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Yen Gains on Korea Tensions While Asia Stocks Rise
March 6th, 2017
Investors also assess China economic growth, Yellen comments Central banks in Australia, Europe on the calendar this week Escalating geopolitical tensions sparked a rise in the yen. while most Asian equities advanced as investors assessed statements from China’s National People’s ...
Central banks and gold
March 5th, 2017
The very near future is likely to see a sea-change in central bankers’ attitude to the gold allocation in their reserves. The failure of G20 monetary policy since the financial crisis is causing a general rethink, which may eventually ...
CME Group Reached Average Daily Volume of 18.4 Million Contracts in February 2017
March 3rd, 2017
CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that February 2017 average daily volume (ADV) reached 18.4 million contracts, down 1 percent from a strong February 2016. CME Group February 2017 options volume averaged 3.8 ...
Oil prices under pressure after historical high for U.S. crude stocks
March 2nd, 2017
Oil prices fell further Thursday, depressed by the latest pick up in U.S. crude stockpiles and production. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures for delivery in AprilCLJ7, -0.33% traded at $53.54 a barrel, down 29 ...
Global Stock Rally Shifts to Asia After U.S. Highs: Markets Wrap
March 2nd, 2017
Japan’s Topix at highest since December 2015 as yen slumps Dollar climbs as Fed official supports rate hike ‘soon’ The bulls are gaining momentum as the global equity rally stretched to Asia. Tokyo shares jumped to the highest level ...
Bank of Israel keeps the interest rate unchanged
February 28th, 2017
Inflation data: The Consumer Price Index for January declined by 0.2 percent, in line with the average of forecasters’ projections. There were seasonal declines this month in the clothing and footwear component (9.2 percent), in the housing component (0.5 ...
Asian Stocks Rise, Bonds Slip Before Trump Speech: Markets Wrap
February 28th, 2017
Odds for U.S. interest rate hike in March rise to 50% Trump speech Tuesday to be scrutinized for spending plans Asian stocks erased gains as a rally in Tokyo faltered and the yen strengthened ahead of Donald Trump’s address ...
Global (economic) warming
February 26th, 2017
If the economy was on its uppers, Trumpenomics could be reasonably compared with Reaganomics. But that is not the case. The economy is operating close to capacity, ….any further fiscal and monetary expansion will begin to create …. economic ...
Wrexham Glyndwr University launches UK’s first undergraduate degree in FinTech
February 24th, 2017
US investment bankers and professionals from the Asia business world are backing the UK’s first undergraduate degree dedicated to the world of Financial Technology. Senior Vice Presidents at multi-billion dollar American investment firms Franklin Templeton and State Street have ...
Asian markets dip as investors cash out after dovish Fed minutes
February 24th, 2017
Shares in Asia lost ground Friday as dovish signals from the U.S. Federal Reserve weakened the dollar, with possible consequences for the competitiveness of Asian exports. The Nikkei Stock Average NIK, -0.45% was down 0.2% with the S&P/ASX ...
