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US oil slips 0.97 pct after hitting 2016 highs
April 14th, 2016
Oil gave up short-lived gains following mixed U.S. government data that showed a bigger-than-expected build in crude stockpiles, rising gasoline demand, and falling oil production. Brent crude was down 61 cents at $44.08 a barrel , having briefly risen to ...
World’s Top Traders Say the Worst Is Over for Oil
April 13th, 2016
CEOs from Gunvor, Mercuria and Trafigura predict higher prices Oil traders expect “tougher” 2016 after boom times last year Top executives at the world’s largest oil-trading houses said the worst of the market’s woes are probably over, with some ...
Goldman Sachs warns Opec meeting in Doha will not deliver ‘bullish surprise’ for oil prices
April 12th, 2016
The meeting of oil producing nations scheduled at the end of the week in Doha was unlikely to result in a “bullish surprise” for oil prices, Goldman Sachs has warned. The investment bank said there was a very low ...
Oil Prices Soar After Inventory Data
April 7th, 2016
Chinese economic gauge also shows quicker-than-expected improvement Oil prices rallied Wednesday on an unexpected decline in U.S. crude stockpiles. Light, sweet crude for May delivery settled up $1.86, or 5.2%, at $37.75 a barrel on the New York Mercantile ...
Can A Divided OPEC Agree On Anything In Doha?
April 6th, 2016
Only two weeks remain until the fated meeting between the OPEC countries and their counterparts from outside the organization, scheduled to take place in the Qatari capital of Doha on the coast of the Persian Gulf. The meeting could ...
Looming gasoline glut pulls down global crude oil prices
April 5th, 2016
Oil prices dropped for a third session on Tuesday, as weakening demand for gasoline and persistent doubts on whether crude producers will be able to reach an agreement to rein in a worldwide supply glut dragged on the market. ...
HSBC comes up short in money laundering vigilance, U.S. says
April 4th, 2016
HSBC Holdings Plc has not done enough to thwart money laundering, despite making significant progress since reaching a landmark 2012 anti-money-laundering settlement with U.S. prosecutors, a federal monitor has found. The monitor “remains unable to certify that the bank’s ...
Asia markets rise; Japanese yen maintains 111 handle versus dollar
April 4th, 2016
Asian markets were mixed Monday, with Japanese shares losing ground on the back of a lower dollar/yen pair, which has hovered at the 111 level since Friday. Australia’s ASX 200 was up 0.64 percent, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 gave up gains to trade ...
Oil prices fall 3 percent as investors focus again on glut
March 30th, 2016
Oil prices fell about 3 percent on Tuesday, reflecting growing concern that a two-month rally was fading as demand fails to keep up with swelling global supply, including new output from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Prices bounced, but only ...
FXTM launches Persian site & adds 4 languages to MyFXTM
March 29th, 2016
Holding true to our values as a global broker with a truly local touch, FXTM has proudly introduced five new languages to its services! Persian has now joined the growing number of official languages for the FXTM website, while the ...
