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China stocks set for 3rd day of gains, Hong Kong slips on US rate worry
November 6th, 2015
Main indexes up; small caps help sustain the rise Some investors sell blue chips on profit taking Hong Kong index down, pressured by possible U.S. rate hike China’s stocks rose for a third day on Friday, but gains were ...
Asian stocks mixed on possible December rate hike
November 5th, 2015
Asian stocks put up a mixed performance on Thursday, after Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said that December’s monetary policy meeting would be a “live possibility” for a rate hike if upcoming economic data were supportive. Yellen was testifying before the ...
Major Global Banks announced their results for 3Q 2015
November 4th, 2015
HSBC, Credit Suisse, Commerzbank, BNP Paribas and Barclays have issued statements to inform public and investors for their results regarding the 3rd Quarter of 2015. HSBC Holdings plc 3Q 2015 Earnings Release Highlights Reported PBT up 32% in 3Q15 ...
BaFin and the SEC: An international comparison of supervisory practice
November 3rd, 2015
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) is often compared to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the media and by the public. The SEC is frequently perceived as the more powerful authority, in ...
Oil Price Paradox: Gasoline Could Be Even Cheaper
November 3rd, 2015
The price of gasoline is declining more slowly than oil, illustrating how consumers aren’t fully benefiting from falling commodities prices. Typically, gas prices go up and down in tandem with crude oil, the main ingredient. But recently, oil prices ...
Asian Stocks Track S&P 500 Gains; Aussie Rises as RBA Stays Put
November 3rd, 2015
Stocks rise from Sydney to Seoul as holiday closes Tokyo S&P 500 topped 2,100, back to pre-yuan devaluation levels Asian stocks climbed after signs of stabilization in global manufacturing activity helped drive the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to ...
Oil prices drop on China demand worries
November 2nd, 2015
Oil prices fell in Asian trading hours on Monday as analysts expected weaker demand from China in upcoming months. Benchmark U.S. crude futures CLc1 had dropped 24 cents from their last settlement to $46.36 per barrel by 0232 GMT. ...
Asian shares mixed on BOJ decision, China’s child policy change
October 30th, 2015
Asian shares mostly regained their footing on Friday, following the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) decision to stand pat on its monetary policy and as China‘s scrapping of its one-child policy bolstered dairy and baby products makers. Major U.S. averages finished lower overnight, ...
Gold near 2-week low as Fed puts December rate hike in play
October 29th, 2015
Gold ticked up on Thursday but stayed near its lowest level in two weeks after the Federal Reserve hinted at a possible U.S. rate hike in December, bolstering the dollar and reducing the appeal of non-interest-paying bullion. Spot gold ...
Putin Tests English Debt Law as Ukraine Feud Heads to London
October 29th, 2015
Dispute challenges IMF rules on lending to nations in arrears Court case would be `fabulous’ to watch, debt scholar says Russia and Ukraine are about to test the boundaries of sovereign-debt litigation in a dispute that could have far-reaching ...
