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Asia Stocks Jump With Won After Weak U.S. Data; Glencore Surges
October 5th, 2015
Odds of 2015 liftoff pared as U.S. payrolls trail estimates Copper leads metals, commodities higher; China still closed Asian stocks jumped with emerging-market currencies and commodities after U.S.employment and factory reports came in well below estimates, undermining the case ...
Swiss Investigate Seven Banks Over Precious Metals Market Trading
September 28th, 2015
Inquiry involves possible collusion between UBS, Julius Baer, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Barclays, Morgan Stanley and Mitsui A Swiss regulator has opened an investigation into precious metals trading at a group of large banks, marking the latest in a line ...
CME Group and China Securities Index Co. Ltd Sign Agreement to Develop Commodity Indexes
September 22nd, 2015
CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, and China Securities Index Co. Ltd, today announced that they have signed an index development and product licensing agreement. Under this agreement, CME Group will grant CSI a license ...
Kuwait stock market shrinks as its economy underperforms more dynamic economies in the Gulf
September 21st, 2015
Kuwait stock delistings threaten market’s status Kuwait market shrinks as others expand Some firms complain about low valuations, liquidity Others cite costs of maintaining listing Regulator says oil companies could be listed Effort to upgrade Kuwait to emerging market ...
Five things to listen for during Janet Yellen’s press conference
September 17th, 2015
Clues as to future interest-rate path will be key for Fed press conference Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen has not spoken publicly since mid-July when she finished two days of testifying to Congress. At the time, she expressed the ...
Thomson Reuters: Interview with Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President of the ECB
September 16th, 2015
Interview with Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President of the ECB, conducted by Paul Ingrassia, Balazs Koranyi and John O’Donnell on 14 September Is quantitative easing working? It is working and effective in many ways. The ultimate metric to assess success is the ...
Global Markets: Stocks end solid week on cautious note
September 11th, 2015
Stocks stay on track for best week in eight Fed rate decision next week hangs in the balance “Quite a fragile time” – equity fund manager Global stocks around the world slipped into the red on Friday but remained ...
Why the Market Could Soar From Here
September 8th, 2015
Does the Fed really have a choice, given that the game is now for all the marbles? We all know the global economy is slowing, so why would stocks soar from here? The basic answer was articulated by Chris ...
Bye Bye Brazil
September 7th, 2015
For about a decade there, Brazil was the Latin American country that got it right. Under a socialist but apparently reasonable government they kept their budgets under control, managed the population shift from farm to city, and developed some ...
Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of BG Group by Royal Dutch Shell
September 3rd, 2015
The transaction was cleared as it will not grant Shell market power in oil and gas exploration, LNG liquefaction or LNG wholesale supply. Shell will also not be able to prevent competitors from using its gas infrastructure in the ...
