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Asian Stocks Gain on Kuroda, U.S. Tax Reform Hopes: Markets Wrap
April 21st, 2017
BOJ head Kuroda sees accommodative policy continuing in Japan Steve Mnuchin says tax reform in U.S. will be sweeping Equities climbed across Asia as optimism spread for a U.S. tax overhaul and the yen weakened after Bank of Japan ...
UAE, the new key role player in the Middle East
April 20th, 2017
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is likely to play a bigger role in the conflict-ridden Middle East due to its economic, military, and political influence. For most of the past four decades, the UAE has maintained a low-key role ...
UK Alternative Investment Market shrugs off Brexit fears
April 20th, 2017
The Alternative Investment Market (AIM) has shrugged off Brexit related fears with an improved performance in the last 12 months, according to our research. The number of companies leaving AIM has dropped by 16% in the last 12 months, ...
Oil prices claw back some losses, but oversupply still weighs
April 20th, 2017
Oil prices regained some ground on Thursday after steep losses the previous day, with a slight drop in U.S. crude inventories stoking hopes that a global supply overhang might slowly retreat. Brent crude futures were at $53.08 per barrel ...
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 ...
Oil prices dip on bloated U.S. market, mixed Saudi signals
April 19th, 2017
Oil prices dipped on Wednesday as bloated U.S. supplies weighed on markets while a fall in Saudi crude exports was offset by rising production in the country. Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international benchmark for oil, were at $54.77 ...
Bitcoin value rises over $1 billion
April 13th, 2017
Bitcoin value rises over $1 billion as Japan, Russia move to legitimize cryptocurrency Bitcoin price has risen over 8 percent in the last week Japan passed a law to accept bitcoin as a legal payment method Russia is reportedly ...
Luxleaks whistleblower to contest appeal sentence
April 12th, 2017
The man who revealed the Luxleaks scandal, Antoine Deltour, has said he will contest the sentence handed to him last month at the Court of Appeal in Luxembourg. “I don’t think this decision is characteristic of a fair decision ...
Asia Stocks Slump as China Shares Drop, Yen Gains: Markets Wrap
April 11th, 2017
Treasury yields fall on geopolitical concerns, Yellen comments Crude futures steady after longest winning streak of the year Asian stocks fell as Chinese shares slumped and the yen weighed on Japanese equities. Treasuries climbed amid increasing caution about geopolitical ...
Court orders firms to disgorge ill-gotten funds in Binary Options fraud
April 7th, 2017
Federal Court Orders Relief Defendants Westward International Ltd. and Coucarin Holdings Ltd. to Disgorge Ill-Gotten Funds Totaling More than $1.77 Million in CFTC Binary Options Fraud Action The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge James ...
