Search Results for: U.S. crude
Asia mostly higher; Nikkei leads with 2% gain
May 10th, 2016
Asia markets traded mostly higher on Tuesday, with the Japanese benchmark index leading gains in the region. The Nikkei 225 added 2.04 percent, while across the Korean Strait, the Kospi traded up 0.36 percent. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index was down 0.05 percent. ...
Oil prices dip as strong dollar outweighs supply disruptions
May 6th, 2016
Oil prices fell on Friday, dragged down by a surging dollar and sliding Chinese commodities which at least temporarily outweighed crude supply disruptions in Canada as a result of a massive wildfire threatening its huge oil sands operations. The ...
Asian Stocks Sink to Four-Week Low as Yen Gains; Aussie Slides
May 6th, 2016
Australian bonds surge as RBA cuts inflation forecast Oil near $44, poised for first weekly decline in a month Asian stocks dropped, set for the biggest weekly loss since February, and the yen rose before key American jobs data ...
Asian Stocks Fall With Won on Global Growth Woes; Oil Below $44
May 4th, 2016
Dollar gains after Fed officials say June rate hike possible Industrial metals retreat as sovereign bonds advance Asian stocks fell for a sixth day, their longest losing streak since February, as anxiety over the health of the global economy ...
Oil prices jump on weak dollar, strong investor appetite
April 27th, 2016
Crude oil futures rose around half a dollar on Wednesday and remained near 2016 highs on the back of strong investor sentiment and a weak dollar, although analysts warned this month’s bull-run could soon run out of steam. International ...
Oil prices dip on looming production race between Saudi Arabia, Iran
April 26th, 2016
Crude oil futures dipped on Tuesday as analysts warned of an intensifying producer race between Saudi Arabia and Iran, wiping out earlier price gains that came from a weaker dollar and a flood of new cash into the market. ...
Asian Stocks Slip Before Fed, BOJ as Yen Rises; Ringgit Slides
April 26th, 2016
Copper drops as oil resumes gains; U.S. Treasuries advance Malaysia’s currency slumps as state fund misses bond payment Asian equities fell for a third day and copper dropped to a one-week low as investors shunned riskier assets ahead of ...
Asian Stocks Retreat as BOJ Negative-Rate Proposal Weakens Yen
April 22nd, 2016
Microsoft, Alphabet, Sony profits fall short of estimates Topix rebounds as currency weakens; Shanghai Composite falls Asian stocks retreated from a four-month high as companies including Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp. reported earnings that missed estimates. Japanese shares rose ...
Oil price’s decline weighs on global stock markets
April 20th, 2016
Stocks fell around the world on Wednesday as the price of crude declined after a strike by Kuwaiti oil workers ended. Brent and U.S. crude oil futures prices LCOc1 CLc1 dropped as worries about oversupply in the oil market ...
US oil slips 0.97 pct after hitting 2016 highs
April 14th, 2016
Oil gave up short-lived gains following mixed U.S. government data that showed a bigger-than-expected build in crude stockpiles, rising gasoline demand, and falling oil production. Brent crude was down 61 cents at $44.08 a barrel , having briefly risen to ...
