Search Results for: U.S. crude
Dollar hits eight-week highs vs. yen, kiwi tumbles
May 11th, 2017
The dollar edged lower after notching an eight week high against the yen on Thursday in Asian trade, while the New Zealand dollar tumbled after its central bank suggested a tightening was further out than markets had priced in. ...
Asian Stocks Climb as Global Growth Seen Intact: Markets Wrap
May 8th, 2017
Euro declines after Macron beats Le Pen for French presidency Japan shares rally after holidays while China extends selloff Asian stocks climbed outside of China, with Japanese shares rallying after a three-day holiday, amid optimism on improving global growth following ...
Oil prices rise on expectation of output cut extension
May 8th, 2017
Oil prices rose on Monday as Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said an OPEC-led production cut scheduled to end in June would likely be extended to cover all of 2017, although a relentless increase in U.S. drilling capped gains. Brent ...
Chinese equities headed for their longest losing streak this year amid
May 5th, 2017
Crude declines below $45 a barrel; iron ore extends slump Shanghai Composite Index set to give up this year’s gains Oil slid below $45 a barrel for the first time since November and Chinese equities headed for their longest ...
Oil prices continue slide; WTI nearing six-month low as supply glut weighs
May 5th, 2017
Oil prices fell by as much as a further 3 percent on Friday, after prices had crashed to five-month lows in the previous session, as concerns about global oversupply wiped out all of the price gains since OPEC’s move ...
Coffee, tea and cocoa prices could fall by more than six per cent this year: World Bank
May 3rd, 2017
Coffee, tea and cocoa prices could fall by more than six per cent this year according to the World Bank’s Commodity Markets Outlook. The World Bank says the three beverages are forecast to fall in price in 2017 “due ...
Aussie Stocks Drop, Taiwan Bucks Poor Apple Result: Markets Wrap
May 3rd, 2017
Japan and Hong Kong among Asian markets shut on Wednesday Kiwi dollar climbs as jobless rate in New Zealand declines Australian stocks dropped, while a poor Apple Inc. earnings report proved no bar to gains in Taiwan’s electronics-rich stock ...
Oil rises on potential OPEC cut extension, but still faces second weekly loss
April 28th, 2017
Oil prices rose on Friday but were still on track for a second straight weekly loss on concerns that an OPEC-led production cut has failed to significantly tighten an oversupplied market. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 ...
Global stocks are near a record high
April 28th, 2017
MSCI Asia Pacific Index set for fourth straight monthly gain Investors assess global earnings before U.S. GDP report Asian equities retreated, trimming a fourth straight monthly gain for the regional benchmark index, as geopolitical concerns intensified and investors assessed ...
Global Stock Rally Lives On Amid Earnings Optimism: Markets Wrap
April 26th, 2017
Chalco profit follows results from McDonald’s, Caterpillar Japan equities climb amid yen weakness; Australian shares rise Asian stocks extended a global rally after corporate results and hopes of U.S. tax reform boosted optimism for global growth. Weakness in the ...
