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Most Asian Stocks Drop; Commodities Slump, Yen Extends Advance
January 14th, 2015
Asian stocks declined, led by a retreat among materials producers, as the slump in crude prices spread to copper and the yen rose a fourth day against the dollar. BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s largest mining company, lost 2.8 percent in ...
Asia May Revitalize Gold Prices Hurt by Fed, Barclays Says
January 13th, 2015
Gold will extend losses this year as U.S. interest rates increase, providing an opportunity for investors to buy the metal to benefit from a rebound spurred by Asian demand, according to Barclays Plc. “We expect gold prices to test ...
Oil Prices Fall to Fresh Lows
January 13th, 2015
Global Benchmark Brent Is 17% Lower for the Year The global oil benchmark settled below $50 a barrel for the first time in nearly six years Monday after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. slashed its forecasts, saying lower prices are ...
European markets rise on US futures lead
January 12th, 2015
World markets were traded lower on Friday. Average Hourly Earnings in December, released in the United States, indicated unexpected decrease and affected investor’s sentiment. Non-Farm Employment Change outperformed the outlook, Unemployment Rate dropped to the lowest level over 6.5 ...
Dollar Slips on Wages as Oil Drops; Chinese Stocks Drop
January 12th, 2015
The dollar fell for a second day after an unexpected drop in U.S. wages clouded the outlook for interest rates, and crude oil resumed declines. Billionaire Li Ka-shing’s Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. surged in Hong Kong after a reorganization, while ...
Asia stocks gain on hopes for solid U.S. job report, euro probes new lows
January 9th, 2015
Asian stocks rose on Friday on upbeat expectations for the closely-watched U.S. jobs data, while the euro continued to flirt with fresh nine-year lows against the dollar. But spreadbetters expected the rebound in equities to peter out in Europe ...
Standard Chartered PLC today announced the closure of its institutional cash equities, equity research and equity capital markets “ECM” activities
January 8th, 2015
Standard Chartered PLC (“The Group”) continues to exit or reconfigure non-core and underperforming businesses This decision is in addition to a number of actions being taken to deliver at least US$400m of cost saves targeted for 2015, as communicated ...
Oil prices hit fresh lows, no end in sight to slump
January 7th, 2015
Oil prices hit fresh five-and-a-half-year lows on Wednesday as global business growth slowed to its weakest level in a year and analysts said a building supply glut meant that more falls were likely before a rebound. The pace of ...
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 ...
Oil hits five and a half year low under $55 on supply glut
January 5th, 2015
Oil prices dropped to fresh 5-1/2-year lows on Monday on worries about a surplus of global supplies and lackluster demand. Russia’s oil output hit a post-Soviet high last year, averaging 10.58 million barrels per day (bpd), up 0.7 percent ...