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Japan’s Nikkei 225 Rises 7.7% for Biggest Gain Since October 2008
September 9th, 2015
Investors buy back in after valuations hit 11-month low Topix surges most since 2011 as all 33 industry groups rise Japanese stocks soared, with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average staging the steepest advance since the aftermath of the 2008 ...
Snapshots of Foreign Direct Investment Flows
September 9th, 2015
The canonical source for data on flows of foreign direct investment are the reports from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, more commonly known as UNCTAD. It’s World Investment Report 2015 provides a discussion of trends up through last ...
Oil markets rise as Asian stock markets catch a tailwind
September 9th, 2015
Crude oil prices rose on Wednesday as Asian stock markets caught a tailwind from a strong performance in the United States and Europe, although fuel markets remained generally dogged by oversupply. Asian shares gained after upbeat German economic data ...
Japan Shares Jump Most in Four Years
September 9th, 2015
Possibility of more stimulus from Beijing boosts sentiment Stocks in Japan jumped the most in more than four years Wednesday, shaking off unease about slowing growth in China amid a tentative rebound in Chinese stocks. The region’s shares ...
Why the Market Could Soar From Here
September 8th, 2015
Does the Fed really have a choice, given that the game is now for all the marbles? We all know the global economy is slowing, so why would stocks soar from here? The basic answer was articulated by Chris ...
Bad loans haunt Greek banks seeking new start
September 8th, 2015
Turned down for a 10,000 euro ($11,100) loan, George Sarris is one of hundreds of thousands of small business owners shunned by Greek banks. Pointing to the parliament building overlooking his small cafe in Athens’ Syntagma Square, the 35-year-old ...
Brent Trades Near One-Week Low as China’s Crude Imports Decline
September 8th, 2015
China’s crude imports drop 13.4% from record in July Russia said to rule out cooperating with OPEC to cut supply Brent crude traded near the lowest price in more than a week as a slide in China’s oil ...
Asian stocks hold gains after China data in volatile trade
September 8th, 2015
Asian stocks edged higher on Tuesday after a six-day losing streak and the dollar firmed against the safe-haven Japanese yen, but gains were capped as a slump in China’s imports raised fears of a more severe slowdown there. China’s ...
China FX reserves fall record $93.9 bln in Aug as central bank supports yuan
September 7th, 2015
Global investors are bracing for data this week that could show a big drop in China‘s foreign exchange reserves as the central bank steps up its intervention to stabilise the yuan currency after its shock devaluation last month. China ...
G20-Germany urges more Islamic finance integration globally
September 7th, 2015
Islamic finance is increasingly important in the global economy and needs to be better integrated into the international financial system, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told a meeting of the Group of 20 leading economies on Saturday. Islamic finance, ...
