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Dollar slips, euro edges up
March 21st, 2017
The dollar was on the defensive in Asian trading on Tuesday, after Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans reinforced the perception that the U.S. central bank won’t accelerate the pace of its interest rate hikes. The dollar index, which ...
Dollar Slides Fourth Day, Asian Stocks Are Mixed: Markets Wrap
March 20th, 2017
Australia 10-year bond yield slides for fifth day in six New Zealand shares tumble, yen maintains last week’s strength A gauge of the U.S. dollar headed for its longest losing streak since Donald Trump won the election, while stocks ...
Asian Stocks Follow U.S. Lower Amid Wild Oil Swing: Markets Wrap
March 15th, 2017
Stockpiles report reverses oil drop tied to Saudi output Equities from Singapore to Tokyo slip ahead of Fed decision Crude oil whipsawed on production and stockpiles reports, while most Asian markets followed U.S. equities lower and the dollar slipped ...
You can’t imagine how much every person in the world “owe” for the global debt
March 13th, 2017
$21,714 For Every Man, Woman And Child In The World – This Global Debt Bomb Is Ready To Explode According to the International Monetary Fund, global debt has grown to a staggering grand total of 152 trillion dollars. Other ...
This is the biggest risk for Europe as Credit Suisse said
March 13th, 2017
France’s Marine Le Pen is the biggest risk to European stability, Credit Suisse said in a guide launched Thursday to help investors navigate the upcoming “defining” months facing the continent. Analysing possible outcomes in the Dutch, French and German ...
Global (economic) warming
February 26th, 2017
If the economy was on its uppers, Trumpenomics could be reasonably compared with Reaganomics. But that is not the case. The economy is operating close to capacity, ….any further fiscal and monetary expansion will begin to create …. economic ...
Asia stocks consolidate recent gains; China shines
February 21st, 2017
Asian stocks held ground on Tuesday though Chinese equities surged to a fresh 2-1/2 month high as domestic funds piled into financial counters on expectations the world’s second biggest economy may have turned a corner. MSCI’s broadest index of ...
Asian Stocks Drop Even as Reflation Pullback Eases: Markets Wrap
February 17th, 2017
S&P 500 slips in New York trading, oil heads for weekly loss U.K. retail sales and U.S. leading index due on Friday Investors continued to step away from Asian equities at the end of the week even as a ...
Asia Stock rally fizzles as bonds gain; Dollar weakens
February 16th, 2017
Dollar weakens while Treasuries halt a five-day slide MSCI All-Country World Index hit a record on Wednesday The reflation trade rally that sent global equities soaring to the highest level on record was cut short during Asian hours as ...
Asian Equities Decline While Aussie, Kiwi Advance
February 7th, 2017
Gold eases after three-day advance, Treasuries continue gains Yen fluctuates after touching highest level since November Asian stock markets were mixed and the dollar strengthened as investors eased up after political uncertainty sent them toward haven assets. The Aussie ...