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Stocks Rally Amid Commodity Revival as Brazilian Assets Recover
May 11th, 2016
S&P 500 surges most since March amid gains in metals, oil Kiwi advances as central bank zeroes in on housing market U.S. stocks rallied the most in two months, joining a rebound in global equities as the bearish sentiment ...
Asian Stocks Slip Before Fed, BOJ as Yen Rises; Ringgit Slides
April 26th, 2016
Copper drops as oil resumes gains; U.S. Treasuries advance Malaysia’s currency slumps as state fund misses bond payment Asian equities fell for a third day and copper dropped to a one-week low as investors shunned riskier assets ahead of ...
FOREX-Euro pressured ahead of ECB, kiwi skids on RBNZ rate cut
March 10th, 2016
RBNZ surprises with interest rate cut, signals more easing Euro slips amid expectations of further ECB easing steps Loonie firms after Bank of Canada holds pat on policy The euro was under pressure in Asian trade on Thursday ahead ...
RBNZ: Official Cash Rate reduced to 2.5 percent
December 10th, 2015
Statement by Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler: The Reserve Bank today reduced the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 2.5 percent. Globally, economic growth is below average and inflation is low, despite highly stimulatory monetary conditions. ...
Shanghai, Tokyo stocks buck downtrend in choppy trade
October 29th, 2015
Asian stocks outside China and Japan slipped on Thursday, after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged but signaled that a December rate hike was still on the table. “The market, economists, commentators and the man on the street has combed ...
China Stocks Drop Despite Inflation Data
September 10th, 2015
Large swings in Asian markets persist over worries about U.S. rate increase, China’s economy China-style volatility spread to Japan stocks Thursday as the Nikkei Stock Average reversed its previous-day surge, leading the region lower. China stocks fell even as ...
Dollar flags vs euro and yen, commodities and Fed in focus
July 27th, 2015
Fed meeting eyed to shore up sagging dollar * Impact from lower commodities also remains in focus * Aussie struggles near 6-year lows while kiwi fares better (Adds details, quotes) The dollar flagged against the euro and yen ...
Asian shares slip on weak data, dollar strong
July 23rd, 2015
Asian shares edged lower on Thursday as mixed regional data and overnight declines on Wall Street prompted investors to take profits, while the dollar held steady as expectations for a rise in U.S. interest rates were strengthened by buoyant ...
RBNZ: Official Cash Rate reduced to 3.25 percent
June 11th, 2015
Statement by Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand today reduced the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 3.25 percent. Growth in the global economy remains moderate. Data on economic activity in ...
FOREX: Dollar strengthens as Greek debt crisis weighs on euro
May 12th, 2015
* Pressure remains on kiwi from rate-cut expectations * Sterling holds most post-election gains after BOE stands pat The dollar firmed against major counterparts on Tuesday, as ongoing anxiety over Greece‘s debt crisis helped push the euro toward a one-week ...
