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Statement by Glenn Stevens, Governor of RBA: Monetary Policy Decision
September 1st, 2015
At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 2.0 per cent. The global economy is expanding at a moderate pace, with some further softening in conditions in China and east Asia of late, ...
U.S. Currency Probe Expands to Russia, Brazil Trades
September 1st, 2015
U.S. prosecutors have expanded their probe of currency-market manipulation by some of the world’s largest banks to include the Russian ruble and Brazilian real, according to two people familiar with the matter. The Justice Department is using cooperation agreements ...
Asian Markets Ride Tide of Strong U.S. Growth
August 28th, 2015
Shares in China, Japan continue streak of gains Asian markets rose Friday as renewed optimism about the U.S. economy and China’s recent stock gains offset worries about global growth. The Shanghai Composite Index opened up 1.4%, adding to its ...
U.S. Stocks Come Charging Back
August 27th, 2015
Six-day losing streak ends as Fed official calls case for September rate increase ‘less compelling’ Stocks snapped a six-day losing streak Wednesday, soaring by the highest percentage in nearly four years amid signs of strength in the U.S. economy ...
Global Selloff Deepens as Stocks Sink With Oil
August 24th, 2015
Equity investors took flight across Asia, sending the region’s benchmark stock gauge toward a bear market and Chinese stocks plunging by the most since 2007 as U.S. futures tumbled. Ten-year Treasury yields dropped below 2 percent. China’s Shanghai Composite ...
China Shares Hit New Low Since Depth of Selloff
August 21st, 2015
Early gauge of China’s factory activity falls to multiyear low China’s stock market set a new low since the depths of the summer selloff that wiped out roughly a third of its value, despite massive intervention from Beijing. The ...
Asian shares plunge to two-year lows as China stocks continue to fall
August 19th, 2015
Shanghai shares index drops 3.9%, denting hopes of Chinese stock markets stabilising following last week’s devaluation of yuan Asian shares on Wednesday struggled at two-year lows after Chinese stocks extended their fall, stoking fears about the stability of China’s ...
Asian Shares Flat; Yuan-Related Turmoil Fades
August 18th, 2015
China property data continues to be rare bright spot Asian markets were roughly flat Tuesday as turmoil from a weaker yuan dissipated and China’s property market showed signs of recovery. In China, housing continues to be a rare bright ...
Thomson Reuters increases Matching venue market data frequency for selected currency pairs
August 14th, 2015
Increased frequency will enhance price discovery for clients in key currencies, and increase precision in US dollar-euro trading Thomson Reuters today announced a program of increases in the frequency of data updates in selected currency pairs for customers accessing ...
Asia stocks drift as yuan stable for second day
August 14th, 2015
Asian stock markets drifted Friday as China’s currency stabilized for a second day, easing uncertainty about its direction after an unexpected devaluation earlier in the week. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 was down 0.2 percent to 20,520.50 while Hong ...
