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Asian Equities Decline While Aussie, Kiwi Advance
February 7th, 2017
Gold eases after three-day advance, Treasuries continue gains Yen fluctuates after touching highest level since November Asian stock markets were mixed and the dollar strengthened as investors eased up after political uncertainty sent them toward haven assets. The Aussie ...
Asian Stocks Advance as Banks Rally; Dollar Mixed: Markets Wrap
February 6th, 2017
U.S. jobs data show hiring increase with weaker earnings gains S&P 500 closed within 1 point of all-time high on Friday Asian stocks advanced after the Trump administration’s plan to roll back financial regulations sparked a rally in global bank ...
Dollar Falls as Fed Path Assessed; Stocks Retreat: Markets Wrap
February 2nd, 2017
Investors scrutinize results from Facebook to Deutsche Bank Fed policy statement does little to alter views on rate hikes The dollar slumped against most of its major peers after the Federal Reserve gave dollar bulls little to be optimistic ...
MoneyGram Agrees to Merge with Ant Financial
January 27th, 2017
MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI), a global provider of innovative money transfer services, and Ant Financial Services Group, one of the world’s leading digital financial services providers and parent company of Alipay, a global mobile payment platform, today announced that they ...
SGX welcomes Samurai 2K Aerosol to Catalist
January 16th, 2017
Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed Samurai 2K Aerosol Limited (“Samurai 2K”) to Catalist under the stock code “1C3”. Established in 1997, Samurai 2K is a Malaysia-based aerosol coating specialist with a focus on high performance coating solutions for the ...
Asian shares mixed as investors consider latest Fed minutes
January 5th, 2017
Asian shares mixed as investors consider latest Fed minutes Asian stock indexes were mixed Thursday as investors assessed the latest Federal Reserve board’s meeting minutes. Japanese shares slipped as the yen strengthened against the dollar. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark ...
Asia stocks trim gains as liquidity fears jolt China markets
November 30th, 2016
Asian stocks tried to stabilize after a rocky November month drew to a close, but Wednesday’s session brought new anxieties as Chinese equities and commodities tanked amid worries that Beijing’s efforts to support its currency could squeeze liquidity. Analysts ...
The price of one Bitcoin in Nigeria rose to as high as US$1,250
November 24th, 2016
West African country looks poised to take advantage of US$21 billion market. The price of one Bitcoin in Nigeria rose to as high as US$1,250 on Monday November 21 according to Bitx, one of Africa’s biggest exchanges for the ...
Asian Stocks Extend Global Advance as Oil Slips; Ringgit Weakens
November 23rd, 2016
Fed fund futures show 100% chance of a rate hike next month Ringgit slumps before rate decision; Japanese markets shut Asian stocks rose amid optimism the global economy is strong enough to withstand higher U.S. interest rates. Oil slipped ...
Bitcoin Prices in India Soar Amid Demonetization Drive
November 15th, 2016
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to combat the underground economy is a blessing in disguise for companies working in the cashless space, which includes mobile wallets, card companies and even bitcoin. Bitcoin, the eight-year old virtual currency, has been gaining ...