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Dollar Extends Surge as Bonds Decline; Japanese Equities Climb
November 24th, 2016
Gold near 9-month low as futures put 100% odds on Fed hike Emerging markets slip, with Philippine peso at eight-year low The dollar extended gains at the highest in more than a decade as a stronger case for hiking ...
Dollar Extends Weekly Surge on Yellen Commentary as Metals Drop
November 18th, 2016
Japan’s Topix climbing for a seventh day as yen languishes Fed Chair sees hike relatively soon, plans to serve full term The dollar extended its advance after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen signaled an interest-rate hike could be imminent, ...
Asian Shares Jump With Metals as Trump Reassessed; Kiwi Weakens
November 10th, 2016
Stock gains led by raw-materials producers as copper jumps Australian 10-year debt yield surges more than 20 basis points Stocks in Asia rebounded from their steepest slide since Brexit, industrial metals surged and regional bonds tumbled after Donald Trump’s ...
Global Markets Rocked as Traders See Likelihood of Trump Victory
November 9th, 2016
S&P 500 futures tumble by 5% limit as Mexican peso plunges Gold jump by most since 2009, surging with yen, Treasuries Global markets were thrown into disarray as results from the U.S. election indicated that Donald Trump may prevail ...
This is the darkest hour in global currency market that haunts currency traders
October 27th, 2016
In the global currency market, the darkest hour comes just as dawn is breaking in Asia and traders in Sydney are sipping their first flat white. Between the New York close and the start of trading in Tokyo, foreign-exchange ...
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 ...
Dollar Climbs on Fed Bets as Australian Bonds Sink; Oil Retreats
October 4th, 2016
Japanese stocks advance as yen weakens for a sixth day Regional sovereign debt slides amid U.S. rate-hike speculation The dollar strengthened for a sixth day versus the yen and sovereign bonds fell as American manufacturing data and hawkish comments ...
IBM in blockchain project with China UnionPay
September 23rd, 2016
Another day, another blockchain project unveiled by a bank, technology company, or consultancy. IBM will join the fray this week by announcing a partnership with China UnionPay to let bank customers exchange bonus points in different loyalty schemes. Arguing that such ...
Inexperienced Chinese investors are getting stung by fintech scams
September 8th, 2016
China is witnessing a fintech boom. Companies providing electronic payments, cryptocurrency trading and other online financial services there are not only mushrooming, they are among the biggest and most highly rated in the world. The Fintech 100, a ranking ...
Citi Sees Yen at 95 Per Dollar as Intervention Fears Recede
August 22nd, 2016
Yen strengthened beyond 100 last week for second time in 2016 ‘There’s not a great deal of fear’ of intervention, Elmer says The yen will probably climb to a three-year high of 95 over the next month as Japan ...
