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Europe eyes higher open ahead of Fed decision
July 27th, 2016
European stocks are expected to open higher on Wednesday ahead of the latest monetary policy decision from the U.S. Federal Reserve. The London FTSE index is expected to open 14 points higher at 6,738, the German DAX up 62 points at 10,310 and ...
Nikkei sells off on fresh yen strength; rest of Asia trades mixed
July 26th, 2016
Japanese stocks sold off in a mostly positive Asian session on Tuesday, dragged by fresh strength in the yen after a local media report suggested the government’s highly anticipated stimulus package may not live up to expectations. Other Asian ...
Precious Metals Slide on Stronger Dollar Before Fed as Yen Drops
July 25th, 2016
Ringgit falls sixth day to lead Asian currency declines Turkish stocks climb after steepest weekly drop since 2008 The dollar’s strength weighed on precious metals as investors looked toward central bank meetings this week in the U.S. and Japan. European ...
Oil futures up slightly, face weekly decline as glut fears persist
July 22nd, 2016
Crude oil futures eased on Friday, extending big falls in the previous session as investors reassessed U.S. data underlining the glut in petroleum, while Iraqi crude exports are also on the rise. The global oversupply of oil has been ...
International tourism on the rise; What is the increase by region
July 21st, 2016
2016 started on a strong note for international tourism. International tourist arrivals grew by 5% between January and April 2016 according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Results were robust across almost all subregions and many destinations reported ...
A paper trail links online traders to tax havens
July 21st, 2016
A paper trail that runs from Okinawa to Canada and from Israel to Italy and France links some unauthorized online traders on the blacklist of Japan’s financial regulator to offshore companies in tax havens, an analysis of files leaked ...
Dollar hits 6-week high vs. yen on hopes for Japanese stimulus
July 21st, 2016
The yen weakened against its rival currencies, hitting its six-week low against the dollar, during Asian trade on Thurdsay, on mounting hopes for strong policy steps Tokyo will likely put together later this month. The U.S. dollar USDJPY, +0.22% higher at ¥106.94, ...
Crude oil futures mixed before U.S. inventory report
July 20th, 2016
Oil futures were mixed on Wednesday with Brent posting limited gains and U.S. crude trading sideways in advance of the release of official weekly inventory figures later in the day. Brent crude LCOc1 was up 5 cents at $46.71 ...
Oil prices fall on oversupply concerns despite output cuts
July 19th, 2016
Oil prices eased on Tuesday as concerns over a crude and refined fuel glut outweighed an expected cut in U.S. shale production and a probable further draw in U.S. crude inventories. Crude prices fell more than 1 percent in ...
Brexit, banks fueling bitcoin’s resurgence
July 19th, 2016
The bitcoin renaissance seems to be at hand, with investors using the virtual currency to weather turbulent financial markets and banks striking partnerships to explore the system’s underlying technology. Until mid-May, 1 bitcoin fetched on the order of $400 ...
