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How one broker weathered the Brexit storm
June 27th, 2016
They knew it was coming. Broker-dealer Interactive Brokers Group Inc. IBKR, -5.50%has been planning for the Brexit vote since February, but, until late Thursday afternoon, the firm thought, like almost everyone else, the U.K. would vote to remain in the European ...
Asia shares rise, sterling steadies ahead of Brexit vote
June 21st, 2016
Asian shares rose after a tentative start on Tuesday, cautiously extending a rally triggered by growing expectations that British voters will opt to remain in the European Union in this week’s referendum. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside ...
Oil futures down on U.S. stockpile report, Brexit concern
June 16th, 2016
Oil prices fell on Thursday, heading for a sixth session of declines, following a lower-than-expected draw on U.S. stockpiles and amid worries Britain might leave the European Union (EU). Front-month U.S. crude futures were down 53 cents, or 1.1 ...
Yen Surges as BOJ Maintains Policy; Asian Stocks Sink With Oil
June 16th, 2016
Fed scaled back rate-hike outlook, saying Brexit a concern Kiwi strengthens on GDP data as gold rallies with silver The yen soared and Japanese stocks tumbled after the nation’s central bank refrained from easing monetary policy. Shares elsewhere in ...
Fed expected to hold rates steady as Brexit vote clouds outlook
June 15th, 2016
The Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates unchanged on Wednesday and signal if it still plans to raise rates twice in 2016 amid concerns about a U.S. hiring slowdown and Britain’s possible exit from the European Union. ...
Asian Stocks Advance Before Fed as Pound Halts Slide; Oil Sinks
June 15th, 2016
Yuan hovers near five-year low after MSCI’s China ruling Japanese bond yields drop to new records as copper gains Asian shares rose, rebounding from the steepest selloff in global stocks since January, as currency markets stabilized ahead of the ...
Pound wobbly, yen edges higher on mounting Brexit worries
June 14th, 2016
The British pound remained fragile near a two-month low against the dollar on Tuesday and the yen hovered near six-week highs against the U.S. currency on worries Britain may leave the European Union in a referendum less than 10 ...
Silver Acting Like ‘Gold on Steroids’ as Assets Near Record High
June 10th, 2016
ETFs backed by silver have seen assets increase for 8 days Prices are up 25% in 2016, tracking similar rally in gold For all the concerns whether the rally in precious metals will last, investors are close to making ...
Oil, Metals Rally as Fading Fed Move Prospects Keep Dollar Weak
June 9th, 2016
China markets closed; consumer prices rise as May PPI slips Kiwi strengthens; Japanese shares decline as yen advances Oil and metals advanced as mounting speculation the Federal Reserve will hold off on raising interest rates until later in the ...
Why the bitcoin has become China’s new darling
June 8th, 2016
Speculation over yuan devaluation and the mainland’s anti-corruption drive have contributed to the currency’s growing popularity Bitcoin has become the new darling of mainland punters amid a slumbering stock market, heightened expectations of the yuan’s devaluation and even the ...
