bank is `rock solid’ Shares jump as much as 11%, biggest intraday gain since 2011 Deutsche Bank AG jumped the most in more than four years as Germany’s biggest bank considers ...
China’s Central Bank Discusses Digital Currency Launch
January 21st, 2016
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC), the country’s central bank, is moving toward the launch of its own digital currency. The PBoC said in a 20th January release that it had held a meeting discussing the possibility in Beijing. Attendees included central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan and ...
