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Oil prices stable as falling U.S. output offset by demand worries
March 9th, 2016
Oil prices were only slightly higher on Wednesday as support from falling U.S. production was countered by a strengthening U.S.-dollar and concerns over slowing demand. U.S. crude futures CLc1 were at $36.60 per barrel at 0449 GMT, up 10 ...
Ex-Goldman Banker to Malaysia Fund Subpoenaed in U.S. Probe
March 8th, 2016
Prosecutors seeking information about state investment fund Outside law firm said helping Goldman review 1MDB dealings A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker has become entangled in a sprawling investigation of the Malaysian state investment fund as U.S. authorities ...
Asian shares hit two-month high after solid U.S. job growth
March 7th, 2016
Asian shares hit two-month highs on Monday, extending sharp gains from last week, following upbeat U.S. jobs data, a rebound in oil and commodity prices and a flurry of reassurances from Chinese leaders that the economy would remain on ...
Oil Prices up on Strong U.S. Data and Lower Oil-Rig Count
February 29th, 2016
Crude oil prices rose in early Asian trade Monday, buoyed by hopes that a fall in U.S. oil rigs would ease excess supply while stronger consumer spending in that country would spark demand for oil. On the New York ...
21 New Numbers That Show That The Global Economy Is Absolutely Imploding
February 17th, 2016
After a series of stunning declines through the month of January and the first half of February, global financial markets seem to have found a patch of relative stability at least for the moment. But that does not mean ...
Oil prices fall on U.S. storage glut, ongoing economic woes
February 11th, 2016
Oil prices slid on Thursday as record U.S. crude inventories at the Cushing delivery point and worries about a global economic slowdown weighed on markets, and Goldman Sachs said prices would remain low and volatile until the second half ...
Gold hits new 3-month high on global economy concerns
February 8th, 2016
Gold hit three-month highs on Monday, extending its biggest weekly rise since July 2013 as sliding stock markets, global growth uncertainty and a softer dollar prompted investors to seek safety in hard assets. Spot gold reached a peak of ...
Russia holds key rate at 11% as economy lags
February 1st, 2016
Russia kept its interest rate steady on Friday but announced it wouldn’t rule out tightening monetary policy if inflation risks rise, after a month in which the ruble dropped to record lows as oil prices deteriorated. January marked a ...
China shares lower, but ‘real economy’ sound says state media
January 28th, 2016
China’s volatile shares were lower again on Thursday, taking losses this month to about 23 percent or 12 trillion yuan ($1.8 trillion), while state media insisted that the market ructions did not reflect the real economy. The benchmark Shanghai ...
Could China’s Housing Bubble Bring Down the Global Economy?
January 21st, 2016
Who’s going to buy the tens of millions of empty flats held as investments? I’ve been writing a lot about China recently because it’s becoming increasingly clear that China’s economy is slowing and the authority’s “fixes” are not turning ...
