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Brent slips on OPEC worry; U.S. crude steady ahead of inventory data
December 2nd, 2015
API says U.S. crude inventories rose by 1.6 mln bbls last week Reuters poll had cited 500,000 bbls draw instead U.S. crude falls in post-settlement trade after API data OPEC expected to keep output high at Friday meeting (Adds ...
Chinese Stocks: Brokerage Probes Weigh on November Stock Gains
December 1st, 2015
Three of China’s largest brokerages said they were under investigation for suspected violations of margin-trading rules A widening Chinese investigation into what officials have deemed suspicious or illegal trading activity has put the brakes on a rebound in the Shanghai Composite ...
Stocks Gain With Copper as Risk Appetite Spreads Across Markets
December 1st, 2015
European, U.S. factory data due after mixed China reports India expected to keep rates on hold after RBA stands pat Asian stocks advanced with commodity-linked currencies and metals as investors focused on the positives in data from the region’s ...
Euro Heads for Biggest Monthly Loss Since March on ECB Outlook
November 30th, 2015
Currency may extend slide toward $1.03, Mizuho’s Karakama says ECB to boost stimulus Dec. 3, Bloomberg economist survey shows The euro headed for its biggest monthly decline since March versus the dollar as economists unanimously forecast the European Central Bank will ...
Asia shares fall on China caution, yuan jumpy ahead of IMF decision
November 30th, 2015
Asian shares fell on Monday as Chinese stocks extended last week’s sharp losses, while the yuan bounced in volatile trade hours ahead of an IMF decision on whether to promote it to a basket of global reserve currencies. MSCI’s ...
Deutsche Bank’s Swiss Unit to Pay $31 Million in Tax Case
November 27th, 2015
U.S. has reached non-prosecution deals with 57 Swiss banks Firms have paid a total of $570.4 million in tax accords Deutsche Bank AG’s Swiss unit agreed to pay $31 million to receive a non-prosecution agreement in a U.S. probe ...
Gold Prices Waver as Fed Decision Awaited
November 27th, 2015
Dollar’s appreciation exerted some pressure on prices Gold prices were slightly lower on the London spot market on Thursday, as the metal fluctuated between fractional losses and gains as investors await the Federal Reserve’s decision on U.S. rates next ...
Stocks Fall on China Selloff as Yuan Weakens; Commodities Slump
November 27th, 2015
Brokerages lead losses in Chinese shares on government probes Traders holding on to December Fed bets while ECB seen easing A selloff in Chinese stocks spread across Asia as falling industrial profits and a deepening probe of the financial ...
Welcome To The Currency War, Part 20: Corporate Profits Head South, Stock Prices To Follow?
November 26th, 2015
A too-strong currency is, in theory, supposed to make it harder to sell things to cheap-currency countries, thus crimping corporate profits and by implication pretty much everything else. The US dollar has been rising against the rest of ...
Asia stocks stumble on geopolitical tensions, oil stands tall
November 25th, 2015
Asian stocks were on edge on Wednesday as geopolitical tensions flared after Turkey downed a Russian fighter jet, while crude oil prices extended gains. Spreadbetters expected some of the tension to have eased when trading begins in Europe, forecasting ...