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Is Trump Going to Mess With Your Investments? Six Tips
November 10th, 2016
Financial planner Timothy LaPean is watching a wave of fear and confusion sweep over clients after Donald Trump’s stunning election as U.S. president. They aren’t just freaking out about their investments. In a sign of the impact of Trump’s victory on ...
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 ...
Asian Stocks Rise With Industrial Metals as Fed Bets Buoy Dollar
October 25th, 2016
Nidec, SK Hynix rally after earnings; Apple reports Tuesday Kospi drops as South Korea tourism threatened by China spat Asian stocks rose to a two-week high and industrial metals advanced, buoyed by a generally upbeat corporate earnings season and ...
Dollar falls from 2-1/2 month high vs yen after weak China trade data
October 13th, 2016
The dollar pulled back from a 2-1/2 month high against the yen on Thursday after surprisingly weak Chinese trade data stirred fresh concern about the world’s second-largest economy. The dollar dropped to as low as 103.555 yen JPY= at one point, ...
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 ...
The Bank For International Settlements Warns That A Major Debt Meltdown In China Is Imminent
September 20th, 2016
The pinnacle of the global financial system is warning that conditions are right for a “full-blown banking crisis” in China. Since the last financial crisis, there has been a credit boom in China that is really unprecedented in world ...
Stocks, currencies gauges rebound from worst slump since June; Emerging Markets
September 13th, 2016
Stocks, currencies gauges rebound from worst slump since June Ringgit sinks with oil as local markets reopen after holiday Emerging markets took a breather, with stocks and currencies rebounding from their worst two-day drop since June, as traders pared ...
Israel puts FATCA temporary on hold; Other countries may rethink
September 5th, 2016
Israeli High Court’s FATCA Injunction Must Make Other Countries Rethink America’s Imperialistic Law The Israeli High Court’s temporary injunction against the enforcement of America’s highly controversial global tax law “should serve as a wake-up call for other countries to ...
Asia shares rally as US job report seen dimming chance of Sept hike
September 5th, 2016
Asian shares rose on Monday after a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report prompted investors to trim expectations that the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates as early as this month. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan extended early ...
Dollar/yen hits one-month high as investors reassess stance, reverse bets
August 31st, 2016
The dollar hit a one-month high against the yen on Wednesday as investors reversed bets made against the greenback on speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve would not hike interest rates anytime soon. The U.S. currency has gained almost ...
