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Emerging market fixed-income and FX markets
December 19th, 2014
Emerging market fixed-income and FX markets are poised for a third year of volatility because of a slowing China, strengthening dollar, lower oil prices, the prospect of a US rate hike, and the shortage of investable high yielders, as ...
Crashing crude may blow a $1.6 trillion hole in the global oil sector, annually
December 15th, 2014
Talk about an oil spill. The spectacular unhinging of crude oil prices over the past six months is weighing mightily on the U.S. stock market. And while it may be too early to abandon all hope that the market ...
Yen Heads for Biggest 3-Day Gain in a Year as Volatility Rises
December 10th, 2014
The yen strengthened, heading for its biggest three-day gain versus the dollar in more than a year, as a decline in shares around the world and slowing growth in China boosted demand for haven assets. Japan’s currency advanced against ...
Yen Advances on Haven Demand Amid Global Plunge in Equities
December 9th, 2014
The yen gained the most in two months against the dollar as a plunge in global stocks revived demand for Japan’s currency as a haven. The yen rose versus all but one of its 16 major peers as the ...
Shanghai Composite Index Breaks 3,000 for First Time Since 2011
December 8th, 2014
China’s Shanghai Composite Index surpassed 3,000 for the first time since 2011 and a gauge of the nation’s biggest companies headed for a record winning streak on optimism shares will extend their world-beating rally. Citic Securities Co. and Haitong Securities Co., ...
Commodity Benchmarks Seen Open to Manipulation, Law Firm Says
December 8th, 2014
Almost two-thirds of commodity market participants say that benchmarks used to set the price of everything from crude oil to ethanol to zinc are vulnerable to manipulation, according to a new study. The report, to be published today by ...
The Abundant Commodity That’s Becoming Harder to Find
November 27th, 2014
Bauxite, one of the most common ores in the earth’s crust, is growing scarce. It’s been 10 months since Indonesia banned exports of bauxite, used to extract aluminum, in a bid to transform its mining industry, and the global market is still ...
Investigation of Mobily accounting errors key test of Saudi Arabia’s governance resolve
November 24th, 2014
An investigation into accounting irregularities at Saudi Arabia’s No 2 phone operator is shaping up as a key test of governance as the kingdom’s markets open up to foreign investment Shares in the Saudi phone operator Etihad Etisalat, also ...
Yen Drops as Abe Delays Sales Tax, Calls Early Vote; Ruble Rises
November 18th, 2014
The yen fell against the euro and touched its weakest in more than seven years against the dollar as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called an early election and suspended a planned sales-tax increase. Japan’s currency slipped against most ...
G-20 Plans $2 Trillion Growth Boost to Uneven Global Economy
November 17th, 2014
Group of 20 leaders agreed to take measures that would boost their economies by a collective $2 trillion by 2018 as they battle patchy growth and the threat of a European recession. Citing risks from financial markets and geopolitical ...
