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The Japanese yen rose, the euro was down; Asian stocks sell off
February 28th, 2018
Asian stocks followed their U.S. counterparts lower after hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and weaker-than-expected economic data from China and Japan. The yen strengthened after the Bank of Japan reduced longer-dated bond purchases. The MSCI Asia ...
The Euro and the Yen rose; Japanese stocks extended a rally
February 16th, 2018
Japanese stocks extended a rally in global equities even as the yen rose to its strongest in 15 months, with trading muted due to holiday closures across Asia. Australian shares closed slightly lower, but with most major markets across ...
CADJPY Is Making a Bullish case, while GBPAUD Looks into a Correction
January 9th, 2018
With strong crude oil, strong stocks and downtrend on USDCAD, then CADJPY can be very interesting for more upside. We are observing an impulsive recovery which can be underway up to 93.00, so current minor set-back can be just ...
Euro near three-year peak as dollar languishes, risk appetite hurts yen
January 5th, 2018
The euro hovered near a three-year high against the sagging dollar on Friday, while improving investor risk appetite weighed on the yen. The euro was 0.05 percent higher at $1.2074 after rising 0.45 percent overnight. The common currency received ...
Investors review: Asian stocks headed toward fresh historic highs; Euro was little changed
January 4th, 2018
Asian stocks headed toward fresh historic highs, with Japan’s markets coming back from New Year holidays to see solid gains in the wake of U.S. records. Oil rose, while gold slipped. With Japanese benchmarks heading for the biggest one-day ...
Agricultural commodity prices to fall again in 2018, says Goldman Sachs
December 27th, 2017
Agricultural commodity prices, on course for a third successive year of decline, are on course for a fourth, Goldman Sachs said, even as it lifted its forecast for cotton prices. The investment bank forecast commodity returns overall, as measured ...
Gas prices rise in freezing Europe
December 13th, 2017
Energy markets were shocked Tuesday by the closure of a pipeline in the North Sea and a major explosion at a facility in Austria that helps move natural gas from Russia. The price of both crude oil and natural ...
Asian Shares Joined A Global Rally; Currencies Review
November 22nd, 2017
Asian shares joined a global rally and scaled a fresh decade peak on Wednesday as strong world growth and rising corporate profits lured hordes of investors into equities, while oil prices jumped on expectations of a production cut. MSCI’s ...
Early Market Report: Asian Shares Pulled Back On Monday
November 20th, 2017
Asian shares pulled back on Monday, with investor sentiment hurt by a retreat on Wall Street and a slide in Chinese stocks, while the euro skidded after German coalition talks hit an impasse. Spreadbetters predicted the gloom would spread ...
All Three Major U.S. Stock Indexes Dipped; Euro Kept Big Gains
November 15th, 2017
All Three Major U.S. Stock Indexes Dipped; Euro Kept Big Gains MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.45 percent. China’s Shanghai index was down 0.7 percent, Australian stocks dropped 0.3 percent and South Korea’s KOSPI ...
