Oil prices dip after strong rally, but sentiment remains confident
October 20th, 2016
Oil prices dipped on Thursday on profit taking after markets rallied the previous day due to a draw in U.S. stocks and an expectation of an OPEC-led cut in production. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures ...
Red alert: Prepare for severe stock market crash, warns HSBC
October 14th, 2016
The technical analysis team at HSBC is warning recent stock market moves look eerily similar to just before 1987’s ‘Black Monday’, which saw the largest one-day market crash in history. On October 19, 1987, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ...
Company to pay a $50,000 penalty for illegally offering complex derivatives products to retail investors
October 14th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that a New York-based company has agreed to pay a $50,000 penalty for illegally offering complex derivatives products to retail investors through mobile phone games that were described as “fantasy sports for stocks.” An ...
Japan set to drop sales tax on buying virtual currency
October 12th, 2016
Japan looks to end sales-tax collection on purchases of virtual currencies in the spring, a move likely to propel the growth of bitcoin and others as alternatives to traditional money. The change would reduce costs for buyers and relieve operators of ...
Oil prices rise, but doubts grow over Russia’s deal commitment
October 12th, 2016
Crude oil prices returned to the positive zone in early Asian trade Wednesday, but the growth momentum has slowed on heightened uncertainty over Russia’s willingness to cut production even as global oil supplies increased last month. On the New ...
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October 11th, 2016
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Dollar Climbs as Samsung Drives Asian Stock Retreat; Bonds Drop
October 11th, 2016
Bond yields surge as traders bet on December Fed rate hike Offshore yuan falls an eighth day for longest slump since 2014 The dollar climbed versus all its major peers as bonds dropped after investors boosted expectations for a ...
World Gone Mad, Part 2: “Perpetual Preferred”
October 10th, 2016
Towards the end of a credit bubble, ideas that might have seemed crazy in more boring times are not just accepted but embraced by investors desperate to keep the high that comes from effortless bull-market profits. In the junk ...
Guru Investors Avoided Deutsche Bank And These European Financials
October 10th, 2016
Value gurus mostly exited Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) before its stock tumbled this month on news it might have to pay a large fine related to the financial crisis. While many maintain positions in other European banks as fear weighs ...
Oil curves move above $50 as financial confidence in crude rises
October 7th, 2016
U.S. oil futures held above $50 per barrel on Friday as the entire crude forward curve pushed above above that level in a sign that financial markets have increasing confidence in the sector. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures ...