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Asia Stocks Rise as Copper Slips Amid China Stimulus Talk
March 24th, 2014
Asian shares rose, with the regional index rebounding from its biggest two-week decline since June, and the yen fell. Nickel slid after a seventh weekly gain as a preliminary Chinese manufacturing gauge unexpectedly fell, while gold and silver retreated. ...
India’s Bonds Snap Two-Week Gain as Fed Signals Rate Increase
March 21st, 2014
India’s 10-year bonds capped the first weekly decline in three on concern fund inflows into high-yielding assets will slow after the Federal Reserve signaled U.S. interest rates will be raised. The Fed cut its monthly debt purchases by $10 ...
Asian Stocks Rebound From Biggest Decline in Seven Months
March 21st, 2014
Asian stocks rose, with a regional index of shares outside Japan rebounding from the biggest loss yesterday since August. Li & Fung Ltd. surged 18 percent in Hong Kong after the world’s largest supplier of clothes and toys to ...
ESMA publishes list of authorised CCPs and OTC derivatives
March 20th, 2014
Following the authorisation of NASDAQ OMX as the first EU-based CCP on 18 March 2014, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published information about Nasdaq OMX and the contracts it is authorised to clear. In accordance ...
Oscar Pistorius could take stand next week in murder trial
March 20th, 2014
The prosecution in the Oscar Pistorius murder case expects to rest early next week, prosecutor Gerrie Nel announced unexpectedly on Wednesday. Nel has only four or five more witnesses to call, he declared to the shock of the courtroom ...
Stocks slump on Yellen rate hike remark
March 20th, 2014
Investors weren’t too thrilled by what they heard from Janet Yellen during her first meeting in charge of the Fed. The Dow fell more than 100 points, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq also finished lower. Stocks were relatively ...
JPMorgan, HSBC Said Planning to Bid for $4 Billion Saudi IPO
March 20th, 2014
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) are among banks planning to compete for a role in the largest Saudi Arabian share sale in at least 12 years, according to five people with knowledge of the matter. ...
Offshore Yuan Bets Losing $3.5 Billion, Morgan Stanley Estimates
March 20th, 2014
More than $3.5 billion has been wiped off the value of offshore yuan structured products, Morgan Stanley estimates, as China’s slowing economy and mounting credit concerns weaken the currency. Losses on Target Redemption Forwards were probably in the region ...
Asia Stocks Drop on Fed; H-Share Index Near Bear Market
March 20th, 2014
Asian stocks fell, with a gauge of Chinese shares in Hong Kong poised to enter a bear market, after the Federal Reserve signaled it may raise U.S. interest rates from the middle of next year. Newcrest Mining Ltd. (NCM), ...
Dollar Strengthens as Gold Declines Before Fed Decision
March 19th, 2014
The dollar gained against most major currencies and gold fell for a third day before the Federal Reserve decides monetary policy. The ruble strengthened for a fourth day and Russian stocks fell as the nation pushed on with the ...
