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Asian shares wary before Obama speech, dollar soars vs yen
September 11th, 2014
Asian share market sentiment was cautious on Thursday after U.S. President Barack Obama vowed to fight Islamic State militants, while the dollar pushed to fresh six-year highs against the yen. Chinese inflation data pointing to an economy losing momentum ...
The Reasons Bankers Weren’t Busted
September 9th, 2014
“There Were No Convictions of Bankers for Good Reason” is the headline of a post by Mark F. Pomerantz, a lawyer and retired partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in the New York Times’s Room for Debate ...
Brent Oil Drops Below $100 after Chinese Data
September 9th, 2014
Oil tumbled by $1 on Monday, with Brent sliding below $100 a barrel for the first time in more than a year and West Texas Intermediate tumbling to near its lowest of 2014, as Chinese and U.S. data pointed ...
Dollar sweeps higher, Japan shares shy from peaks
September 9th, 2014
The U.S. dollar held on to broad-based gains in Asia on Tuesday in a boon for shares of Japanese exporters but a burden for oil, gold and stocks in the energy majors. As the dollar finally broke to a ...
West TX Oil Below $94 as Market Awaits Chinese Data
September 8th, 2014
Brent crude fell on Monday for a third day of losses even though Chinese trade data showed both better-than-expected exports and weak imports that might prompt help for the economy, but it remained below $101 a barrel after poor ...
Gold Steady Below $1270 on Weak Jobs Data
September 8th, 2014
Gold extended gains to a second session on Monday, boosted by a disappointing U.S. non-farm payrolls report that eased concerns about an early interest rate increase, with investors also eyeing developments in the Ukraine crisis. Spot gold had ticked ...
Asian shares tentative, sterling plunges
September 8th, 2014
Sterling declined on Monday and British shares look set to underperform their peers in Europe after a poll found rising support for Scottish independence. European shares are expected to enjoy a firm tone on the whole, following gains on ...
The Billionaires Are All Quietly Preparing For The Stock Market To Plunge
September 8th, 2014
Billionaire 1: Sam Zell “The stock market is at an all-time high, but economic activity is not at an all-time,” explains billionaire investor Sam Zell to CNBC on Thursday morning. “People have no place else to put their money, ...
Japan’s GDP Contracts Sharply
September 8th, 2014
A revised reading on Japan’s gross domestic product (GDP) showed the economy contracted an annualized 7.1 percent in the second quarter, worse than initial estimates of 6.8 percent as a nationwide consumption tax that took effect in April dragged ...
Brent Oil Drops to $100 on Demand Woes
September 3rd, 2014
Brent crude fell to its lowest level in 15 months on Tuesday, pressured by the prospect of slowing oil demand growth in China and Europe, while a strong dollar and ample supplies pressured U.S. oil prices. Oil prices on ...
