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The Euro and Yen advanced, Gold rose, Asian stocks dropped
September 22nd, 2017
Asian stocks dropped with U.S. equity-index futures after a report that North Korea could respond to fresh sanctions with a hydrogen bomb in the Pacific. The yen and gold advanced. After a flat start to Friday’s Asian session, benchmarks ...
Bank of England announced Bank Rate held at 0.25%
September 15th, 2017
The Bank of England has issued a press release to announce monetary policy summary. According the announcement: The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target, and in a way that ...
Dollar buoyant against yen, pound hits 1-year high on inflation jump
September 13th, 2017
The dollar was buoyant against the yen on Wednesday, although it was capped against the euro with a potentially supportive spike in U.S. yields neutralised by a similar move by their German counterparts. Dollar/yen extends rally, hits 12-day high ...
U.S. crude futures fell in Asian trading on Friday
September 1st, 2017
U.S. crude futures fell in Asian trading on Friday, partly reversing sharp gains from the previous session, amid ongoing turmoil in the oil industry with nearly a quarter of U.S. refining capacity offline. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Clc1 ...
Yen heads for worst weekly loss while the euro was slightly lower; Central Banks Meet
August 25th, 2017
Yellen, Draghi to take center stage at Jackson Hole gathering Yen heads for worst weekly loss in two months; oil below $48 Asian stocks were mixed, with gauges in Japan rising, and Australian bonds fell as investors await comments ...
Betting on market volatility? Here’s what you need to know
August 8th, 2017
The CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, is a key measure of market expectations of a near-term volatility conveyed by S&P 500 stock index option prices. The VIX has closed 17 times below 10 this year and close to 50 ...
Yen rose while Australian dollar fell; Key events coming this week
July 31st, 2017
Asian raw-material producers advanced after a surge in commodity prices bolstered optimism the global economy can gather momentum. Oil extended last week’s strongest rally this year. BHP Billiton Ltd., Rio Tinto Ltd. and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. ...
Hedge funds’ preference for grains over softs ‘has gone far enough’
July 26th, 2017
Hedge funds’ preference for grains over soft commodities – at its strongest since 2012 – may have gone far enough, with commentators foreseeing cause for buying in the likes of cocoa and coffee, but selling in corn and wheat. ...
Dollar extended losses; The euro jumped
July 18th, 2017
Asian shares, dollar slip as passage of U.S. healthcare bill doubtful Asian shares stepped back from more than two-year highs on Tuesday and the dollar extended losses as passage of a U.S. healthcare bill grew doubtful, and as investors ...
Asia shares rise; the Dow and S&P 500 hit record highs
July 17th, 2017
Asia shares rise on strong China GDP, accommodative Fed view Asian stocks set a fresh two-year high on Monday, boosted by stronger-than-expected economic growth in China and bets that lacklustre U.S. data will keep the Federal Reserve cautious about ...
