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Asian shares tentative, sterling plunges
September 8th, 2014
Sterling declined on Monday and British shares look set to underperform their peers in Europe after a poll found rising support for Scottish independence. European shares are expected to enjoy a firm tone on the whole, following gains on ...
U.S. bank regulators set to adopt liquidity, swaps margin rules
September 3rd, 2014
U.S. bank regulators plan to adopt on Wednesday rules forcing big banks to hold more assets that they could sell easily in a credit crunch, a requirement that is closely linked to the experience of the 2007-2009 financial crisis. ...
Asian stocks dip, euro stuck near one-year lows
September 2nd, 2014
Asian shares slipped on Tuesday as a U.S. holiday robbed markets of momentum, while the euro hit a fresh one-year low on uncertainty over the European Central Bank’s policy decision later this week. Spreadbetters expected an effectively flat open ...
CFD COMMODITIES – Weak USD and Inventories Boost Oil
August 28th, 2014
Commodities overview Crude rose after US gas inventories shrank by 960,000 barrels Sugar Lobby in US wins higher import duty as global supply pushes prices down Gold supported by geopolitical risk and USD weakness The Energy Information Administration ...
Asia shares steady as rally fades, euro clings to gains
August 28th, 2014
Asian shares held steady after pulling back from a 6-1/2 year high as the recent rally in risk assets petered out for now, while the euro clung to modest gains after rebounding from 13-month lows. The Australian dollar rose ...
ECB speculation drives down yields, weighs on euro
August 27th, 2014
Euro zone government bond yields plumbed record lows on Wednesday and the euro fell to its weakest in a year against the dollar on expectations the European Central Bank will act soon to counter low growth and slowing inflation. ...
European Stocks Rise as Ukraine Concern Eases
August 18th, 2014
European stocks advanced, after equities climbed the most in more than a month last week, as Ukraine and Russia met for talks. U.S. index futures rose, while Asian shares were little changed. United Internet AG added 3.3 percent as ...
Deepening Gloom in Australia Poses Challenge to RBA
August 18th, 2014
A deepening gloom across the largest developed economy to escape recession during the global financial crisis is shaping up as one of the toughest challenges yet for Reserve Bank of Australia chief Glenn Stevens. While policy makers from the ...
Iran sidesteps oil sanctions
August 13th, 2014
Iran is looking to export increasing amounts of oil to China and Asian markets by finding a way to sidestep Western sanctions. This will expand the value of its trade by potentially billions of dollars a year. In doing ...
Bank sued Ex-Deutsche head for $6.3m
August 12th, 2014
Former China head of Deutsche Bank, Lee Zhang, was sued in Hong Kong by the firm over the 2001 transfer of $3.99m to the account of a firm with a bank in Shenzhen. Bloomberg News reports that the bank ...