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Asian Stocks Rise With Ringgit; U.S., Europe Futures Gain
June 6th, 2014
Asian stocks rose for the fourth straight week and emerging-market currencies strengthened after the European Central Bank cut interest rates to fight deflation. The dollar headed for its best week since April versus the yen and U.S. and European ...
Asian stocks rise after ‘unprecedented’ European Central Bank (ECB) actions
June 6th, 2014
Asian stocks rose after the European Central Bank introduced aggressive easing measures aimed at stimulating the eurozone economy. The ECB become the first major central bank to introduce negative interest rates, which will see it become cheaper for banks ...
Europe Stocks Rise With Italy Bonds After ECB; Euro Drops
June 5th, 2014
European stocks extended gains, Italian bonds advanced and corporate credit risk slid to a six-year low after the European Central Bank cut all three interest rates. The euro weakened, treasuries rose and commodities fell. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index ...
Caution reigns as traders await Mr Draghi
June 5th, 2014
The euro is steady, benchmark bond yields nudging lower and bourses are mixed as investors wait to see if the European Central Bank will introduce a package of measures designed to tackle deflation concerns and boost the bloc’s economy. ...
Yen Rebounds as Most Asia Stocks Drop With Oil Before ECB
June 5th, 2014
Japan’s yen rebounded from a one-month low while Euro Stoxx 50 Index futures were little changed before a European Central Bank monetary-policy announcement. Most Asian stocks retreated with oil, and platinum dropped amid talks to end a South African ...
Oil higher in Asian trade
June 4th, 2014
Oil prices edged higher in Asia on Wednesday as investors await the latest US supply report for clues about demand in the world’s biggest crude consumer. The US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for delivery in July, gained eight ...
Gunfire in Karachi, Stocks Drop on Report of Politician’s Arrest
June 4th, 2014
Shops closed and public buses stopped operating in Pakistan’s biggest city a day after U.K. police questioned Karachi’s most powerful political figure as part of a money-laundering investigation. About 400 people blocked one of Karachi’s main streets to protest ...
China’s Yuan edges lower on Dollar demand for dividend payments
June 4th, 2014
China’s yuan weakened marginally against the dollar on Wednesday as overseas-listed Chinese companies bought dollars to pay interim dividends, traders said. Spot yuan stood at 6.2552 per dollar at midday, easing 0.02 per cent from Tuesday’s close as the ...
Singapore follows China With Dangerous Debt Level
June 4th, 2014
Singapore companies’ indebtedness has swelled to the most in Asia after China and India as the city-state’s economic growth slows, according to GMT Research Ltd. Leverage among the Southeast Asian nation’s corporates is following counterparts in the two larger ...
Securities and Exchange Board of India eases short selling norms
June 4th, 2014
Doing away with certain requirements related to short selling, capital market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has eased norms for entities trading in the Securities Lending and Borrowing segment. SLB mechanism, also referred to as short-selling, ...