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Markets mixed as oil slide continues
January 14th, 2015
World markets were mixed on Tuesday as oil continued falling. US stock market started the trading session with a rally but the early gains were reversed by midday and the market ended the session slightly lower, recording triple-digit swings ...
World Bank cuts global growth forecast
January 14th, 2015
The World Bank has cut its global growth forecast, warning the US alone cannot drive an economic recovery. In its bi-annual report, the Bank predicted global growth of 3% this year and 3.3% next year, below its June forecast ...
IronFX Global announces the top winner of the IronFX Intergalactic Trading Competition
January 14th, 2015
IronFX Global announces the top winner of the IronFX Intergalactic Trading Competition, where traders could “Make History” by competing for a flight aboard a suborbital spacecraft, or win $100,000 in cash. IronFX the Global Leader in Online Trading is ...
Most Asian Stocks Drop; Commodities Slump, Yen Extends Advance
January 14th, 2015
Asian stocks declined, led by a retreat among materials producers, as the slump in crude prices spread to copper and the yen rose a fourth day against the dollar. BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s largest mining company, lost 2.8 percent in ...
Asia May Revitalize Gold Prices Hurt by Fed, Barclays Says
January 13th, 2015
Gold will extend losses this year as U.S. interest rates increase, providing an opportunity for investors to buy the metal to benefit from a rebound spurred by Asian demand, according to Barclays Plc. “We expect gold prices to test ...
Oil Prices Fall to Fresh Lows
January 13th, 2015
Global Benchmark Brent Is 17% Lower for the Year The global oil benchmark settled below $50 a barrel for the first time in nearly six years Monday after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. slashed its forecasts, saying lower prices are ...
European markets rise on US futures lead
January 12th, 2015
World markets were traded lower on Friday. Average Hourly Earnings in December, released in the United States, indicated unexpected decrease and affected investor’s sentiment. Non-Farm Employment Change outperformed the outlook, Unemployment Rate dropped to the lowest level over 6.5 ...
Alibaba, South Korean City Of Incheon Mulling $912M Joint Investment In ‘Alibaba Town’
January 12th, 2015
China’s Alibaba Group Holding and the South Korean city of Incheon are in talks for a joint investment worth 1 trillion won ($912 million) in a new business area in the city, local media reported Monday. The new area, ...
Dollar Slips on Wages as Oil Drops; Chinese Stocks Drop
January 12th, 2015
The dollar fell for a second day after an unexpected drop in U.S. wages clouded the outlook for interest rates, and crude oil resumed declines. Billionaire Li Ka-shing’s Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. surged in Hong Kong after a reorganization, while ...
Moody’s appeals Hong Kong regulator’s penalty for report on mainland firms
January 9th, 2015
Moody’s Investors Service began an appeal Thursday against a decision by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to fine the company HK$23 million (roughly US$3 million) for breaching unspecified regulations in a July 2011 report that raised corporate ...
