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Oil Hits Three-Month High on Gasoline Demand
March 10th, 2016
Oil prices surged to a three-month high Wednesday after government data showed demand for gasoline and diesel fuel was far higher than even bullish expectations. The U.S. Energy Information Administration said gasoline stockpiles fell last week three times as ...
RBNZ: Official Cash Rate reduced to 2.25 percent
March 10th, 2016
Statement by Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler: The Reserve Bank today reduced the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 2.25 percent. The outlook for global growth has deteriorated since the December Monetary Policy Statement, due to weaker ...
RBA:Monetary Policy Decision-Rate unchanged
March 1st, 2016
At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 2.0 per cent. Recent information suggests that the global economy is continuing to grow, though at a slightly lower pace than earlier expected. While several ...
Gold Becomes the Biggest Winner of 2016
February 29th, 2016
Money managers boost net-long positions to highest in a year Inflows to SPDR Gold Shares beat all other U.S. ETFs Gold’s comeback is dominating 2016. The precious metal is the year’s best-performing major asset. Its 15 percent gain is ...
Banc de Binary Reaches $11 Million Settlement with U.S. Authorities
February 26th, 2016
Company alleged to have illegally signed up U.S. investors to binary options trading platform Banc de Binary Ltd., a financial trading company and a sponsor of Liverpool Football Club, has agreed to an $11 million settlement with U.S. authorities ...
Group of Twenty IMF Surveillance Note
February 25th, 2016
The global recovery has weakened further amid increasing financial turbulence and falling asset prices. Activity softened towards the end of 2015 and the valuation of risky assets has dropped sharply, especially in advanced economies, increasing the likelihood of a further ...
Gold outlook improves
February 12th, 2016
There is a conflation of three related events that materially alter the prospects in favour of a higher gold price. The change in the outlook for US interest rates has probably put an end to the dollar’s four-year bull ...
Asia markets close mixed; Hong Kong shares tumble
February 11th, 2016
Asian markets closed mixed on Thursday as investors digested remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and oil remained volatile. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index, which resumed trading today after being shut from Monday through Wednesday for the Lunar New ...
The five fears stalking the global banking industry
February 10th, 2016
China, emerging markets, the eurozone, oil and commodities all pose a threat to the banking sector this year Banking shares have come under pressure this week as investors express fears that the sector will be badly hit by a global ...
FTSE hits three-year low, business confidence slumps
February 8th, 2016
FTSE 100 sheds more than 100 points, with technology and financial shares worst hit, as global growth fears reignite. The FTSE 100 has tumbled to a fresh three-year low, hit hard by a sell-off in technology, financial and industrial ...
