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Stocks Rally Amid Commodity Revival as Brazilian Assets Recover
May 11th, 2016
S&P 500 surges most since March amid gains in metals, oil Kiwi advances as central bank zeroes in on housing market U.S. stocks rallied the most in two months, joining a rebound in global equities as the bearish sentiment ...
Gold edged higher on Thursday
March 3rd, 2016
Gold still in vogue as fund flows counter risk appetite revival * Gold has risen 17 pct this year, not far below 1-year peak * Market eyeing Friday’s U.S. nonfarm payrolls Gold edged higher on Thursday as strong inflows ...
China Halts Stock Trading After 7% Rout Triggers Circuit Breaker
January 4th, 2016
Weak manufacturing data, end to share-sale ban sparked rout Stocks in Hong Kong extend retreat after mainland halt The worst-ever start to a year for Chinese shares triggered a trading halt in more than $7 trillion of equities, futures ...
Nomura to pay $1 billion for stake in American Century
December 23rd, 2015
Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan’s biggest brokerage, plans to pay about $1 billion for a stake of around 40% in U.S. money manager American Century Investments, according to a person familiar with the matter. The purchase from Canadian Imperial Bank ...
China stocks set for 3rd day of gains, Hong Kong slips on US rate worry
November 6th, 2015
Main indexes up; small caps help sustain the rise Some investors sell blue chips on profit taking Hong Kong index down, pressured by possible U.S. rate hike China’s stocks rose for a third day on Friday, but gains were ...
U.S. Stocks Steady, Despite Pressure From Lower Oil Prices
October 20th, 2015
Energy shares tumble on concerns about higher production in Iran, China’s economy U.S. stocks edged higher Monday, though a slump in energy shares kept a lid on the gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up 14.57 points, or ...
Index Futures Drop With Asia Stocks After China GDP; Euro Rises
October 19th, 2015
Economy expands 6.9% in third quarter, beating estimates Gold retreats with copper as metals slide in data’s wake U.S. and European equity-index futures retreated with Asian shares and commodities after China reported the slowest economic growth since 2009. Treasuries ...
Asia stocks rise, dollar sags as weak U.S. data dents rate hike prospects
October 15th, 2015
Asian shares rose to 2-month highs on Thursday and the dollar struggled near multi-week lows after weak U.S. economic data added to expectations that the Federal Reserve will delay hiking interest rates. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside ...
Asia stocks shine as Fed minutes hint at patience on hike
October 9th, 2015
Asian shares rose on Friday, taking their cue from a jump in oil prices and Wall Street gains after minutes of the Federal Reserve‘s latest meeting damped down expectations of an imminent Fed rate hike. The Fed minutes revealed ...
Oil dips as Saudi rejects producer summit, set for weekly fall
September 11th, 2015
Crude oil prices eased on Friday due to a strong dollar and Saudi Arabia’s dismissal of a producer summit, putting prices on track for a small weekly fall despite a strong rally in the previous session. October Brent, the ...
