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SFC bans Individual for 10 years
November 2nd, 2016
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has prohibited Mr Lawrence Lai, a former representative of UOB Kay Hian (Hong Kong) Limited and UOB Kay Hian Futures (Hong Kong) Limited (collectively, UOB Hong Kong), from re-entering the industry for 10 ...
Asia Stocks Drop With Mexican Peso as Election Angst Boosts Gold
November 2nd, 2016
Havens buoyed after poll shows Trump edging ahead of Clinton Kiwi climbs after jobs data damps outlook for more rate cuts A global equities selloff deepened in Asian trading and Mexico’s peso weakened as polls indicated a tightening race ...
Asian Stocks Rise With Metals on China PMI as RBA Boosts Aussie
November 1st, 2016
Australian rate-cut bets pared after central bank meeting China manufacturing gauges increase to two-year highs Asian stocks reversed losses and industrial metals rallied after an unexpected pickup in manufacturing in China, the biggest driver of global economic growth. Australia’s ...
Asian Energy Stocks Fall as OPEC Split Hits Oil; Dollar Gains
October 31st, 2016
Crude drops after OPEC talks end without individual quotas Gold rises after FBI reopens probe of Clinton’s emails Asian energy stocks fell with oil after the world’s biggest crude producers failed to agree on supply cuts, while rising metals prices ...
This is the darkest hour in global currency market that haunts currency traders
October 27th, 2016
In the global currency market, the darkest hour comes just as dawn is breaking in Asia and traders in Sydney are sipping their first flat white. Between the New York close and the start of trading in Tokyo, foreign-exchange ...
Middle East economies rise in doing business rankings; UAE and Bahrain among top 10 improvers
October 27th, 2016
A record 137 economies around the world have adopted key reforms that make it easier to start and operate small and medium-sized businesses, says Doing Business 2017: Equal Opportunity for All, the World Bank Group’s annual report on the ...
Dollar underpinned by Fed rate expectations, Aussie shines
October 26th, 2016
Underpinned by expectations U.S. rates will rise by the year-end, the dollar held steady in Asia trading on Wednesday, just below a near nine-month peak struck overnight, while the Australian dollar gained as inflation data doused chances of a ...
Asian Stocks Rise With Industrial Metals as Fed Bets Buoy Dollar
October 25th, 2016
Nidec, SK Hynix rally after earnings; Apple reports Tuesday Kospi drops as South Korea tourism threatened by China spat Asian stocks rose to a two-week high and industrial metals advanced, buoyed by a generally upbeat corporate earnings season and ...
HKEX to Roll Out Volatility Control Mechanism for its Derivatives Market
October 24th, 2016
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) plans to roll out its Volatility Control Mechanism (VCM) – a measure designed to protect market integrity by preventing extreme price volatility arising from major trading errors and other unusual incidents – for its ...
Dollar Climbs as Asian Stocks Advance Amid Earnings; Oil Falls
October 24th, 2016
Speeches by Fed officials may affect outlook for U.S. rates Offshore yuan sinks toward all-time low after record outflows The dollar strengthened versus most of its major peers, buoyed by the prospect of U.S. interest rates being raised at ...
