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China imports slump 20% amid falling commodity prices and weak demand
October 13th, 2015
Imports were down for the 11th month in a row, according to official figures, but there are signs that demand for the country’s exports is picking up China’s imports fell heavily in September, official figures said, keeping pressure on ...
Oil Extends Gains Near $50 a Barrel as OPEC Sees Demand Growth
October 12th, 2015
Non-OPEC crude oil supply due to contract, OPEC chief says Global prices have bottomed, signs of 2016 recovery: Qatar Oil extended gains near $50 a barrel amid speculation an increase in demand will ease a global glut. Futures rose ...
Interactive Data Expands 7ticks Global Connectivity with Access to GPW
October 8th, 2015
Latest addition to electronic trading network opens up market access in Eastern Europe Interactive Data, a leading provider of low‐latency trading infrastructure and market access, has added the GPW (Warsaw Stock Exchange) to its 7ticks global network. By connecting to ...
China stocks rally as trading resumes
October 8th, 2015
Asian stocks traded mixed on Thursday despite a positive lead from Wall Street, with Chinese equities outperforming after mainland markets resumed trade following a week-long holiday. Major U.S. indexes closed higher overnight, helped by a recovery in health care ...
China’s Foreign Reserves Post Record Quarterly Drop on Yuan
October 7th, 2015
Stockpile shrinks $180 billion as PBOC props up currency Decline in September less than expected, boosting yuan China’s foreign-exchange reserves fell by a record in the third quarter as the central bank sold dollars to support the yuan after ...
Trans-Pacific free trade deal agreed creating vast partnership
October 6th, 2015
The biggest trade deal in decades was struck on Monday. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) cuts trade tariffs and sets common standards in trade for 12 Pacific rim countries, including the US and Japan. It marks the end of five ...
Asia Stocks Jump With Won After Weak U.S. Data; Glencore Surges
October 5th, 2015
Odds of 2015 liftoff pared as U.S. payrolls trail estimates Copper leads metals, commodities higher; China still closed Asian stocks jumped with emerging-market currencies and commodities after U.S.employment and factory reports came in well below estimates, undermining the case ...
Asian Shares Mostly Lower as Investors Await U.S. Jobs Data
October 2nd, 2015
A stronger reading could increase the chances of a rise in U.S. interest rates by year-end Asian stock markets drifted mostly lower Friday, as investors looked to a coming jobs report in the U.S. for clues about when the Federal Reserve ...
Should you fear a ‘Glencore’ moment?
September 29th, 2015
Experts are beginning to warn of the dire financial impact across the mining and metals space if Glencore, one of the world’s largest resource companies, is unable to control its skyrocketing debt load. Hong Kong-listed shares of the Anglo–Swiss commodity ...
RAK, UAE, and traditional tax havens
September 25th, 2015
What is the difference between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other popular tax havens? Why more and more international traders and investors find the UAE to be one of the best places to incorporate offshore companies for various ...
