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Global stocks slide, bonds surge as Brexit fears resurface
July 6th, 2016
Asian share markets turned tail on Wednesday as fears over instability in the European Union returned with a vengeance, sending the pound to three-decade lows and hammering risky assets of all stripes. In frantic trading reminiscent of the fateful ...
Oil prices dip on economic concerns, demand worries
July 5th, 2016
Crude prices dipped in early trading on Tuesday, with Brent falling back below $50 per barrel as economic concerns took centre stage with many analysts saying oil demand will stall later this year. International benchmark Brent crude oil futures were trading ...
Asian Shares Retreat With Commodities as Haven Demand Boosts Yen
July 5th, 2016
Aussie falls as RBA leaves key rate unchanged; yen advances Nickel slides from eight-month high as Brent crude below $50 Asian stocks dropped for the first time in a week and European equity index futures fell with commodities as ...
Asian stocks recoup losses, Aussie wobbles on uncertain election
July 4th, 2016
Asian shares shrugged off early losses and edged higher on Monday, while the Australian dollar was under pressure after no clear winner emerged from a weekend election. Activity across much of the region was subdued ahead of the U.S. ...
Oil gains over 3% after two-session Brexit-inspired tumble
June 29th, 2016
Oil futures finished higher for the first time in three sessions on Tuesday, rebounding from a Brexit-fueled selloff that sent crude futures to a seven-week low on concerns of a slowdown in the global economy. The threat of a ...
Oil prices rebound in post-Brexit bargain hunting
June 28th, 2016
Oil prices rose above $48 a barrel on Tuesday as investors took advantage of a two-day slide in crude following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union to lock in lower prices. The vote result sent global stocks and ...
Oil prices fall as Brexit lingers, refined products glut looms
June 27th, 2016
Oil prices stabilized on Monday as market participants better absorbed the shock of last week’s vote in Great Britain to leave the European Union and recognized the referendum would have little effect on global fuel demand. Brent crude futures ...
Oil prices slump, gold rallies amid uncertainty over Brexit vote
June 24th, 2016
Oil and gold prices moved sharply in Asian trade on Friday as market sentiment swayed according to the results reported from the United Kingdom’s poll on its future in the European Union. With all 382 voting seats counted, the ...
Oil prices above $50, buoyed by U.S. stock draw
June 22nd, 2016
Oil prices rose in Asian trading on Wednesday, with U.S. crude joining Brent above $50 a barrel after data from the American Petroleum Institute (API) showed a larger than expected draw on stocks. U.S. crude futures’ August contract, the ...
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 ...