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Enormous refund ordered to USA retail investors for being misled
August 28th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced charges against four Transamerica entities for misconduct involving faulty investment models and ordered the entities to refund $97 million to misled retail investors. According to the SEC’s order, investors put billions of ...
Dollar steady against the euro and a basket of major currencies
August 28th, 2018
The dollar was steady against the euro and a basket of major currencies after the United States and Mexico agreed to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement, boosting optimism for an easing of global trade tensions. The agreement ...
Asian stocks advanced, yen to dollar rose; Key financial events coming up this week
August 27th, 2018
Asian stocks gained at the start of the week following a fresh all-time high in their U.S. counterparts Friday, as the Federal Reserve reaffirmed a slow and gradual pace of policy tightening. The dollar ticked lower and the yen ...
Trump accuses China, EU of currency manipulation
August 22nd, 2018
President Donald Trump accused China and the European Union of manipulating their currencies as he tries to wrestle concessions from two of the U.S.’s largest trade partners. “I think China’s manipulating their currency, absolutely. And I think the euro ...
Most Asian equities gained on Monday, Yen to Dollar little changed; Key events coming up this week
August 20th, 2018
Most Asian equities gained on Monday as traders held out hopes about developments in the trade war and ahead of a meeting of central bankers later in the week that may throw up clues on the outlook for markets. ...
The Turkish lira and the Euro to dollar fell; Emerging market currencies tumble
August 13th, 2018
Emerging market currencies tumble; U.S. futures trade lower; Turkish lira extends drop despite limits to swaps transactions. Stocks declined in Asia alongside the euro and emerging-market currencies, while Treasuries and the yen advanced, on continued turmoil in Turkey that’s ...
Global Housing Bubble Is Popping. Here Comes The “Reverse Wealth Effect”
August 10th, 2018
Just a few months ago, real estate was on fire. Prices were blowing past records set during the previous decade’s housing bubble as desperate buyers bought whatever was available at above the asking price while homeowners, confident that prices ...
Early Stocks Review: European stocks mixed; British Pound remained under pressure against the Dollar
August 10th, 2018
European stocks hovered around the flatline on Thursday amid a deepening U.S.-China trade dispute and a flurry of corporate earnings. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was flat with almost every sector in the red. Oil and gas stocks were among ...
Asian stocks mixed, Yen to Dollar rose, the Kiwi plunged; These are the main moves in markets
August 9th, 2018
Asian stocks were mixed Thursday with Chinese equities again outperforming despite the ongoing tariff to-and-fro between China and the Trump administration. The dollar ticked higher, while oil held on to Wednesday’s losses. A firmer yen weighed on Japanese shares ...
Pound frail on worries over no-deal Brexit, dollar steady
August 7th, 2018
The pound stayed fragile on Tuesday after falling to an 11-month low against the dollar overnight on worries over a ‘hard’ Brexit from the European Union, while simmering U.S.-China trade tensions provided support to the greenback. Comments from officials ...
