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Oil prices rise on weaker dollar, optimism on output cuts
December 22nd, 2016
Oil prices nudged higher in tepid Asian trading on Thursday, supported by a weaker dollar and optimism that crude producers would abide by an agreement to curb output to prop up markets. But gains were capped by an unexpected ...
Hong Kong to Start 2017 Disruption With Fintech Festival
December 20th, 2016
The first fintech event of 2017 will see 24 startups from across the globe heading to Hong Kong as part of the week long StartmeupHK Festival. 2017 is expected to be another year of disruption with more financial technology ...
Trump, Russia and China
December 19th, 2016
Even before he takes office, President-elect Trump is turning the world upside down. It has become clear his attitude towards Russia and China is very different from that of his predecessors. Amazingly, he is already wresting power from the ...
Dollar Extends Loss Amid Drone Concern, Oil Rises for Second Day
December 19th, 2016
China seized U.S. drone in international waters in Asia Japan shares fall for first time in three days as yen gains The dollar retreated versus most major peers, as heightened geopolitical tensions over China’s seizure of a U.S. naval ...
Dollar Climbs to Strongest Since 2003 on Fed Path; Bonds Drop
December 16th, 2016
‘It feels like going long dollar is free money, no one loses’ Asian index futures diverge as yen drives haven-asset retreat The dollar rallied to its strongest level since 2003 against the euro, while gold plunged as the prospect ...
Basketball superstar Michael Jordan wins major China IP legal case
December 13th, 2016
Michael Jordan has notched a major win for his intellectual property in China, winning rights to the transliteration of his name Jordan in Mandarin. Last week, the Supreme People’s Court overturned two rulings by Beijing courts in the last ...
Shanghai stocks extended their worst losses in six months and the dollar’s rally faltered
December 13th, 2016
U.S. oil hovers below $53 a barrel after OPEC-fueled advance Shanghai share index declines as sovereign yield keeps rising Shanghai stocks extended their worst losses in six months and the dollar’s rally faltered as investors weigh the impact of ...
Crude imports by China will probably slow by more than 60 percent in 2017
December 8th, 2016
China demand growth seen slowing as space for stockpiles fills Asia’s biggest buyer also seen reining in private refiners One of the biggest engines soaking up the world’s oil is starting to sputter. Growth in crude imports by China, the second ...
G20 merchandise trade growth remains sluggish in Q3 2016
December 7th, 2016
Growth in G20 total international merchandise trade, seasonally adjusted and expressed in current US dollars, slowed in the third quarter of 2016. G20exports fell marginally, by 0.1%, compared to a growth of 1.6% in the previous quarter. Growth in imports ...
PwC Legal has opened an office in Singapore
December 7th, 2016
PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal (PwC Legal) has opened an office in Singapore, its first in the Asia-Pacific region, with the hires of partners Natalie Breen and Keith McGuire from Norton Rose Fulbright and Ashurst, respectively. The new office will focus on cross-border ...
