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Asian stocks drop as investors avoid risk before Yellen speech
August 26th, 2016
Asian stocks extended their weekly loss on Friday (Aug 26) ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen later in the day that may shed light on the US interest-rate outlook. The yen meandered after Japanese consumer ...
Emerging-Market Assets Rally on Yield Hunt Before Yellen Speech
August 25th, 2016
‘The market is back to the search for yield,’ CBA’s Ji says Emerging-market currency volatility touches eight-week high Emerging-market currencies and stocks rose as investors sought out higher-yielding assets before a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen which ...
Asian stocks slip on profit-taking; oil falls
August 24th, 2016
Asian stocks edged lower on Wednesday as strong U.S housing data overnight increased the chances of an interest rate increase in coming months, prompting some investors to take profits, while oil prices slipped after a surprise jump in U.S. ...
EuroFX: How British Firms Built a Pyramid Scheme in China That Lost Millions
August 19th, 2016
The foreign exchange fraudsters hid in the cracks between international jurisdictions. As David Byrne ate breakfast at the Tongli Lakeview Hotel outside Shanghai one Sunday in April, an angry customer was waiting for him. Byrne, 52, is a British ...
Asia mostly lower as oil retreats further; BOK keeps rates steady
August 11th, 2016
Asia markets were mostly lower on Thursday following U.S. losses, with sentiment likely driven by Wednesday’s oil price falls and anticipation of another data deluge from China on Friday. In Australia, the benchmark ASX 200 slid 35.71 points, or 0.64 percent, ...
Asia shares up as yield hunt drives record flows, pound slips
August 9th, 2016
Asian shares stood atop one-year peaks on Tuesday as investors’ desperate search for yield drove a record inflow into emerging market funds, while the pound slipped to one-month lows on speculation of further policy easing in the UK. Analysts ...
Asian stocks jump to one-year highs as yield hunt spreads
August 8th, 2016
Asian stocks rose to one-year highs and the Australian dollar climbed on Monday as investors’ hunt for yield gathered momentum against a backdrop of a recovering U.S. economy and ultra-easy easy global monetary policy conditions. While the strong July ...
Asia trades higher; Japanese stocks waver amid yen strength
August 4th, 2016
Japanese markets see-sawed in the morning session on Thursday, as stocks came under some pressure from a relatively stronger yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 wavered between gains and losses before trading up 0.23 percent. The Topix was up 0.23 percent. The Japanese yen traded at ...
Europe eyes lackluster open; bank earnings in focus
August 3rd, 2016
European stocks traded slightly lower on Wednesday but banking stocks, thanks to results from HSBC and Societe Generale, rallied as investors digest some more earnings and a fall in the oil price. The pan-European STOXX 600 was down 0.28 percent. Banks in ...
Oil Retreat Sinks Asian Stocks; Aussie Declines After RBA Cut
August 2nd, 2016
Crude oil hovers at $40 a barrel after entering bear market Japanese government to give details of fiscal stimulus Tuesday European stocks declined for a second day and dollar weakened as oil traded near $40 a barrel. Japanese 10-year ...
