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Market Volatility Has Currency Traders Abandoning a Tool to Stop Losses
October 30th, 2016
Some currency investors, worried that events such as the pound’s recent collapse could become more common, are abandoning an automated trading mechanism that was supposed to protect them from losses after big market swings. The trading mechanism, known as ...
Asia shares extend losses, dollar off highs
October 27th, 2016
Asian shares extended losses on Thursday after disappointing earnings from technology giant Apple dragged on Wall Street, while the dollar remained shy of this week’s nearly nine-month highs. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was down ...
Crude prices push further below $50 on rising U.S. inventories, OPEC fears
October 26th, 2016
Oil prices were depressed in early Asian trade Wednesday, dragged lower by a sharp growth in the U.S. crude inventories and rising prospects that a production cut deal proposed by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries could sour ...
Oil rises on reported US crude inventory draw, expected OPEC cut
October 19th, 2016
Oil prices rose early on Wednesday, pushed up by a report of a fall in U.S. crude inventories and an OPEC statement saying a planned production cut was achievable, although analysts warned that Chinese economic data could erode the ...
Oil prices rise, but doubts grow over Russia’s deal commitment
October 12th, 2016
Crude oil prices returned to the positive zone in early Asian trade Wednesday, but the growth momentum has slowed on heightened uncertainty over Russia’s willingness to cut production even as global oil supplies increased last month. On the New ...
Oil prices higher as investors look to U.s. inventory data
October 5th, 2016
Oil futures climbed in early Asian trade on Wednesday, pushing higher as traders continue to weigh the prospect of a supply deal by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and look ahead to U.S. oil inventory data. Light, ...
Global investment management companies to merge and create a combined group with AUM of more than U.S.$320 billion
October 4th, 2016
Highlights Combined group, Janus Henderson Global Investors plc, will be a leading global active asset manager with AUM of more than U.S.$320 billion and a combined market capitalisation of approximately U.S.$6 billion Janus’ strength in the U.S. markets will be combined with ...
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 rise on trouble at Libya’s oil ports
September 19th, 2016
Crude-oil prices recovered losses in early Asian trade on news that military conflicts in Libya had affected its oil exports over the weekend. The Petroleum Facilities Guards, a militia that until this month had controlled Libya’s oil ports for ...
Oil prices fall; market braces for Nigeria, Libya supply
September 16th, 2016
Oil prices were lower in Asia trade on Friday as traders brace for an increase in oil exports from Libya and Nigeria, and the increase in U.S oil product inventories weighs on prices. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, ...
