Search Results for: Asian trade
Yen falls against dollar, euro as Nikkei recovers
January 15th, 2015
The yen weakened against the dollar and the euro in Asian trade Thursday, as a recovery in Tokyo stocks prompted selling of the safe-haven Japanese currency. The dollar USDJPY, +0.34% was at ¥117.74 compared with ¥117.27 late Wednesday in New York and ...
Euro hits fresh low before inflation trial, bonds boom
January 7th, 2015
The euro hit a nine-year trough today as collapsing oil prices and worries about the world economy drove skittish investors into the arms of safe-haven sovereign debt. From Japan to Germany to Australia, government borrowing costs reached all-time lows as oil fell 10 percent in just ...
OPEC inaction halts Europe rally; dollar firms
November 28th, 2014
Oil prices extended their recent slide on Friday, sending related shares and currencies lower, after OPEC decided to refrain from cutting output despite a supply glut. Brent crude LCOc1 touched a low of $71.12 a barrel after settling at ...
Rupee recovers from initial losses, up 2 paise to 60.91 against dollar
September 12th, 2014
The rupee pared its initial losses to recover by two paise to 60.91 per dollar in late morning deals today following bouts of selling of the greenback by banks and exporters. The domestic unit resumed lower at 60.97 per ...
ECB speculation drives down yields, weighs on euro
August 27th, 2014
Euro zone government bond yields plumbed record lows on Wednesday and the euro fell to its weakest in a year against the dollar on expectations the European Central Bank will act soon to counter low growth and slowing inflation. ...
Euro falls, stocks rise on ECB stimulus bet
August 25th, 2014
The euro fell to a near one-year low against the dollar and euro zone stocks and bonds rallied on Monday as investors positioned for rising chances of further policy easing by the European Central Bank. ECB President Mario Draghi ...
European stocks rose
January 26th, 2024
European stocks rose on Friday, bucking weakness in US equity futures and in Asian markets, as an update from the world’s largest luxury retailer showed that spending among the wealthiest consumers remains resilient. Europe’s Stoxx 600 index advanced as ...
European stocks are seen opening on a flat note
October 12th, 2022
European stocks are seen opening on a flat note Wednesday after five consecutive sessions of losses. Recession worries persist with U.S. President Joe Biden conceding Tuesday in an interview that a “very slight” recession was possible. U.S. stock futures ...
The Geopolitics of Gold
June 10th, 2021
A number of events are coming together which are set to push gold prices higher. Besides a combination of continuing inflationary policies and massive future budget deficits undermining the dollar, by closing down derivative market activities new Basel ...
The end of the LBMA is nigh
May 20th, 2021
Basel 3 is on course to regulate the LBMA out of existence. And with it will go all the associated arbitrage business and position-taking on Comex, because most bullion bank trading desks will cease to exist. The only ...
