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Yen advanced, Euro and Australian dollar rose
July 25th, 2017
Asian equities were mixed ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy decision and as investors sifted through earnings from companies including Alphabet Inc. Oil rose while the dollar resumed declines. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index fluctuated near a 10-year ...
Oil steady as Brent crude hovers below $50 ahead of OPEC meeting
July 21st, 2017
Oil prices were little changed on Friday ahead of a key meeting of major oil producing nations next week, with Brent sitting below the $50 per barrel level that was briefly breached for the first time in six weeks ...
Asian stocks held two-years highs on Monday
July 3rd, 2017
Asian stocks start new month on firm footing, bonds under pressure Asian stocks held two-years highs on Monday, starting the new month on a solid footing after two quarters of gains while expectations of credit tightening by the world’s ...
Uber founder Travis Kalanick resigns as C.E.O.
June 21st, 2017
Travis Kalanick stepped down Tuesday as chief executive of Uber, the ride-hailing service that he helped found in 2009 and that he built into a transportation colossus, after a shareholder revolt made it untenable for him to stay on ...
Yen strengthened as crude oil price tumbled
June 21st, 2017
Shanghai equities fluctuate while Hang Seng index retreats Crude oil price tumbled into bear market on supply glut concerns Asian shares retreated and the yen strengthened as crude oil tumbled into a bear market on concern a global supply ...
Oil prices down to near their lowest levels in seven months
June 15th, 2017
Oil prices wallowed near their lowest levels in seven months early on Thursday, hurt by high global inventories and doubts over OPEC’s ability to implement production cuts. Brent crude futures were at $47.01 per barrel at 0222 GMT, virtually ...
Oil prices dipped on Wednesday; What keeps prices under pressure
June 7th, 2017
Oil prices dipped on Wednesday, with Brent crude futures around $50 per barrel, as global fuel markets remained oversupplied, although rising tension in the Middle East and falling U.S. inventories lent some support. Brent crude futures LCOc1 were trading ...
Oil prices fell for a third day on Tuesday
June 6th, 2017
Oil prices slide over worries Middle East rift will undermine output cuts Oil prices fell for a third day on Tuesday, hit by concerns that a political rift between Qatar and several Arab states would undermine an OPEC-led push ...
Dollar weakened and equities retreated as investors turned cautious
June 6th, 2017
Yen climbs to highest in a month, dragging Japan stocks lower Gold gains with 10-year Treasuries; oil resumes declines The dollar weakened and equities retreated as investors turned cautious following a seven-week surge for global stocks. Gold rose and ...
Oil falls as rising Libyan, U.S. output undermines cuts
May 31st, 2017
Oil prices fell on Wednesday, as rising output from Libya added to concerns about increasing U.S. production that is undermining OPEC-led production cuts aimed at tightening the market. Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international benchmark for oil prices, were ...