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Asian shares extend an October rally; dollar slips
October 12th, 2015
Asian shares rose on Monday, extending an October rally, as investors hunted for bargains in industrials and basic materials, fueled by a rebound in commodities while the dollar struggled as hopes of a Fed rate rise this year grew ...
Asia stocks shine as Fed minutes hint at patience on hike
October 9th, 2015
Asian shares rose on Friday, taking their cue from a jump in oil prices and Wall Street gains after minutes of the Federal Reserve‘s latest meeting damped down expectations of an imminent Fed rate hike. The Fed minutes revealed ...
Equity rally stalls as German data casts cloud over global growth
October 8th, 2015
Global stocks traded just off three-week highs on Thursday after unexpectedly weak trade and machinery orders data from Germany and Japan hinted at a stalling in the momentum of some of the world’s biggest economies. An oil price bounce, ...
We Aren’t Nearly As Worried About The Middle East As We should Be
October 7th, 2015
What’s the opposite of a gift that keeps on giving? A mistake that keeps metastasizing. Which pretty much sums up the US role in the Middle East. Beginning with the CIA’s 1953 overthrow of Iran’s democratically elected president and ...
IMF: Uncertainty, Complex Forces Weigh on Global Growth
October 7th, 2015
Global growth moderate and uneven, forecast at 3.1 percent this year, 3.6 percent in 2016 Disparate fortunes between the advanced and emerging market and developing economies Lower commodity prices weigh on commodity exporters The IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) foresees ...
Wake Up to U.K. Exit Risks, Banks Tell Investors as Polls Shift
October 6th, 2015
Societe Generale sees risk of U.K. leaving EU as high as 45% Europe threatens to overshadow Conservative Party conference Investors are being urged to tune into the looming political battle over the U.K.’s membership of the European Union amid signs ...
Japan Leads Asian Shares Higher
October 6th, 2015
Markets across Asia rallied Tuesday, with shares in Japan rising on bets that its central bank may further loosen monetary policy at its meeting this week. Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average was up 1%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index and ...
Shell stops Arctic activity after ‘disappointing’ tests
September 28th, 2015
Royal Dutch Shell has stopped Arctic oil and gas exploration off the coast of Alaska after “disappointing” results from a key well in the Chukchi Sea. In a surprise announcement (read below the announcement), the company said it would ...
Swiss Investigate Seven Banks Over Precious Metals Market Trading
September 28th, 2015
Inquiry involves possible collusion between UBS, Julius Baer, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Barclays, Morgan Stanley and Mitsui A Swiss regulator has opened an investigation into precious metals trading at a group of large banks, marking the latest in a line ...
Asia Currencies Slide After Fed Officials Signal Rate Increase Possible in 2015
September 22nd, 2015
Most Asian currencies weakened on Tuesday after comments by U.S. Federal Reserve speakers suggested the central bank could raise interest rates as early as next month, while shares made modest gains ahead of a reading on Chinese manufacturing. The ...
