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Trans-Pacific free trade deal agreed creating vast partnership
October 6th, 2015
The biggest trade deal in decades was struck on Monday. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) cuts trade tariffs and sets common standards in trade for 12 Pacific rim countries, including the US and Japan. It marks the end of five ...
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 ...
First brokers stand trial over Libor
October 5th, 2015
The first brokers to face prosecution in the global Libor investigation over allegations they helped traders from various panel banks to manipulate the rate by acting as middlemen will go on trial this week in London. The case will ...
NIRP, its likelihood and effect on commodities
October 5th, 2015
In last week’s article I pointed out that negative interest rates should lead to a general shift in consumer preferences from money towards essential goods. Central bankers may wish for this outcome on a controlled basis to allow them ...
SEC: Worldwide pyramid scheme operator misled investors
October 5th, 2015
SEC Halts $32 Million Scheme That Promised Riches From Amber Mining The USA regulator, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has issued an announcement to inform that it has filed fraud charges and obtained asset freezes against the operator of ...
CME Group Volume Averaged 14.4 Million Contracts per Day in Third-Quarter 2015
October 5th, 2015
Third-quarter average daily volume rose 27 percent in interest rates, 26 percent in energy, 20 percent in agricultural commodities, 14 percent in metals, 9 percent in options and 23 percent in electronic options Monthly volume averaged 14.1 million contracts ...
Asia Stocks Jump With Won After Weak U.S. Data; Glencore Surges
October 5th, 2015
Odds of 2015 liftoff pared as U.S. payrolls trail estimates Copper leads metals, commodities higher; China still closed Asian stocks jumped with emerging-market currencies and commodities after U.S.employment and factory reports came in well below estimates, undermining the case ...
Banks Finalize $1.86 Billion Credit-Swaps Settlement
October 2nd, 2015
Suit claimed banks conspired to prevent competition Wall Street’s biggest banks have agreed to pay $1.86 billion to settle accusations that they conspired to prevent competition in the credit-derivatives markets, according to plaintiff lawyers in the private lawsuit. Twelve ...
Oil rises as Syria fighting intensifies; U.S. worries over hurricane fade
October 2nd, 2015
Crude prices rose on Friday as fighting in Syria intensified, but remained on course to end the week largely unchanged as a hurricane was seen as less likely to affect U.S. oil facilities. Hurricane Joaquin, which on Thursday had prompted fears ...
Asian Shares Mostly Lower as Investors Await U.S. Jobs Data
October 2nd, 2015
A stronger reading could increase the chances of a rise in U.S. interest rates by year-end Asian stock markets drifted mostly lower Friday, as investors looked to a coming jobs report in the U.S. for clues about when the Federal Reserve ...
