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Asian shares extend an October rally; dollar slips
October 12th, 2015
Asian shares rose on Monday, extending an October rally, as investors hunted for bargains in industrials and basic materials, fueled by a rebound in commodities while the dollar struggled as hopes of a Fed rate rise this year grew ...
Why Are The IMF, The UN, The BIS And Citibank All Warning That An Economic Crisis Could Be Imminent?
October 9th, 2015
The warnings are getting louder. Is anybody listening? For months, I have been documenting on my website how the global financial system is absolutely primed for a crisis, and now some of the most important financial institutions in the ...
China and the dollar
October 9th, 2015
With the benefit of hindsight, the two-day devaluation of the yuan in mid-August might have been a masterstroke of strategy. China executed a financial move that appeared to undermine its own position but instead created trouble for the US; ...
Equity rally stalls as German data casts cloud over global growth
October 8th, 2015
Global stocks traded just off three-week highs on Thursday after unexpectedly weak trade and machinery orders data from Germany and Japan hinted at a stalling in the momentum of some of the world’s biggest economies. An oil price bounce, ...
Gold Gains on Shifting Rate Views, Central-Bank Buying
October 8th, 2015
Weaker dollar also benefits bullion prices Gold prices crept higher Wednesday, with investors continuing to bet that the U.S. Federal Reserve will delay raising interest rates as other central banks stocked up on the precious metal. Gold for December ...
German Exports Slump Most Since 2009 Recession in Sign of Risks
October 8th, 2015
Foreign sales fall 5.2% in August versus estimated 0.9% drop Imports down 3.1%, trade balance shrinks to EU15.3 billion German exports slumped the most since the height of the 2009 recession in a sign that Europe’s largest economy is ...
Bundesbank publishes gold bar list
October 8th, 2015
On 7 October, the Deutsche Bundesbank published a list detailing its holdings of gold bars in custodian storage in Frankfurt am Main, London, Paris and New York. The list contains the bar numbers, melt or inventory numbers, the gross and ...
Saxo Bank sees opportunity in emerging markets amid falling global growth and a tumultuous start to Q4
October 7th, 2015
The plunge in the price of oil and other commodities has scores of emerging markets under severe pressure. And yet, it is in emerging markets that Saxo Bank sees most hope. As risks to global growth increase, the timing ...
EU Court Says Data-Transfer Pact With U.S. Violates Privacy
October 7th, 2015
Decision will affect about 4,500 companies that move, store personal data The European Union’s highest court on Tuesday struck down a trans-Atlantic pact used by thousands of companies to transfer Europeans’ personal information to the U.S., throwing into jeopardy ...
Asian shares firm on resurgent oil, Nikkei falls on BOJ
October 7th, 2015
Asian stocks hit a seven-week high on Wednesday as oil prices showed some signs of life, supporting battered resource shares and emerging economy currencies, while Tokyo shares fell after the Bank of Japan stood pat on policy. MSCI’s broadest ...
