Oil prices mixed on Saudi commitment to cut output, investor scepticism
January 17th, 2017
Oil markets were mixed on Tuesday, supported by growth in U.S. crude production and Saudi Arabia saying it would strictly adhere to a commitment to cut output, but held back by scepticism in financial markets that oversupply would be ...
Eight men earn more than 3.6 billion people: our economics is broken
January 16th, 2017
Today, eight people have the same wealth as the poorest half of the world’s population. Stop and think about this. It is a mind-boggling concept. Last year we said we would have needed a double-decker bus to transport the ...
Gold price boosted by hard Brexit fears
January 16th, 2017
Prospect of leaving single market – plus doubts over Donald Trump effect in US – sees traders rush to ‘safe haven’ Gold is being boosted this morning as concerns over a hard Brexit dominate the market commentary. Reports indicate ...
Oil prices edge up on weaker dollar, expected crude output cuts
January 16th, 2017
Oil prices inched up on Monday, supported by a weaker dollar and expectations that OPEC and other producers will cut output as part of a deal to curb global oversupply. Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international benchmark for oil ...
Pound Drops on EU Concern, Asian Shares Decline: Markets Wrap
January 16th, 2017
U.K. PM to signal plans to quit EU single market: Sunday Times Asian equities retreat with U.S. stock-index futures The pound tumbled on a report that U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May will signal plans to quit the European Union’s ...
Deloitte Global 2017 TMT Predictions
January 14th, 2017
Over 300 million smartphones to have built in machine learning capabilities in 2017 By 2022 autonomous braking will help to reduce fatalities from motor accidents by 16 percent (6,000) in the US alone IT-as-a-Service expected to become nearly a ...
FTSE 100 continues record run, rising for 14th day in a row
January 13th, 2017
U.K. stocks gained for a 14th straight day on Friday, extending their record winning run as the weaker pound spurred investors to buy into British multinationals. The FTSE 100 index UKX, +0.30% rose 0.5% to 7,327.85, on track for ...
Dollar edges up from 5-week low vs yen, markets brush off China trade data
January 13th, 2017
The dollar inched up from a five-week low against the yen and steadied against the broader basket of currencies on Friday, while the markets brushed off softer-than-expected Chinese exports figures. The dollar last stood at 115.04 yen JPY=EBS, up ...
BILLING/ CUSTOMER SUPPORT OFFICER
January 12th, 2017
HIRING: New Billing/ Customer Support Officers: Overview: Trade Finance is in our DNA. For more than 10 years, XTrade has helped global traders with access to the world’s largest and most liquid market. By offering the most innovative trading ...
A multibillion-dollar natural gas boom may reunify Cyprus
January 12th, 2017
A potential energy boom in Cyprus could spur a deal to reunify the ethnically-divided island after more than 40 years. A breakthrough may come at a United Nations-brokered multilateral summit in Geneva this week. The island nation has discovered ...
