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Asia Stocks Drop With Nasdaq Futures on Apple; Commodities Slide
July 22nd, 2015
Asian stocks retreated with Nasdaq 100 Index futures as Apple Inc. tumbled in after-hours trade and the dollar held losses. Oil and gold resumed declines as a gauge of commodities dropped back to a 13-year low. The MSCI Asia ...
Russia and its oil are likely to be losers in Iran deal
July 17th, 2015
In its negotiations with the United States on any number of geopolitical issues, Russia has become accustomed to playing its “Iran card.” But after the West’s historic nuclear agreement with Iran, some experts are suggesting Russia will have less ...
Deutsche Bank Moscow Faces Three Investigations Over Possible Money Laundering
July 17th, 2015
German banking giant Deutsche Bank is now undergoing three investigations into possible money-laundering at its Moscow branch after Britain joined the United States and the lender itself in probing suspect trades. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Britain’s financial watchdog, ...
Oil prices fall as China share crisis worsens, traders hedge for further drops
July 8th, 2015
Oil futures fell again on Wednesday as worries over the Greek debt crisis and China’s stock market turmoil outweighed an expected U.S. inventory drop, with traders anticipating further drops. Chinaoil prices’s stocks tanked further on Wednesday in a deepening ...
Moscow Man to Sue Russian Central Bank for Collapse of the Ruble
July 1st, 2015
A Russian man angry with last year’s sharp ruble devaluation is taking the Central Bank to court over its decision to cease intervening to prop up the Russian currency, news agency RIA Novosti reported Tuesday, citing the press secretary of a Moscow court. “V. A. Simonov has ...
Russia Beats Saudi Arabia to Become China’s Top Oil Supplier
June 24th, 2015
Russia surpassed Saudi Arabia to become China‘s top oil supplier in May, news agency Bloomberg reported Tuesday, underlining the Kremlin’s efforts to boost ties with Beijing amid frosty relations with the West over the Ukraine crisis. Russian exports accounted for one-third of all China’s oil imports in May, ...
Oil prices fall on oversupply, but US crude supported by Gulf of Mexico storm
June 15th, 2015
Oil prices extended declines on Monday after two straight days of losses late last week as high production offset strong refinery runs, but a storm that could impact Gulf of Mexico operations supported U.S. crude. Saudi Arabia, the world’s ...
Russia Increasing Gold Reserves as a Hedge Against Political Uncertainty
May 27th, 2015
Russia is increasing its gold holdings because gold is a reserve asset that is free from legal and political risks, a senior central banker said on Tuesday. The comments by Dmitry Tulin, who manages monetary policy at the Central Bank, reflect Russian fears that the country’s overseas assets ...
Oil Bears Miss Out as Record U.S. Refinery Demand Drives Rally
May 25th, 2015
Oil speculators missed out as record demand from U.S. refineries helped trim supplies from their highest level in more than eight decades and drive prices higher. Hedge funds and other money managers reduced their net-long position in West Texas ...
Why Oil’s Rally Is Over
May 22nd, 2015
A lot of people have got very excited as the price of WTI has bounced back from the lows reached a few months ago. If oil fails to break and hold above $62 this time around, however, their enthusiasm ...
