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Oil-price gains wiped out as traders look to central banks
September 20th, 2016
Oil futures eased in early Asia trade Tuesday, wiping out overnight gains during the New York trading session, as traders await the outcome of the U.S. and Japan central banks policy meetings. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, ...
Oil prices rise on trouble at Libya’s oil ports
September 19th, 2016
Crude-oil prices recovered losses in early Asian trade on news that military conflicts in Libya had affected its oil exports over the weekend. The Petroleum Facilities Guards, a militia that until this month had controlled Libya’s oil ports for ...
Oil prices fall; market braces for Nigeria, Libya supply
September 16th, 2016
Oil prices were lower in Asia trade on Friday as traders brace for an increase in oil exports from Libya and Nigeria, and the increase in U.S oil product inventories weighs on prices. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, ...
Oil Falls to Two-Week Low as U.S. Supply Gain Seen, Dollar Rises
August 31st, 2016
Crude stockpiles climbed 1.3 million barrels: Bloomberg survey Commodities drop, dollar rises to one-month high versus peers Oil dropped to a two-week low before a government report that’s projected to show U.S. crude stockpiles increased, while a strengthening dollar ...
Oil prices retreat ahead of Yellen’s speech
August 26th, 2016
Oil prices were down slightly Friday with global crude benchmark Brent and its U.S. counterpart West Texas Intermediate hovering around $47 to $50 a barrel. The October contract for Brent LCOV6, -0.66% on London’s ICE Futures exchange was down 0.46% at $49.44 ...
Asian Shares Mixed as Oil Prices Fall and Dollar Drops
August 23rd, 2016
Markets await policy details from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s annual meeting at Jackson Hole Shares in Asia were mixed Tuesday, as oil prices fell and the U.S. dollar weakened ahead of a key meeting of Federal Reserve officials and ...
Brent oil hovers above $50 on signs of a tighter market
August 19th, 2016
Oil prices headed higher on Friday morning, even amid some profit taking profit-taking in Asia, with Brent prices pushing past $51 a barrel, underscoring the investors’ belief that oil market is tightening. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, ...
Dollar Weakens on Fed Outlook as Emerging-Market Shares Advance
August 18th, 2016
Yen breaks 100 after Fed minutes as jobs data boosts Aussie Mongolia’s tugrik stabilizes after interest rate hiked to 15% Emerging-market shares rallied with European stock index futures and the dollar fell versus all of its major peers after minutes ...
China’s Demand for Gold and its Implications for Fiat Currency
August 17th, 2016
While financial market turmoil has led a number of countries to stock up on gold, China stands out from the rest due to the sheer quantity of gold it has purchased over the last couple of years. In 2015 ...
Pound Off Lows Against Majors
August 8th, 2016
The pound trimmed its early losses against the other major currencies in European deals on Monday. The pound hit 4-day highs of 1.2843 against the franc and 133.85 against the yen, from its early lows of 1.2783 and 133.17, ...
