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Asian Shares Climb Amid Metals Bounce as Yen Slips: Markets Wrap
January 11th, 2017
Iron ore, copper lead materials higher on China growth signs U.S. shares meandered amid angst before Trump media conference Asian stocks rallied, led by a surge in mining companies, after evidence of quickening price growth in China boosted industrial ...
U.S. Stocks Halt 3-Day Drop as Dollar, Gold Climb: Markets Wrap
January 4th, 2017
Crude slides from 18-month high amid doubts on OPEC cuts Warnings, optimistic calls vie for investor attention U.S. stocks rose with the dollar as economic data bolstered confidence that the American economy is poised to accelerate. Gold rose and ...
These currencies got crushed in 2016
December 29th, 2016
A few countries have fared well, but others have seen the value of their currencies fall dramatically. Here’s a list of the currencies that have been rocked hardest in 2016: Egyptian pound: -59% Egypt took the radical decision to ...
Asian Equities Gain as Dow Hits Record, Oil Climbs: Markets Wrap
December 21st, 2016
Investors shrug off Europe terror events, eye U.S. economy Yen rebounds after weakening to lowest level since February Asian stocks followed advances in U.S. and European equities as the prospects of faster U.S. economic growth propelled markets toward the ...
Asian Shares Fall on Europe Turmoil; Yen Weakens After BOJ Move
December 20th, 2016
Japanese shares erased losses and the yen weakened after the Bank of Japan upgraded its assessment of the world’s second-largest economy. Gold retreated and treasuries dropped. Japan’s Topix index erased earlier declines after the central closed a tumultuous year ...
Trump, Russia and China
December 19th, 2016
Even before he takes office, President-elect Trump is turning the world upside down. It has become clear his attitude towards Russia and China is very different from that of his predecessors. Amazingly, he is already wresting power from the ...
G20 merchandise trade growth remains sluggish in Q3 2016
December 7th, 2016
Growth in G20 total international merchandise trade, seasonally adjusted and expressed in current US dollars, slowed in the third quarter of 2016. G20exports fell marginally, by 0.1%, compared to a growth of 1.6% in the previous quarter. Growth in imports ...
Med gas pipe viable: Israel, Greece, Cyprus to hold second trilateral summit
December 5th, 2016
Energy issues and emergency rescue cooperation will top the agenda when leaders of Israel, Greece and Cyprus meet this week in Jerusalem for their second trilateral summit in less than a year. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Greek Prime Minister ...
Swissquote expecting earnings of CHF 150 million for 2016
November 23rd, 2016
Swissquote will not be able to meet its 2016 growth target of 10% In spite of solid growth in its client base (+2.33) and assets under custody (+CHF 1 billion) over the first four months of H2 2016 (July ...
The evolution of electricity prices within the European Union; The countries with the highest and lowest electricity prices
November 21st, 2016
Eurostat has published stats regarding the evolution of electricity prices both for industrial and household consumers within the European Union (EU), but includes also price data from Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, ...