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Oil prices move up from 12 year lows as China shares rise
January 8th, 2016
Oil prices rose modestly on Friday, still within reach of 11 and a half-year lows, boosted by a recovery in Chinese shares, but persistent global oversupply and a bleak demand outlook capped gains. Beijing deactivated a circuit breaker mechanism ...
Asia markets close mixed as China shares turn higher
January 8th, 2016
Asian markets closed mixed Friday after swinging between gains and losses following early volatility in Chinese shares. The Shanghai Composite was up 2.17 percent after trading down as much as 1.89 percent and up as much as 3.32 percent shortly after ...
Dow Tumbles Nearly 400 Points on China Worries
January 8th, 2016
Dow industrials, S&P 500 are off to their worst-ever starts to the year The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 400 points Thursday as steep falls in Chinese equities spilled over to global markets. Thursday’s selloff came after the ...
China to be Iran’s top partner in 2016
January 7th, 2016
The expected removal of the nuclear deal opens up new opportunities for Iran. Though the sanctions haven’t lifted yet, many countries and their respective companies have lined up to gain more advantage from the renewal or restoration of economic ...
7 Percent Crash Causes Emergency Shutdown Of Stock Markets In China For The 2nd Time In 4 Days
January 7th, 2016
Did you see what just happened in China? For the second time in four days, a massive stock market crash has caused an emergency shutdown of the markets in China. On both Monday and Thursday, trading was suspended for ...
Standard Chartered among banks in China forex ban – sources
January 7th, 2016
Standard Chartered (STAN.L) is among three lenders that China’s central bank last week suspended from conducting some foreign exchange business until the end of March, two sources with direct knowledge told Reuters on Wednesday. Reuters reported on Dec. 30 ...
$30 Oil Just Got Closer as WTI Slides to 12-Year Low on China
January 7th, 2016
West Texas Intermediate trades at lowest since December 2003 China lowers yuan daily reference rate by most since August U.S. oil futures in New York slid to the lowest in 12 years as turmoil in China’s markets pushes crude ...
Global oil prices hit 11-year low on China market turmoil, storage overhang
January 7th, 2016
Brent crude futures fell to a fresh 11-year low on Thursday as a sliding yuan and an emergency halt in China’s stock trading left Asian markets in a turmoil, while a huge supply overhang and near-record output levels also ...
Asian stocks steeply lower after China suspends trade early
January 7th, 2016
China’s stocks were suspended from all trade on Thursday after the CSI300 tumbled more than 7 percent in early trade, triggering the market’s circuit breaker for a second time this week. That drop-kicked stock markets across Asia, which were already ...
China Said to Intervene in Stocks After $590 Billion Selloff
January 5th, 2016
State funds buy after CSI 300 index tumbled 7% on Monday CSRC signals six-month selling ban on major holders to stay China moved to support its sinking stock market as state-controlled funds bought equities and the securities regulator signaled ...
