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ASIC cancels the license of Forex Broker Firm
October 15th, 2015
Following its investigation, ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial service licence (AFSL) of LSG Group Pty Ltd , formerly known as NZ Global Financial Trading Pty Ltd, Easy Capital Global Pty Ltd and AIFA Global Pty Ltd (ACN 154 ...
FTSE 100 on track for third straight day of losses
October 14th, 2015
Stocks in the U.K. dropped Wednesday, driven lower alongside Asian and other European markets after the release of yet more disappointing Chinese data underscored concerns about economic growth in that country. The FTSE 100 UKX, -0.75% fell 0.7% to 6,297.19. The index ...
Asian shares extend losses after China prices cool
October 14th, 2015
Asian shares tottered on Wednesday, extending losses after consumer inflation in China eased more than expected and heightened concerns about deflationary pressures in the world’s second-largest economy. China’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.6 percent in September from a ...
Equity rally stalls as German data casts cloud over global growth
October 8th, 2015
Global stocks traded just off three-week highs on Thursday after unexpectedly weak trade and machinery orders data from Germany and Japan hinted at a stalling in the momentum of some of the world’s biggest economies. An oil price bounce, ...
China’s Foreign Reserves Post Record Quarterly Drop on Yuan
October 7th, 2015
Stockpile shrinks $180 billion as PBOC props up currency Decline in September less than expected, boosting yuan China’s foreign-exchange reserves fell by a record in the third quarter as the central bank sold dollars to support the yuan after ...
Asian shares firm on resurgent oil, Nikkei falls on BOJ
October 7th, 2015
Asian stocks hit a seven-week high on Wednesday as oil prices showed some signs of life, supporting battered resource shares and emerging economy currencies, while Tokyo shares fell after the Bank of Japan stood pat on policy. MSCI’s broadest ...
Trans-Pacific free trade deal agreed creating vast partnership
October 6th, 2015
The biggest trade deal in decades was struck on Monday. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) cuts trade tariffs and sets common standards in trade for 12 Pacific rim countries, including the US and Japan. It marks the end of five ...
Japan Leads Asian Shares Higher
October 6th, 2015
Markets across Asia rallied Tuesday, with shares in Japan rising on bets that its central bank may further loosen monetary policy at its meeting this week. Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average was up 1%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index and ...
Gold stocks go through the roof
October 5th, 2015
Shares in Australian gold miners rallied hard on Monday, with Northern Star Resources even hitting a new all-time high on an improved outlook for the precious metal. The spot gold price jumped 2.2 per cent to $US1136 an ounce ...
Asia Stocks Jump With Won After Weak U.S. Data; Glencore Surges
October 5th, 2015
Odds of 2015 liftoff pared as U.S. payrolls trail estimates Copper leads metals, commodities higher; China still closed Asian stocks jumped with emerging-market currencies and commodities after U.S.employment and factory reports came in well below estimates, undermining the case ...