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Asia shares rise, sterling steadies ahead of Brexit vote
June 21st, 2016
Asian shares rose after a tentative start on Tuesday, cautiously extending a rally triggered by growing expectations that British voters will opt to remain in the European Union in this week’s referendum. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside ...
The Impact of “Brexit” on Retail Investors; Monex survey
June 16th, 2016
Twenty-first Monex Global Retail Investor Survey Survey Focusing on the Impact of “Brexit” on Retail Investors Monex, Inc. has published “The Twenty-first Monex Global Retail Survey(*)” that was conducted from May 25 to June 6, 2016. Below is a ...
How far UK pound is expected to crash after a Brexit: Goldman Sachs
June 16th, 2016
Brexit could trigger a huge sell-off in the pound, sending the currency down by as much as 11% against a basket of the world’s most important currencies, according to new research from Goldman Sachs released late on Wednesday. Goldman ...
Pound wobbly, yen edges higher on mounting Brexit worries
June 14th, 2016
The British pound remained fragile near a two-month low against the dollar on Tuesday and the yen hovered near six-week highs against the U.S. currency on worries Britain may leave the European Union in a referendum less than 10 ...
Surging yen sends Nikkei tumbling 3.1 percent ahead of BOJ meeting
June 13th, 2016
Asian markets ended sharply lower Monday, ahead of central bank meetings in the U.S. and Japan this week and amid jitters over the upcoming referendum on whether the U.K. would remain in the European Union. Japan’s Nikkei 225 tumbled 582.18 points, ...
Dollar supported by U.S. rate view, Aussie jumps
May 31st, 2016
The dollar hovered near its highest level in two months against a basket of currencies on Tuesday on growing expectations of an imminent U.S. interest rate hike, while the Australian dollar jumped on surprising strong local economic data. The ...
Europe to follow Asia’s lead with mixed open; Bayer puts in $62 billion Monsanto bid
May 23rd, 2016
European stocks are expected to open mixed on Monday following a mixed start to the week in Asia after weak Japanese export data and a dip in oil prices. The London FTSE index is called to open 1 point higher ...
Asian stocks get a lift from higher oil prices
May 20th, 2016
A bounce in oil prices supported major Asian benchmark indexes on Friday, though the prospect of higher U.S. interest rates again weighed on some markets in the region. China-related stocks were up 1.5% in Hong Kong and the Hang ...
Asian Stocks Slide Resumes as Dollar Strengthens; Oil Above $48
May 18th, 2016
Japan stocks, yen fluctuate after GDP growth beats estimates Dollar gauge rises to quarter’s high on rate-hike speculation Asian stocks fell for the first time in three days and the dollar strengthened against all of its major peers on ...
Asia trades mixed; Chinese shares under pressure
May 16th, 2016
Asian markets ended mostly higher on Monday, as traders shrugged off data released over the weekend that revived concerns over the Chinese economy. Japan’s Nikkei 225 pared some of its over 1 percent gains from early morning to close up 54.19 ...
