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Standard Chartered seeks £3.3bn from shareholders
November 4th, 2015
Bank posts first loss in years, and says it will cut 15,000 jobs and withdraw from riskier lending Standard Chartered is asking shareholders to stump up £3.3bn while axing 15,000 jobs after reporting its first quarterly loss in 15 years. ...
Oil prices slide on profit-taking, but supply risks support
November 4th, 2015
Oil prices slipped in thin trading on Wednesday as investors took profits from the previous session’s rally, while potential supply disruptions in the United States, Brazil and Libya curbed losses. Brent futures for December delivery had fallen 4 cents ...
Asian stocks rejoice at offshore gains, Japan Post debut
November 4th, 2015
Asian stocks rose sharply on Wednesday, as a confluence of factors including a stellar market debut from Japan Post’s units in Tokyo fueled risk appetite in the region. A fifth straight day of gains for energy counters alongside a ...
Bitcoin Is Suddenly Surging Again
November 3rd, 2015
And there are various theories behind the rise. Bitcoin is back in the news, but this time it seems to be for all the right reasons. After a blockbuster 2013, the digital currency tumbled throughout 2014 on negative headlines, such as the February ...
Asian Stocks Track S&P 500 Gains; Aussie Rises as RBA Stays Put
November 3rd, 2015
Stocks rise from Sydney to Seoul as holiday closes Tokyo S&P 500 topped 2,100, back to pre-yuan devaluation levels Asian stocks climbed after signs of stabilization in global manufacturing activity helped drive the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to ...
Trading Indices: Matters Arising
November 2nd, 2015
Indices are a measure of the performance of a certain set of listed stocks in a stock exchange. In a previous article, we had classified indices and described what they represent. In this piece, we shall consider a ...
Bitcoin blunders its way to an ASX listing
November 2nd, 2015
ASX hopeful Bitcoin Group has delayed its listing after running into trouble with the corporate watchdog over claims Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is a shareholder and “misstatements” about the company’s profitability. Bitcoin, which counts former St Kilda president and former NewSat director ...
Scariest Events from the Financial World: 2000 to Present
October 30th, 2015
It’s no secret that the global financial markets offers a ton of opportunity, but can be equally as scary. There are so many factors at play in the free flow of trillions of dollars each day that it’s ...
Euronext expands global reach to Hong Kong
October 30th, 2015
Regulatory approval given for Hong Kong domiciled trading firms to become Members of the Euronext Paris derivatives market Euronext today announced that it has received approval from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (“HKSFC”) to provide automated trading ...
BOJ holds rates despite overseas headwinds, stagnant inflation
October 30th, 2015
The Bank of Japan held off on expanding its massive stimulus program on Friday, preferring to preserve its dwindling policy options in the hope that the economy can overcome the drag from China’s slowdown without additional monetary support. But ...