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Moscow Exchange launches FX fixing instruments
September 6th, 2017
From 4 September 2017, Moscow Exchange has offered instruments to trade at the MOEX FX USD/RUB and EUR/RUB fixing prices with clearing and settlement via its clearinghouse, NCC Clearing Bank. Russian banks including subsidiaries of large global financial groups ...
Main moves in the markets and key events coming this week; Asian markets early review
September 6th, 2017
Stocks fell in most Asian markets as nations grapple with how to deal with escalating provocations from North Korea. The yen was near its strongest level for the year and U.S. Treasury yields were at their lowest since the ...
U.S. crude futures fell in Asian trading on Friday
September 1st, 2017
U.S. crude futures fell in Asian trading on Friday, partly reversing sharp gains from the previous session, amid ongoing turmoil in the oil industry with nearly a quarter of U.S. refining capacity offline. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Clc1 ...
World wheat stocks to hit record high at close of 2017-18, says IGC
August 29th, 2017
The International Grains Council lifted its forecast for world wheat stocks to a record high as it reversed a downgrade to its global grains harvest estimate, flagging an “increasingly favourable outlook” for Black Sea output. The intergovernmental group lifted ...
Gold – crossing the Rubicon
August 25th, 2017
Gold is challenging the $1300 level for the third time this year. If it breaks upwards out of this consolidation phase convincingly, it could be an important event, signalling a dollar that will continue to weaken. The factors ...
The EU, USA and China account for almost half of world trade in goods
August 25th, 2017
In 2016, the EU-28, the United States and China recorded by far the world’s highest trade values. Together, these countries accounted for 46 % of global exports of goods and 45 % of global imports. China recorded the world’s ...
Review on how Asian markets move; Yen gains, Asia stocks stall
August 23rd, 2017
Donald Trump grabbed investors’ attention in an otherwise listless Asian trading session, with the yen rising and S&P 500 Index futures slipping with the Mexican peso as the U.S. president said he may end the North American Free-Trade Agreement. ...
The fiscal benefits of free trade
August 18th, 2017
The fiscal benefits of free trade Western governments have an overriding problem, and that is they have reached or exceeded the bounds of taxation, at a time when legally mandated welfare costs are accelerating. Treasury departments in all ...
Oil prices dipped amid broader market selloff
August 18th, 2017
Oil prices dipped on Friday as part of a broad-based selloff across markets and despite signs that crude markets are gradually tightening. Brent crude futures, LCOc1 the international benchmark for oil prices, were at $50.99 per barrel at 0520 ...
Stocks, dollar extend slide as U.S., North Korea tensions intensify
August 11th, 2017
Asian equity markets extended a global slide on Friday as tensions ramped up between the United States and North Korea, sending investors fleeing to less risky assets such the yen, the Swiss franc and U.S. Treasuries. Wall Street closed ...