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Asia stocks consolidate recent gains; China shines
February 21st, 2017
Asian stocks held ground on Tuesday though Chinese equities surged to a fresh 2-1/2 month high as domestic funds piled into financial counters on expectations the world’s second biggest economy may have turned a corner. MSCI’s broadest index of ...
Asia stocks at 19-month high, dollar up
February 15th, 2017
Asian stocks scaled 19-month peaks on Wednesday, helped by a record-setting night on Wall Street after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen flagged a possible interest rate rise next month, keeping the dollar near three-week highs. Spreadbetters saw the boon ...
FTSE up on miners, pharmas after Tuesday’s Brexit debate
February 1st, 2017
London shares opened on a positive note with miners, pharmas and utilities leading blue chips higher amid ongoing concerns about the US’ controversial travel ban and after UK parliamentarians’ Brexit debate yesterday. Soon after the open, FTSE 100 was ...
Oil Posts Biggest Two-Day Gain in 6 Weeks as Saudis Make Cuts
January 13th, 2017
Saudis cut production to less than 10 million barrels a day Russia ready to discuss export monitoring, minister says Oil climbed, posting the biggest two-day gain in almost six weeks, after Saudi Arabia said it cut production even more ...
FTSE 100 extends a record-breaking run
January 11th, 2017
European stocks rose Wednesday, with London striking another record pinnacle on the sliding pound and rebounding commodity prices. Sterling fell as weak official trade data offset bright industrial output figures — and the currency’s slide gave a fresh impetus ...
Oil prices edge up on reports of Saudi supply cuts, but details murky
January 11th, 2017
Oil edged up on Wednesday, lifted by reports of Saudi supply cuts to Asia, but gains were capped by a lack of detail about the reductions and because of signs of rising supplies from other producers. Prices for Brent ...
Oil prices running out of reasons to rally
January 10th, 2017
Oil prices faltered at the start of the second week of the year, as fears set in about a rapid rebound in U.S. shale production. For the better part of two months, optimism surrounding the OPEC deal has buoyed ...
Oil prices on track for greatest yearly percentage gain since 2009
December 30th, 2016
Oil prices are on track for their biggest annual percentage gain since 2009 on the back of an agreement struck between OPEC and non-OPEC countries to cut crude production output. U.S. benchmark West Texas intermediate (WTI) CLc1 crude futures ...
Dollar dips, Nikkei slugged by Toshiba selloff
December 29th, 2016
Asian shares were subdued on Thursday after Wall Street suffered a mild setback after weeks of gains, while a pullback in U.S. yields prompted year-end profit taking in the dollar. Japan’s Nikkei shed 1.3 percent as the yen firmed ...
Oil prices fall as US inventories, Libya output weigh
December 22nd, 2016
Oil prices slipped in tepid Asian trading today, dragged down by an unexpected rise in US crude inventories last week and moves by Libya to boost output over the next few months. But the fall was curbed by a ...
