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Asian Stocks Retreat as BOJ Negative-Rate Proposal Weakens Yen
April 22nd, 2016
Microsoft, Alphabet, Sony profits fall short of estimates Topix rebounds as currency weakens; Shanghai Composite falls Asian stocks retreated from a four-month high as companies including Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp. reported earnings that missed estimates. Japanese shares rose ...
Moscow & Shanghai seek to dominate gold trade
April 21st, 2016
The Bank of Russia and the People’s Bank of China want to create a joint platform that would unite gold trading by the world’s two biggest gold buying countries. “BRICS countries are large economies with large reserves of gold ...
European Stocks Little Changed as ABB, Miners Offset Energy Drop
April 20th, 2016
Crude prices retereat as Kuwait workers agree to end strike Miners advance as BHP Billiton cuts iron ore output forecast European stocks were little changed as miners advanced and investors focused on companies that posted better-than-expected earnings, offsetting a ...
Saudi $10 Billion Financial District Is Missing One Thing: Banks
April 20th, 2016
Saudi Arabia’s $10 billion financial hub in Riyadh will have gleaming towers connected by sky bridges, cutting-edge climate technology and a monorail that can circle the whole area in 11 minutes. What it doesn’t have yet are banks. Not ...
This Is How They Fool Us, China Edition
April 20th, 2016
So it seems that China’s economy, caught in the grip of a credit crisis just a few months ago, is all better. And so, by extension, is everyone else. As the Wall Street Journal explains it: ...
Bitcoin exchange close to launch regulated and licensed services for all 28 countries in the EU
April 20th, 2016
One of the world’s largest bitcoin exchanges is reportedly close to announcing a new deal with the Luxembourg government that would enable it to launch regulated and licensed services across Europe. According to sources, Bitstamp may have secured a payment institution (PI) ...
Asian Stock Rally Sputters as Crude Retreats; China Shares Slump
April 20th, 2016
Aussie, Kiwi fall from the strongest levels since June Oil slips to about $40 as Kuwait strike ends; silver gains A rally in Asian stocks stumbled as oil fell back to around $40 a barrel and Chinese equities slumped ...
FSMA updated its list of unauthorised investment firms in Belgium
April 19th, 2016
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has issued an announcement to inform that the Authority has updated its list of providers of/intermediaries in binary options and forex products, “recovery rooms” and “boiler rooms”, all operating unlawfully in Belgium. ...
IBM Reports Worst Revenue In 14 Years, Shares Slide
April 19th, 2016
International Business Machines Corp (IBM.N) reported its worst quarterly revenue in 14 years as results from newer businesses including cloud and mobile computing failed to offset declines in its traditional businesses, sending shares down nearly 5 percent in extended ...
Asian Stocks Advance as Oil Holds Near $40; Aussie, Kiwi Climb
April 19th, 2016
Korean won climbs to five-month high as gold declines Japan’s Topix jumps by most in a month as yen weakens Asian equities jumped by the most in a month as crude oil stayed within sight of $40 a barrel, ...
