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Asian shares sank on Friday; The dollar index against a basket of six major currencies was flat
February 9th, 2018
Asian shares sank on Friday, with Chinese equities on track for their worst day in two years, as fears of higher U.S. interest rates shredded global investor confidence. There was limited immediate market reaction to the U.S. government staggering ...
Early Market Report: Asian Shares Pulled Back On Monday
November 20th, 2017
Asian shares pulled back on Monday, with investor sentiment hurt by a retreat on Wall Street and a slide in Chinese stocks, while the euro skidded after German coalition talks hit an impasse. Spreadbetters predicted the gloom would spread ...
The dollar’s strength pressured many emerging market currencies
September 28th, 2017
The dollar and U.S. bond yields rose on Thursday after President Donald Trump proposed the biggest U.S. tax overhaul in three decades and as strong U.S. economic data added to the case for a rate hike by the Federal ...
U.S. stock futures and Asian share markets tumbled; Yen jumped
August 29th, 2017
U.S. stock futures and Asian share markets tumbled on Tuesday, while the yen jumped to four-month highs against the dollar after North Korea fired a missile over northern Japan, fuelling worries of fresh tension between Washington and Pyongyang. S&P ...
Dumb – And Dumber — Money Keeps Pouring In
August 11th, 2017
Someday, stock, bond and real estate valuations will matter again. And the mechanism by which this return to sanity is achieved will probably be the torrent of money now flowing in from people who, for various reasons, don’t care ...
The dollar extended its losses
June 30th, 2017
Dollar despairs on hawkish central banks, Asia stocks join global slump The dollar extended its losses on Friday as major central banks signalled that the era of cheap money was coming to an end in a boon to sterling, ...
Asia stocks at 19-month high, dollar up
February 15th, 2017
Asian stocks scaled 19-month peaks on Wednesday, helped by a record-setting night on Wall Street after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen flagged a possible interest rate rise next month, keeping the dollar near three-week highs. Spreadbetters saw the boon ...
Asian shares down, dollar jumps on Yellen’s rate hike signal
January 19th, 2017
Asian shares slipped on Thursday and the dollar rebounded after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen signaled that the U.S. central bank is poised to pursue a path of interest rate hikes. The dollar had been grinding lower in recent ...
The dollar firmed against the yen
December 28th, 2016
Asia stocks followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday, while the dollar firmed against the yen following the release of upbeat U.S. economic data overnight. Crude oil prices held large gains on expectations of supply tightening once oil-producing nations implement ...
Dollar up on higher yields, euro hit by ECB’s ‘less for longer’ decision
December 9th, 2016
The dollar rose broadly on Friday as U.S. bond yields rose, while the euro sank after the European Central Bank’s decision to extend its debt-buying program even as it cut the size of its purchases disappointed currency bulls. The ...
