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Asian Stocks Follow U.S. Lower Amid Wild Oil Swing: Markets Wrap
March 15th, 2017
Stockpiles report reverses oil drop tied to Saudi output Equities from Singapore to Tokyo slip ahead of Fed decision Crude oil whipsawed on production and stockpiles reports, while most Asian markets followed U.S. equities lower and the dollar slipped ...
Hedge funds extend ag selling – and ‘scope for more sales’ in grains
March 14th, 2017
Hedge funds cut their net long position in agricultural commodities for a third week, but not by enough, in grains, to fend off fears of a further selldown, with latest bearish positioning focused on sugar instead. Managed money, a ...
Asian Stocks Mixed Before Fed as Yen Fluctuates
March 14th, 2017
Japan’s Topix index drops, while Chinese equities advance Yield on 10-year Treasury near highest level of the year Asian stocks were mixed with Treasuries trading near the highest level this year as investors anticipated a near-certain rate hike from ...
Bitcoin could hit $3,000 by the end of the year after recent rally: Analyst
March 11th, 2017
The price of bitcoin could hit $3,000 by the end of the year after recently trading above gold and hitting a fresh record high, an analyst told CNBC on Tuesday. A rise on this scale would represent a near ...
This Region Of The World Is Being Hit By The Worst Economic Collapse It Has Ever Experienced
March 9th, 2017
The ninth largest economy in the entire world is currently experiencing “its longest and deepest recession in recorded history”, and in a country right next door people are being encouraged to label their trash so that the thousands upon ...
Stocks Weaken After China Data, Treasuries Lower: Markets Wrap
March 9th, 2017
China’s producer prices rose the most since 2008 in February Greenback gains, Treasuries hold slide on private jobs data Equity markets outside Japan declined after data showed Chinese producer prices rising at the fastest pace since just after the ...
2017 EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women Asia-Pacific program
March 7th, 2017
Fifteen leading businesswomen named to 2017 EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women Asia-Pacific program Program includes businesswomen from Australia, Greater China, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Vietnam Businesses in technology, finance, lifestyle, energy and food and beverage sectors represented Coinciding ...
Dollar and Emerging Market FX to rise; Euro to Weaken, Says Morgan Stanley
February 25th, 2017
New FX forecasts have been released by investment bank Morgan Stanley. They continue to reflect a bullish view of the Dollar but more against lower yielding developed market currencies such as the Euro and Yen than emerging market (EM) ...
FTSE 100 dips as RBS shares fall
February 24th, 2017
London’s stock market opened slightly lower as investors digested another raft of company results. Shortly after trading began, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 5.87 points at 7,265.50. Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland fell 2.2% after the ...
Asia Stocks Gain Even as Topix Swings, Yen Rises: Markets Wrap
February 22nd, 2017
U.S. currency slipped earlier on Fed official’s rates comment Chinese shares in Hong Kong resume rally; oil extends gains Asian stocks rose as markets from Hong Kong to Singapore followed a rally in the U.S. The dollar pared earlier ...
