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Dollar hits one-month high vs yen
May 2nd, 2017
The dollar hit a one-month high against the yen on Tuesday, lifted by Treasury yields which surged after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin commented on the possibility of ultra long-term bond issuance. The greenback last traded at 111.900 yen ...
The Housing Bubble Is Back
April 27th, 2017
Last week I ran into a friend whom I’d been worrying about. He’s a real estate appraiser and his work had been drying up as interest rates rose and homeowners stopped refinancing their mortgages. But now he’s back to ...
Stocks Climb as Japan Data Spur Growth Optimism: Markets Wrap
April 20th, 2017
New Zealand hits inflation target for first time in 5 years Equity indexes in Japan, Hong Kong and Australia all rise Asian stock markets climbed as oil recovered some of its slump and better-than-forecast trade figures in Japan boosted ...
Asian Stocks Fall as Dollar Slumps on Trump Talk: Markets Wrap
April 13th, 2017
Japanese shares lead decline as yen strengthens for fourth day Hong Kong equities pare losses amid Chinese export data Most Asian stocks fell after the dollar slumped and Treasury bond yields dropped to the lowest level this year in ...
Dollar slips vs yen after U.S. launches missile strikes on Syria
April 7th, 2017
The dollar skidded against the safe-haven Japanese yen on Friday after the United States launched cruise missiles at an airbase in Syria, raising concerns of a sharp escalation in the Syrian civil war. U.S President Donald Trump said on ...
Stocks Fall in Asia After Fed Balance-Sheet Signal
April 6th, 2017
Bloomberg Dollar index erases Wednesday loss; yen rises again Treasury yields steady as pace of U.S. hikes questioned Stocks slid in Asia and futures in the U.S. ticked lower after minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting showed that ...
Former Fed policymaker Lockhart says his retirement plan is still based on stocks
April 5th, 2017
Former Federal Reserve member Dennis Lockhart told CNBC Wednesday that even though older investors are meant to reduce risk, he’s still opting for equities. “I’m still very much in the equity markets. I have been all my life and ...
Eurex released March report
April 5th, 2017
With further US interest rate hikes on the horizon and a looming end to Quantitative Easing, demand for market instruments to hedge risk has been growing strongly in the first quarter. Hedging needs are driven by open questions – ...
Asia Stocks Drop as Yen Gains; Aussie Dollar Slips: Markets Wrap
April 4th, 2017
Tokyo, Sydney stocks lower; China, India shut for holidays Australia’s central bank leaves interest rates unchanged Asian stocks slipped, taking their cue from a weaker U.S. equities session, as a rising yen weighed on shares in Tokyo. The Australian ...
Asia Stocks Climb as Xi-Trump Meeting Approaches: Markets Wrap
April 3rd, 2017
Chinese and Taiwanese markets are both closed for a holiday Event-laden week also includes U.S. jobs report on Friday Stocks in Asia rose at the start of a busy week that includes a meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump ...