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Asian shares hit seven-year high on Ukraine, ECB hopes
September 4th, 2014
Asian shares steadied near seven-year highs on Thursday, underpinned by hopes of a ceasefire in Ukraine, although a cautious mood prevailed for now ahead of a European Central Bank meeting later in the session. Global shares had rallied on ...
West TX Oil Surges Back to $96 on Data
September 4th, 2014
Crude oil prices climbed by more than $2 a barrel on both sides of the Atlantic on Wednesday, as oil markets bounced off multi month lows hit in the previous session. Prospects for peace between Ukraine and Russia, as ...
Gold Climbs Above $1270 as Lows Encourage Buying
September 4th, 2014
Gold advanced for a second day on speculation that prices near the lowest level since June may encourage purchases as investors assessed tensions in Ukraine and the outlook for higher U.S. borrowing costs. Gold has rallied 5.9% this year ...
Europe makes one step towards Russia, away from USA
September 3rd, 2014
Elections to the governing bodies of the EU finished, and it was the word of German Chancellor Angela Merkel that played the crucial role in the elections. After the discussion of the Ukrainian crisis, the leaders of 28 countries ...
Australia to sign uranium trade deal with India
September 3rd, 2014
Australia’s prime minister said on Wednesday that he will sign a uranium export deal with India for peaceful power generation this week, but added that exports of the nuclear fuel to Russia have been banned until further notice. Prime ...
IMF: Ukraine May Need Bigger Bailout
September 3rd, 2014
Ukraine may need as much as $19 billion in additional funds from donors if its conflict with pro-Russian separatists continues during 2015, the International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday. Nevertheless, it said the money planned under the program is ...
Gold Remains Below $1290 on Stronger U.S. Dollar; Palladium rise
September 2nd, 2014
Palladium rose for a fourth straight session on Monday to a 13-1/2-year high on fears that supply from top producer Russia could be hit due to the Ukraine crisis, while gold was little changed as the dollar nudged higher. ...
NATO Set to Ratify Pledge on Joint Defense in Case of Major Cyberattack
September 1st, 2014
When President Obama meets with other NATO leaders later this week, they are expected to ratify what seems, at first glance, a far-reaching change in the organization’s mission of collective defense: For the first time, a cyberattack on any ...
Gold Up to $1290 on Ukraine Concerns
August 29th, 2014
Gold settled higher on Thursday as tensions over Ukraine increased and equity markets retreated, but analysts said the rebound could be short-lived due to strong U.S. economic growth and prospects of a U.S. interest rate hike. NATO said on ...
Asian shares slump as Ukraine tensions flare
August 29th, 2014
Asian shares slumped on Friday, after flaring Ukrainetensions spoiled investor risk appetite and bolstered the safe-haven yen. Ukraine’s president said Russian troops had entered his country in support of pro-Moscow rebels who captured a key coastal town, escalating a five-month-old ...
