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Oil, Metals Rally as Fading Fed Move Prospects Keep Dollar Weak
June 9th, 2016
China markets closed; consumer prices rise as May PPI slips Kiwi strengthens; Japanese shares decline as yen advances Oil and metals advanced as mounting speculation the Federal Reserve will hold off on raising interest rates until later in the ...
Oil hovers near eight-month highs on U.S. inventory draw
June 8th, 2016
Oil prices rose for a third day to their highest in about eight months on Wednesday, helped by industry data showing a larger-than-expected drawdown in U.S. crude inventories, worries about attacks on Nigeria’s oil industry and strong Chinese demand. ...
Asian shares rise, dollar nurses losses after jobs shock
June 6th, 2016
Asian shares rose on Monday and the dollar dragged itself off its lowest levels in nearly a month after U.S. nonfarm payrolls showed the slowest job growth in more than five years, quashing expectations for a near-term U.S. interest ...
European stocks seen higher, focus switches to US jobs
June 3rd, 2016
European stocks opened higher on Friday as investors turned their attention to a key U.S. jobs report that could hold the key to a Federal Reserve interest rate hike this month. The FTSE opened 0.5 percent higher, the German ...
Opec: No Deal Amid Saudi-Iran Stand-Off
June 2nd, 2016
Oil prices have remained flat in early Asian trading, as investors await the outcome of today’s Opec meeting in Vienna. Early this morning, Brent crude was trading at just under $50 a barrel – less than half the level ...
Asian stocks mostly higher; Chinese markets jump more than 2%
May 31st, 2016
Asian markets were mostly higher on Tuesday, with Chinese mainland markets up more than 2 percent and Japan shares rising after better-than-expected economic data. Chinese mainland markets soared on Tuesday, with the Shanghai Composite up 2.9 percent and the Shenzhen composite up 3.433 ...
Oil prices dip on strong dollar, rising Canadian output
May 30th, 2016
Oil prices dipped on Monday as a strong dollar weighed on markets and Canadian oil sands production was expected to increase this week. Crude markets, however, did receive some support from the start of the U.S. summer driving season ...
Oil prices retreat from $50 on oversupply concerns, stronger dollar
May 27th, 2016
Oil futures slipped in Asian trade on Friday after hitting resistance at the $50 a barrel mark as investors worried higher prices could reactivate shuttered crude output, adding to global oversupply. Prices were also pressured by a strong greenback ...
Asian Stocks Extend Global Rally as Oil Regains $50; Yen Climbs
May 26th, 2016
Crude Rises on falling U.S. oil stocks, supply disruptions Norwegian krone, Malaysian ringgit strengthen; gold rebounds Energy producers led stocks higher in Asia and the currencies of oil-exporting nations strengthened as Brent crude traded above $50 a barrel for ...
HSI, Nikkei lead gains as most Asian markets advance
May 25th, 2016
Asia markets mostly closed higher on Wednesday, with Hong Kong leading gains and several major indexes advancing more than 1 percent each. Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed up 258.59 points, or 1.57 percent, at 16,757.35, with shares receiving an additional boost from ...