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Asia stocks, bonds suffer central bank anxiety attack
September 12th, 2016
Asian shares suffered their sharpest setback since June on Monday as investors were rattled by rising bond yields and talk the Federal Reserve might be serious about lifting U.S. interest rates as early as next week. European bourses were ...
Oil edges lower amid scepticism about output freeze
September 7th, 2016
Oil prices inched lower on Wednesday as market participants remained skeptical that producers will reach an agreement to freeze output to rein in a global supply glut. London Brent crude for November delivery was down 4 cents at $47.22 ...
Emerging Markets Rally as Fed Bets Pulled; Japanese Stocks Fall
September 7th, 2016
Weak U.S. economic data slashes odds of a September rate hike Japanese shares retreat as yen strengthens; oil near $45 Emerging-market stocks and currencies rallied with European equity index futures after a slew of weak U.S. economic data quelled ...
Oil Rally Fervor Cools as OPEC Output at Record Before Talks
September 5th, 2016
Investors cut bets on oil rally by most in two years: CFTC OPEC production reached 33.69 million barrels a day last month Investors are realizing that OPEC’s talk of a production freeze may not be much of a restraint, ...
European Stock Futures Rise Amid Payrolls Countdown as Oil Gains
September 2nd, 2016
Asian stocks little changed, as are U.S. equity futures Crude set for worst week in eight months on glut concern European stock index futures advanced and commodities gained ahead of key American jobs data that’s seen shaping expectations for ...
Asian Shares Weaker, With All Eyes on U.S. Jobs Report
September 1st, 2016
Asian shares were broadly weaker Thursday as investors cautiously await the release of U.S. jobs data on Friday that could jolt markets out of their summer malaise. Official Chinese manufacturing purchasing managers’ index data for August came in at 50.4, ...
Asia markets mostly down; Nikkei sells off following disappointing inflation data
August 29th, 2016
Asia markets closed mostly lower on Friday, with Japanese stocks selling off more than 1 percent after soft inflation data prompted concerns over the effectiveness of government stimulus. The benchmark Nikkei 225 closed down 195.24 points, or 1.18 percent, at 16,360.71. Across the ...
Oil Resumes Drop Near $47 Amid Market Stabilization Deal Doubts
August 29th, 2016
Stability should be achieved soon for oil market: Al Mazrouei Rising Iranian output dims prospects of action: Dana Gas CEO Oil declined amid doubts producers will agree on a deal to stabilize the market when suppliers meet next month ...
Asian stocks drop as investors avoid risk before Yellen speech
August 26th, 2016
Asian stocks extended their weekly loss on Friday (Aug 26) ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen later in the day that may shed light on the US interest-rate outlook. The yen meandered after Japanese consumer ...
The World’s Top Performing Hedge Fund Is Shorting Big Dividends
August 24th, 2016
Oslo Asset Management’s AAM Absolute Return grew 58.5% in 2015 Companies paying dividends rewarded with generous valuations The world’s top performing hedge fund is shorting companies that are juicing their valuations by promising investors big dividends. AAM Absolute Return ...
