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Bitcoin Price Makes Gains as Trump Pulls off Unlikely Presidential Victory
November 9th, 2016
As the US Presidential poll count began earlier today, bitcoin price has made steady increasing gains as investors flocked toward the cryptocurrency in a day that saw the most improbable victory in modern political history. As polling in the ...
Oil Prices Slip on Risk Aversion as Trump Takes Lead
November 9th, 2016
Crude-oil prices continued to sink in early afternoon Asia trade on Wednesday as Republican nominee Donald Trump appeared on his way to a possible stunning upset in the U.S. presidential race, sparking jitters across global equities and commodities. The ...
Asian Shares Gain as FBI Clears Clinton
November 7th, 2016
Equity markets rallied, a sign that investors believe a victory for Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is now more likely Tuesday Asian share markets were broadly higher Monday, with the dollar surging after the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation stood ...
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 shares extend losses, dollar off highs
October 27th, 2016
Asian shares extended losses on Thursday after disappointing earnings from technology giant Apple dragged on Wall Street, while the dollar remained shy of this week’s nearly nine-month highs. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was down ...
Bulls and Bears: An Introduction to Important Market Terminology
October 24th, 2016
The financial markets are a struggle between two competing forces: fear and greed. On the battlefield, this tug-of-war is waged between the bulls and the bears. What they are and how they operate are crucial in understanding the financial ...
Asian Stocks, Aussie Trim Gains After China Data as Crude Climbs
October 19th, 2016
Chinese GDP growth stabilized; factory output missed estimates Oil nears $51 as industry report signals drop in U.S. supplies A touch of caution was evident in financial markets after a slew of Chinese data that largely painted a picture of stabilization ...
Japan set to drop sales tax on buying virtual currency
October 12th, 2016
Japan looks to end sales-tax collection on purchases of virtual currencies in the spring, a move likely to propel the growth of bitcoin and others as alternatives to traditional money. The change would reduce costs for buyers and relieve operators of ...
World Gone Mad, Part 2: “Perpetual Preferred”
October 10th, 2016
Towards the end of a credit bubble, ideas that might have seemed crazy in more boring times are not just accepted but embraced by investors desperate to keep the high that comes from effortless bull-market profits. In the junk ...
Asia markets rally after oil prices surge on OPEC production cut deal
September 29th, 2016
The overnight rally in oil prices amid reports that oil producers finally agreed to cut production levels sent Asia markets higher on Thursday. Australia’s ASX 200 was up 1 percent in afternoon trade, with the energy sector rallying 6.54 percent, while ...
