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Oil markets extend gains after biggest daily climb in six years
August 28th, 2015
Crude oil futures rose on Friday, adding to their biggest one-day rally in over six years the day before, led by recovering equity markets and news of diminished crude supplies. U.S. crude are on track for their first weekly ...
Asian Markets Ride Tide of Strong U.S. Growth
August 28th, 2015
Shares in China, Japan continue streak of gains Asian markets rose Friday as renewed optimism about the U.S. economy and China’s recent stock gains offset worries about global growth. The Shanghai Composite Index opened up 1.4%, adding to its ...
US economic growth revised up sharply to 3.7%
August 27th, 2015
The US economy grew by far more than previously thought between April and June, revised figures have shown. The economy grew by an annualised rates of 3.7%, up from the first estimate of 2.3%. Growth of 0.6% in the ...
BlackRock to Acquire FutureAdvisor
August 27th, 2015
Combining high-quality B2B technology-enabled advice capabilities and world-class investment and risk management solutions BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire FutureAdvisor, a leader in digital wealth management. FutureAdvisor will operate as a business within BlackRock Solutions (BRS), ...
China stocks slip as rate cut fails to convince investors
August 26th, 2015
China‘s turbulent stock markets slipped again on Wednesday, as a double-barrelled blast of central bank stimulus failed to convince investors of Beijing’s ability to jolt the world’s second biggest economy out of its slowdown. After watching share prices tumble ...
Swiss issuers to weather forex storm
August 26th, 2015
The ‘Swiss Credit Handbook 2015’ published today by Credit Suisse contains the credit profiles of the most important Swiss issuers and participants in the Swiss franc capital market. Assessments of the creditworthiness of the different entities covered by Credit Suisse credit ...
During Every Market Crash There Are Big Ups, Big Downs And Giant Waves Of Momentum
August 26th, 2015
This is exactly the type of market behavior that we would expect to see during the early stages of a major financial crisis. In every major market downturn throughout history there were big ups, big downs and giant waves of momentum, ...
Gold Prices Prove Solid as Major Chinese Stock Indices Hit their Lowest Level since December
August 26th, 2015
Gold prices quickly touched a new 7-week high of $1169 per ounce on Tuesday morning in London, while European and US stock market indices bounced back after the shockwaves sent by the recent sharp decline of Chinese equities. Silver fell ...
Nasdaq poised to launch FX trading platform: top executive
August 26th, 2015
Nasdaq (NDAQ.O) is poised to launch a platform for foreign exchange trading which it says would make the $5 trillion-a-day global market more transparent and would diversify its own business, a top executive from the stock market operator said. ...
China Cuts Interest Rates for Fifth Time in Bid to Stem Rout
August 25th, 2015
China cut interest rates for the fifth time since November and lowered the amount of cash banks must set aside, falling back on its major levers to stem the biggest stock market rout since 1996 and a deepening economic ...
