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Asian shares sluggish, Ukraine anxiety fans growth worries
August 13th, 2014
Asian shares were tentative on Wednesday, and copper prices slipped to six-week lows on worries about global growth, as investors remained cautious as the crisis in Ukraine threatened a fragile economic recovery in Europe. Adding to the fragile mood, ...
Europe Index Futures Tumble With Asian Stocks; Kiwi Drops
August 6th, 2014
European index futures (SPA) dropped with the euro and stocks in Asia amid escalating tensions over Ukraine and concern that stronger U.S. growth will lead to sooner-than-projected interest-rate increases. New Zealand’s dollar and emerging-market currencies weakened. Futures on the ...
Asian shares pressured by Wall Street, geopolitical tensions
August 4th, 2014
Fears of further declines on Wall Street pressured Asian shares on Monday, as concerns over geopolitical tensions and Argentina’s debt default eclipsed U.S. data that argued against an earlier start to the Federal Reserve’s rate-tightening cycle. Japan’s Nikkei average ...
Asia stocks sideswiped by Wall St, but China motors on
August 1st, 2014
Asian shares were mostly under water on Friday after a sudden slump on Wall Street spilled over globally, though a surprisingly strong pick up in manufacturing helped Chinese markets hold at seven-month highs. In a promising omen for world ...
Canada’s Dollar Touches 7-Week Low on Growth Concern
August 1st, 2014
Canada’s dollar touched the weakest level in almost two months as data showing the economy expanded in May failed to damp concern growth is lagging behind that of the U.S., its largest trading partner. The currency later erased losses ...
Exxon Mobil reports profit 28 percent
July 31st, 2014
Exxon Mobil Corp, the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, on Thursday reported better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday on higher prices for crude and natural gas. The company said net income rose to $8.78 billion, or $2.05 per share, ...
Brent slips toward $106 as fuel demand disappoints
July 31st, 2014
Brent crude slipped towards $106 a barrel on Thursday and was set to post its biggest monthly loss in more than a year as higher OPEC output and disappointing demand in the United States outweighed tensions in the Middle ...
Gold Flat at $1300 Ahead of Key US Data, Fed Statement
July 30th, 2014
Gold is listless on Wednesday, as the metal hugs the $1300 line late in the European session. On the release front, it’s a busy day, with three key events out of the US – Advance GDP, ADP Nonfarm Payrolls ...
Euro touches eight-month low, European shares fall
July 30th, 2014
The euro hit an eight-month trough against the dollar on Wednesday and German bond yields were at record lows ahead of inflation data expected to boost the case for further European Central Bank policy easing. Investors were also awaiting ...
Shares, dollar steady ahead of key U.S. data, Fed meeting
July 29th, 2014
World stock markets remained almost unchanged on Monday while the U.S. dollar traded mostly flat against a basket of major currencies ahead of key U.S. economic reports and events this week. Wall Street ended flat as the latest deal ...