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Oil surges on Saudi Arabia, Iran tensions
January 4th, 2016
Oil prices surged during the start of 2016 trading as relations between top crude producers Saudi Arabia and Iran deteriorated, raising concerns about potential supply disruptions, though weak Asian manufacturing data kept a lid on bullish expectations. Saudi Arabia, ...
Chinese markets halt trading for day after shares plunge
January 4th, 2016
Chinese stocks plunged Monday, spurring a trading halt for the rest of the session, and leading stock markets in Asia Pacific lower after feeble manufacturing surveys revived concerns over the slowdown of the mainland’s economy. The Shanghai Composite tumbled 6.85 percent ...
Asia trades mixed, ASX sheds 2% for the year
December 31st, 2015
Asian markets were treading water on the final trading day of 2015, with investors eyeing oil prices for further clues after a turbulent year for stocks. The Australian market, which closed early, shed over 2 percent for the year ...
Southeast Asia Launches Huge Trade Bloc
December 30th, 2015
Ten countries formalize their integration efforts in a bid to rebalance regional power and riches Ten Southeast Asian nations start an ambitious, U.S.-backed experiment on Thursday: integrating their economies in a bid to bring more global sway and prosperity ...
The 25 financial events that shaped the year 2015
December 30th, 2015
As we are close to move from year 2015 to year 2016, OneStopBrokers has collected and presents the major Financial events happened in 2015. 2015 was a year that the Eurozone was almost collapsed. We all witnessed a possible ...
World Economic League Table 2016 Highlights
December 29th, 2015
Slower Chinese GDP growth and a weaker currency mean that China is now forecast to overtake the US in 2029 compared with 2025 in last year’s forecasts. Japan has the weakest forecast growth of all major economies and is ...
Deloitte: 2016 outlook on the oil and gas industry
December 28th, 2015
Prices continued to drop in the oil and gas industry in 2015. In less than a year, upstream oil and gas companies faced a 50% drop in revenues. Looking ahead to 2016, Deloitte sees positive developments that could help ...
Asia stocks slip but Japan bucks trend on oil bounce; dollar wobbles
December 28th, 2015
Asian stocks dipped on Monday amid a lack of immediate directional cues in light year-end trade, although Japanese shares managed to rise following a rebound in crude oil prices from multiple-year lows. Investors across asset markets were without some ...
Zimbabwe to make Chinese yuan legal currency after Beijing cancels debts
December 23rd, 2015
Yuan becomes the latest currency to be approved for public transactions in Zimbabwe, as the southern African nation seeks to increase trade with Beijing. Zimbabwe has announced that it will make the Chinese yuan legal tender after Beijing confirmed ...
Nomura to pay $1 billion for stake in American Century
December 23rd, 2015
Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan’s biggest brokerage, plans to pay about $1 billion for a stake of around 40% in U.S. money manager American Century Investments, according to a person familiar with the matter. The purchase from Canadian Imperial Bank ...
