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China shares lower, but ‘real economy’ sound says state media
January 28th, 2016
China’s volatile shares were lower again on Thursday, taking losses this month to about 23 percent or 12 trillion yuan ($1.8 trillion), while state media insisted that the market ructions did not reflect the real economy. The benchmark Shanghai ...
China shares tumble again, taking 2016 losses to $2 trillion
January 27th, 2016
Chinese shares fell sharply again on Wednesday after plunging in the previous session, taking losses in 2016 to nearly 25 percent or 13 trillion yuan ($2 trillion). The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index SSEC was down 3 percent in afternoon ...
Deutsche Bank Convicted With Trader for Korea Stock Manipulation
January 26th, 2016
Employee gets five-year jail term for causing 2010 Market Rout Bank is fined for role in erasing $23 billion in share values Deutsche Bank AG’s South Korean brokerage unit and one of its employees were convicted of manipulating share ...
China Stocks Plunge to 13-Month Low Amid Capital Outflow Concern
January 26th, 2016
Yourong Fund, Rabobank, Chart Partners predict further losses China capital outflows reached estimated $1 trillion in 2015 China’s stocks tumbled to the lowest levels in 13 months amid concern capital outflows will accelerate as the economy slows and support ...
HKEX rolls out its Strategic Plan 2016-2018
January 25th, 2016
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced on Thursday its Strategic Plan 2016-2018, outlining the development roadmap for HKEX and Hong Kong’s financial markets. HKEX’s strategic goals for the three-year period are to extend and deepen its value ...
Oil prices bounce as cold U.S., EU weather boost demand
January 22nd, 2016
Oil prices rose for a second session on Friday, moving further away from 12-year lows plumbed earlier this week, as cold U.S. and European weather as well as firmer financial markets gave traders reason to cash in on record ...
Oil plumbs new lows below $27 as oversupply woes persist
January 21st, 2016
U.S. oil prices crashed below $27 dollars a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since 2003, caught in a broad slump across world financial markets with traders also worried that the crude supply glut could last longer. Oil ...
Pound dives as Bank of England rules out rate rise amid weak UK growth
January 20th, 2016
Currency traders react to Mark Carney’s downbeat assessment by selling pound to $1.42, its weakest since March 2009 The Bank of England governor has sent the pound into a nosedive after he ruled out an early rise in interest rates, saying ...
Japanese Stocks Plunge Into Bear Market as Global Rout Deepens
January 20th, 2016
Energy explorers lead Tokyo slump as oil spiral continues IMF cuts forecast for global economic growth in 2016 and 2017 Japanese stocks plunged into a bear market amid a slump in equities across Asia as investor concerns over the global ...
Oil falls 2-3 percent on surplus worries, as U.S. drops toward $27
January 20th, 2016
Crude futures slumped again in Asian trade on Wednesday, with U.S. oil droppping more than 3 percent toward $27 a barrel and its lowest since 2003, on worries about global oversupply. That came after the International Energy Agency, which ...
