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Nikkei extends losses with banks, commodities stocks under pressure
February 10th, 2016
Monkeys threw a wrench into Asian markets in the Lunar New Year’s first week of trading, with sharp sell-offs in Japan, Singapore, and Down Under on Wednesday. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 lost 56.37 points, or 1.17 percent, to close at ...
Greek Prime Minister Tsipras Meets With Iranian Leaders in Tehran
February 9th, 2016
Greece hopes to become an economic link between Iran and EU now that sanctions are lifted Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday became the first Western leader to visit Iran since the lifting of trade sanctions against the ...
Iran-France oil contract to take effect Feb 16
February 9th, 2016
France’s energy giant Total will start importing 160,000 barrels per day (b/d) of crude oil from Iran later this month, Iran’s petroleum minister says. Bijan Zangeneh said an agreement, signed last month in Paris between National Iranian Oil Company ...
No Agreement on OPEC Meeting After Venezuela Meets With Saudi Arabia
February 9th, 2016
The prospects for an emergency OPEC meeting to initiate coordinated production cuts took a hit this weekend. Venezuela’s oil minister Eulogio del Pino flew to Riyadh to meet with Saudi officials, which followed a recent trip to Moscow to ...
Australia, Japan sell-off amid global rout; Nikkei drops 5.4%
February 9th, 2016
Australian and Japanese markets closed sharply lower on Tuesday, after another sell-off in U.S. and European stocks overnight as many Asian markets remained shut for the Lunar New Year. China and Taiwan are closed for the week, while markets ...
India Becomes Fastest Growing Economy
February 8th, 2016
Industrial reforms have lead to accelerated annualised growth of 7.3% for the last quarter of 2015 – surpassing China. India is forecast to become the fastest growing large economy in the world, surpassing that of China. Figures to be ...
CME Group reports average daily volume reached a record 14.0 million contracts in 2015
February 8th, 2016
CME Group has issued a report to announce Fourth-Quarter 2015 and Full-Year 2015 Financial Results. Total average daily volume reached a record 14.0 million contracts in 2015, achieving annual records in energy, agricultural commodities, total options and electronic options ...
US economy adds 151,000 jobs in January
February 8th, 2016
The US economy added 151,000 jobs in January, helping to push the country’s unemployment rate down to 4.9%. The number was lower than expected and is a sharp slowdown from December, when 292,000 jobs were added. Job losses in ...
Oil Trades Near $31 After Saudi-Venezuela Talks as Bets Increase
February 8th, 2016
Al-Naimi speaks with counterpart about other producer meetings Vitol CEO says crude to stay between $40 and $60 for 10 years Oil traded near $31 a barrel after Saudi Arabia and Venezuela met to discuss cooperating to stabilize the ...
Asia markets retrace losses; banks remain under pressure
February 8th, 2016
Markets in Australia and Japan rang in the year of the monkey on a slightly higher note, erasing early losses Monday. Most major Asian markets remained closed for the Lunar New Year holidays. Down Under, the ASX 200 erased losses of ...
