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China’s State Media Join Brokerages Saying Buy Equities
September 4th, 2014
China’s state-run media are trying to do something the securities industry has failed to accomplish for much of the past three years: get the world’s biggest population to buy more stocks. The official Xinhua News Agency published at least ...
China July exports up 14.5 pct year-on-year, imports down 1.6 percent
August 8th, 2014
China’s surprisingly buoyant exports in July pushed its trade surplus to a record, but a drop in imports signals sluggish domestic demand that will likely call for continuing policy support to keep economic growth on track. Manufacturing appears to ...
China Shares Roll after PMI Data
July 24th, 2014
Chinese stocks rose, sending the benchmark index to a three-month high, as a jump in the nation’s manufacturing gauge spurred optimism the government will meet its economic-growth target for this year. Industrial Bank Co. (601166) and Poly Real Estate ...
Stock futures higher Tuesday
July 22nd, 2014
Despite mixed corporate earnings reports on Monday and ongoing tensions in Ukraine and the Middle East, investors were pushing U.S. stock futures higher Tuesday ahead of the opening bell. Here is where major market index futures stood ahead of ...
Hong Kong Leads Asian Equities Higher
July 22nd, 2014
Asian stocks advanced, with the regional benchmark index on course for its highest close in six years, as investors bet rising tensions in Ukraine over the shooting down of a jetliner won’t curb global economic growth. Aluminum Corp. of ...
Europe Stocks Fall With Russia, Commodites; Rupiah Gains
July 21st, 2014
European stocks fell and Russian equities declined for a sixth day amid mounting international condemnation of President Vladimir Putin after the downing of a passenger jet in Ukraine. Commodities dropped to the lowest since February and Indonesia’s rupiah strengthened. ...
New sanctions cause Russian shares and rouble to tumble
July 17th, 2014
The United States imposed its toughest sanctions yet on Moscow on Wednesday, and Russian stocks and the rouble tumbled on Thursday. Safe-haven assets such as gold, yen and German bonds rose. The rouble-traded MICEX stock market dropped 2.5 percent ...
Europe Stocks Slide With Russia’s Ruble as Gold Advances
July 17th, 2014
European stocks dropped while gold and the yen rallied as new sanctions sent Russia’s ruble and bonds plunging amid efforts to curb violence in Ukraine. Chinese shares fell as new offerings locked up funds and a potential onshore-bond default ...
European Stocks Advance With Asia as Gold, Oil Retreat
July 14th, 2014
European and Asian stocks advanced with U.S. equity-index futures after a gauge of global shares suffered its biggest weekly loss in three months. Gold fell from a four-month high, corn slid a 10th day and oil dropped as the ...
Asian stocks rebound after portuguese bank scare
July 14th, 2014
Asian stocks rebounded Monday from jitters about a struggling Portuguese bank as investors looked ahead to a busy week of data releases in the U.S., China and Europe. Oil edged up to stay above $100 after tumbling more than ...
