Search Results for: Central bank of China
Singapore, Trade and Geopolitics
June 26th, 2018
The Western media was incredulous. The Donald had disregarded diplomacy, scuttled out of the G7 meeting in Canada without endorsing the G7 agreement, and ended up shaking hands with a previously avowed enemy in Singapore. The formally leisurely ...
Asian stocks fell, gold rose, Aussie dollar declined; Key events to watch for this week
June 19th, 2018
Asian stocks fell alongside U.S. equity futures and the yen spiked as the U.S. and China engaged in a new round of trade threats. Gold and Treasuries climbed. The steepest slides were seen in Hong Kong and China — ...
Dollar in best week since 2016; Asian stocks traded mixed Friday
June 15th, 2018
Asian stocks traded mixed Friday as plans for U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports revived concerns about global trade growth. The dollar extended gains, heading for its best week since 2016 after the Federal Reserve signaled further tightening in 2018 ...
Asian shares slip on Fed hike; S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite dropped
June 14th, 2018
Asian shares eased on Thursday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates and took a more hawkish tone in forecasting a slightly faster pace of tightening, while concerns about U.S.-China trade frictions kept investors on edge. Chinese retail sales ...
Asian stocks mixed, British pound was little changed: Key financial events to watch
June 13th, 2018
Asian stocks were mixed following a lackluster session in the U.S. as investors await the major central bank meetings this week, after shrugging at Tuesday’s North Korea summit. Japanese shares had a modest gain as the yen dipped, while ...
Gold’s Monetary Rehabilitation
June 4th, 2018
There is a quiet revolution taking place in the monetary vacuum that’s developing on the back of the erosion of the dollar’s hegemony. It is perhaps too early to call what’s happening to the dollar the beginning of ...
Traders: Key events to watch this week; Ten-year Treasuries rallied
May 29th, 2018
Ten-year Treasuries rallied alongside core European bonds as the political crisis in Italy deepened, triggering risk-off trading across many global markets. Losses for the euro mounted and the region’s stocks sold off, while the dollar edged up. The benchmark ...
Yen to Dollar rose, Euro was steady, Pound gained; Most Asian equities declined
May 24th, 2018
Japan stocks led declines in most Asian equities, with the yen extending gains amid more twists and turns on trade and lingering emerging-market risks. The dollar was steady and 10-year Treasury yields extended their decline below 3 percent. Automakers ...
Most Asian stocks dipped, Gold lost 0.3 percent, Euro fell; Early investors review
May 22nd, 2018
Most Asian stocks dipped in a holiday-hit trading session Tuesday, with the dollar and U.S. Treasuries little changed as crude oil held around its highest New York level since 2014. Companies selling baby products saw gains after news that ...
The Euro and the Yen fell, Asian Stocks gain; Key events to watch this week
May 21st, 2018
Most Asian stocks gained Monday as U.S. equity futures jumped in the wake of news that the Sino-American trade war is on hold for now. Treasury yields nudged higher, taking the dollar with them. Equity benchmarks rose in Hong ...
