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Japanese Stocks Drop as Yen Advances; Oil Near $49 Before OPEC
June 2nd, 2016
Euro climbs to one-week high before ECB policy review Haven assets including gold and U.S. Treasuries rise Japanese stocks fell by the most in a month and the yen strengthened after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held back a widely ...
Asia Stocks Fall With Oil, Copper as Yuan Weakens; Aussie Jumps
June 1st, 2016
Crude oil sinks below $49 before OPEC meets Thursday Korean bonds rally as export slump weighs on the won Asian stocks retreated with commodities and the yuan weakened as Chinese manufacturing data pointed to lackluster growth in the world’s ...
FTSE 100 propelled higher by strong Asian lead
May 31st, 2016
U.K. stocks kicked off the holiday-shortened trading week slightly higher, with investors taking inspiration from Asia, where Chinese stocks surged by the most in almost three months. The FTSE 100 index UKX, -0.17% rose 0.2% to 6,283.68, setting it on track for ...
The price of bitcoin just surged to a 20-month high
May 30th, 2016
Bitcoin is having a great weekend. Since Friday morning, the price of bitcoin has increased 15% and briefly reached $530. That’s the cryptocurrency’s highest price since August 2014, when bitcoin traded around $532. The market value of all bitcoin ...
Alibaba faces U.S. investigation into its accounting practices
May 27th, 2016
Alibaba’s accounting methods are under investigation in the U.S. The Chinese e-commerce giant, which went public in 2014 in the largest NYSE IPO in history, quietly disclosed that the SEC is looking into whether it has violated federal securities laws. The ...
Global law firm announced the opening of an office in Honk Kong
May 27th, 2016
Pillsbury today announced the opening of an office in Hong Kong as the firm’s next step in the long-term expansion of its offering in Asia. The firm previously announced its intention to open in Hong Kong after applying for a ...
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 ...
Moore Stephens Wins Key Ruling on Audit Opinions
May 24th, 2016
Moore Stephens’ Hong Kong firm won a victory in a New York federal appeals court on a case that could have a far-reaching impact on class-action lawsuits involving audit reports. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ...
European Shares Slide as Bayer Leads Chemicals Drop, Oil Falls
May 24th, 2016
Fiat drags carmakers lower on German report of cheating Greece’s ASE jumps most in western Europe on aid expectation European shares retreated as chemical companies and oil producers tumbled, while investors speculated on the potential timing of a Federal ...
The Endgame
May 18th, 2016
And how we got here There is a growing fear in financial and monetary circles that there is something deeply wrong with the global economy. Publicly, officials and practitioners alike have become confused by policy failures, and privately, occasionally ...
