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Asian Stocks Climb With Oil Near $50 as Fed Bets Weigh on Bonds
October 6th, 2016
Yen steadies after seven-day slide as Korean won gains Samsung Electronics rises to all-time high; Sompo surges Asian stocks rose as the yen’s slide to a one-month low boosted Japanese exporters and energy companies rallied following gains in oil ...
Asia markets rally after oil prices surge on OPEC production cut deal
September 29th, 2016
The overnight rally in oil prices amid reports that oil producers finally agreed to cut production levels sent Asia markets higher on Thursday. Australia’s ASX 200 was up 1 percent in afternoon trade, with the energy sector rallying 6.54 percent, while ...
Oil prices slip on profit-taking as investors await U.S. stockpile data
September 27th, 2016
Crude futures slipped in Asian trade on Tuesday as investors took profits after prices climbed more than 3 percent in the previous session. The dollar was also weighing on oil prices after rising against a basket of currencies, suggesting ...
Asia Stocks Fall as Oil Rebounds Before Output Talks; Lira Sinks
September 26th, 2016
Turkey’s lira extends slide after Moody’s cut rating to junk Crude rebounds ahead of OPEC talks aimed at limiting output Asian stocks dropped by the most in two weeks and futures foreshadowed losses in European and U.S. equities as ...
Oil-price gains wiped out as traders look to central banks
September 20th, 2016
Oil futures eased in early Asia trade Tuesday, wiping out overnight gains during the New York trading session, as traders await the outcome of the U.S. and Japan central banks policy meetings. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, ...
Asian Stocks Near One-Week High Before BOJ, Fed as Kiwi Climbs
September 20th, 2016
New Zealand dollar gains with milk prices; Taiwan dollar rises European equity futures fall as oil hovers near $43 a barrel Asian stocks held near a one-week high and European equity index futures declined ahead of Wednesday policy decisions ...
Dubai and Abu Dhabi named Middle East’s most sustainable cities
September 15th, 2016
Dubai has been named as the region’s most sustainable city, but it still falls in the bottom half of a new global ranking of 100 major cities. Construction consultancy Arcadis has placed Dubai 52nd in its 2016 Sustainable Cities ...
Emerging Markets Rally as Fed Bets Pulled; Japanese Stocks Fall
September 7th, 2016
Weak U.S. economic data slashes odds of a September rate hike Japanese shares retreat as yen strengthens; oil near $45 Emerging-market stocks and currencies rallied with European equity index futures after a slew of weak U.S. economic data quelled ...
G20 summit concludes with historic consensus on world growth
September 6th, 2016
The 11th summit of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies concluded in Hangzhou on Monday, reaching extensive consensus on pursuing innovative, invigorated, interconnected and inclusive world economic growth. “Held at a critical time for world economic growth and ...
Oil prices rebound on weaker dollar, supportive China manufacturing data
September 1st, 2016
Oil prices rose in Asian trade on Thursday as the U.S. dollar weakened, rebounding from a more than 3 percent drop in the previous session following surprisingly large builds in U.S. crude and distillate stockpiles last week. An unexpected ...
