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Asian markets advance ahead of holiday weekend
December 22nd, 2017
Australia hits another 10-year high; Kospi ticks up as Nikkei lags. Asian markets advance ahead of holiday weekend. Asia-Pacific stocks were poised to end the week modestly higher in muted trading ahead of the holidays, while volatility returned to ...
Asian equities mixed, Yen and pound little changed; Investors review
December 21st, 2017
Asian equities were mixed after U.S. equities dipped in the wake of congressional passage of U.S. tax cuts, suggesting investors see the growth-boost narrative from the corporate and individual rate reductions as having played out. Benchmark gauges in Sydney ...
Oil prices dipped
December 21st, 2017
Oil prices dipped on Thursday as soaring U.S. output, fast approaching 10 million barrels per day (bpd), outweighed a drop in American crude inventories. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $58.02 a barrel at 0540 GMT, ...
Europe, Brexit and the credit cycle
December 18th, 2017
Europe’s financial and systemic troubles have retreated from the headlines. This is partly due to the financial media’s attention switching to President Trump and the US budget negotiations, partly due to Brexit and the preoccupation with Britain’s problems, ...
These are some of the key events investors will be watching this week
December 18th, 2017
Asia-Pacific stocks kicked off the penultimate week of the year on a positive note after a Republican agreement on the shape of U.S. tax cuts aimed at boosting growth in the world’s largest economy. Equity benchmarks in Tokyo, Hong ...
Yen Rose, Euro Was Little Changed, Dollar Headed For Its First Weekly Loss
December 15th, 2017
Stocks in Asia declined and the dollar headed for its first weekly loss this month as investors assessed messages from Federal Reserve and European Central Bank meetings this week and concerns about the Republican tax overhaul package lingered. Hong ...
Yen Fell 0.1 Percent, Euro Was Steady, Pound Rose; Chinese shares declined
December 14th, 2017
Chinese shares declined after a surprise hike in short-term interest rates by China’s central bank, though there was little impact more broadly in Asia as investors digested the Federal Reserve’s latest rate increase of its own, and an updated ...
Australian Dollar Jumped, Euro Was Steady; Key Financial Events In The Coming Days
December 5th, 2017
The Australian dollar jumped on stronger-than-expected retail sales data and comments on inflation from the central bank. Stocks in Asia traded mixed as investors assessed gains spurred by the passage of the U.S. tax cuts in the Senate that ...
Oil prices falls on doubts over extending output cuts
November 29th, 2017
Oil prices fell on Wednesday on doubts OPEC and Russia will agree on extending a crude production cut that the market has already priced in, and after a report of an unexpected rise in U.S. crude oil inventories. U.S. ...
U.S. Oil Prices Dipped On Increased Drilling
November 27th, 2017
U.S. oil prices dipped on Monday, easing from two-year highs on the prospect of increased U.S. output, although global markets were slightly better supported by expectations an OPEC-led supply cut would be extended. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude ...
