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Asian shares hit two-month high after solid U.S. job growth
March 7th, 2016
Asian shares hit two-month highs on Monday, extending sharp gains from last week, following upbeat U.S. jobs data, a rebound in oil and commodity prices and a flurry of reassurances from Chinese leaders that the economy would remain on ...
Businesses struggled from Asia to Europe in February
March 3rd, 2016
Global business growth slowed last month as services from Asia to Europe reported waning demand and little or no inflationary pressure, suggesting more central bank stimulus may be needed, surveys showed. Euro zone businesses had their worst month in ...
Toshiba shares rally on prospect of new loans
March 3rd, 2016
Toshiba shares rallied more than 10% on Thursday on reports the firm was about to secure substantial new loans for its restructuring efforts. The company is in talks with several Japanese lenders over money it needs to reorganise its ...
CME Group Announces Launch of CME Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index Futures
March 1st, 2016
CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of CME Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index futures. The futures contract will be available for trading on the CME Globex electronic trading platform effective April 4, 2016, pending ...
Stocks Limp to End Weak February
March 1st, 2016
Investors remain cautious, as officials guide China’s currency to weakest level in three weeks February’s rally faded Monday, as the Dow industrials hung on to post a small gain for the month while the S&P 500 slipped into negative ...
Baltic Exchange says in talks over sale; SGX says among suitors
February 29th, 2016
Baltic says holding discussions with several parties SGX puts in preliminary bid for Baltic Exchange Baltic is leader in freight derivatives Baltic purchase could help SGX develop new products (Updates with Baltic letter to members) The Baltic Exchange confirmed ...
China shares tumble; Nikkei gives up gains to close down 1%
February 29th, 2016
Markets in China, Japan, and Hong Kong tumbled Monday, with renewed concerns over China’s economic fundamentals and the deluge of economic data due this week dragging stocks. Vishnu Varathan, senior economist at Mizuho Bank, wrote in a morning note ...
RBC tests distributed ledger for remittances and loyalty programme
February 26th, 2016
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is the latest financial services giant to go public with its distributed ledger progress, confirming that it is working with Ripple on cross-border payments and experimenting with a blockchain-based loyalty platform. RBC, which ...
MWC 2016: Mastercard rolls out selfie ID checks
February 25th, 2016
Credit card firm Mastercard has confirmed it will accept selfie photos and fingerprints as an alternative to passwords when verifying IDs for online payments. It follows a trial of the software carried out in the US and Netherlands last ...
Gold Prices Up On Investor Jitters
February 25th, 2016
Gold prices are trading higher on investor jitters, as lower oil prices and falling equity markets increase the appeal of this haven asset. Spot gold is up 0.55% at $1,236.77 a troy ounce in morning European trade. “It’s all ...
