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Global oil prices hit 11-year low on China market turmoil, storage overhang
January 7th, 2016
Brent crude futures fell to a fresh 11-year low on Thursday as a sliding yuan and an emergency halt in China’s stock trading left Asian markets in a turmoil, while a huge supply overhang and near-record output levels also ...
Oil prices volatile after Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Iran
January 5th, 2016
Oil prices went on a roller-coaster ride Monday after Saudi Arabia and some of its allies severed diplomatic ties with Iran. The rising tension in the Middle East sent crude prices spiking by nearly 3% in early trade before ...
Saudi Arabia: Could This Spark a Stock Market Crash in 2016?
January 4th, 2016
Saudi Arabia’s Budget Woes Could Trigger Economic Collapse in 2016 The collapse of oil prices to below $37.00 per barrel, compared to $56.00 last January, has sunk Saudi Arabia’s accounts and hurt its budget expectations. According to the 2015 ...
Oil surges on Saudi Arabia, Iran tensions
January 4th, 2016
Oil prices surged during the start of 2016 trading as relations between top crude producers Saudi Arabia and Iran deteriorated, raising concerns about potential supply disruptions, though weak Asian manufacturing data kept a lid on bullish expectations. Saudi Arabia, ...
Chinese markets halt trading for day after shares plunge
January 4th, 2016
Chinese stocks plunged Monday, spurring a trading halt for the rest of the session, and leading stock markets in Asia Pacific lower after feeble manufacturing surveys revived concerns over the slowdown of the mainland’s economy. The Shanghai Composite tumbled 6.85 percent ...
Asia trades mixed, ASX sheds 2% for the year
December 31st, 2015
Asian markets were treading water on the final trading day of 2015, with investors eyeing oil prices for further clues after a turbulent year for stocks. The Australian market, which closed early, shed over 2 percent for the year ...
The 25 financial events that shaped the year 2015
December 30th, 2015
As we are close to move from year 2015 to year 2016, OneStopBrokers has collected and presents the major Financial events happened in 2015. 2015 was a year that the Eurozone was almost collapsed. We all witnessed a possible ...
Major Asian markets close higher after Nikkei, Kospi erase early losses
December 29th, 2015
Asian equities closed higher on the second day of 2015’s final week, after the Japanese and South Korean markets erased morning losses and the Australian market totted up a more than 1 percent gain. That’s a turnaround from earlier ...
Analysis – Record highs predicted for bitcoin in 2016 as new supply halves
December 23rd, 2015
2016 could prove to be the year that the price of bitcoin surges again. Not because of any dark-web drug-dealing or Russian ponzi scheme, but for an altogether less sensational reason – slower growth in the money supply. Bitcoin ...
Asia equities gain; New Zealand hits record high
December 23rd, 2015
Asia stocks followed their Wall Street peers higher on Wednesday as investors cheered strong U.S. data, a pause in the greenback’s rally and higher oil prices. Markets in Japan were shut for the Emperor’s Birthday. The region is expected ...