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PRECIOUS-Gold stays firm after Fed raises rates
December 17th, 2015
Gold held gains on Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve raised U.S. interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade, as expected, making clear it was a tentative beginning to a “gradual” tightening cycle. The U.S. central bank’s ...
Here’s how the Fed actually raises interest rates
December 16th, 2015
For the Fed, voting to hike interest rates is the easy part. The tough work begins as U.S. central bank officials implement the right maneuvers to ensure rates go where they want. Essentially, the heavy lifting gets assigned to ...
Shares climb, dollar dips as Fed prepares to lift rates
December 16th, 2015
Shares and bond markets rose and the dollar dipped on Wednesday, as investors readied for what is expected to be the first rise in U.S. interest rates in almost a decade. After more than a year of posturing and ...
Investoo.com launches cTrader platform tutorials for traders
December 15th, 2015
Investoo.com have just launched an in depth course which serves as an introduction to the powerful cTrader platform. This course is aimed at new traders as well as experienced traders looking at alternative platforms to better suit their needs. The main ...
Dubai economy picks up with tourist activity on the rise
December 14th, 2015
Dubai’s economy picked up in November as tourist activity increased against the previous month, an economic survey of the emirate shows. The Dubai economy tracker, a survey of business conditions in the emirate, rose to 53.4 in November, up ...
Yuan in Biggest Weekly Drop Since Devaluation as PBOC Eases Grip
December 11th, 2015
Central bank may enter market again after Fed decision: OCBC Yuan weakness trend is inevitable, according to Commerzbank The yuan recorded its biggest weekly drop since an August devaluation on speculation China’s central bank is taking advantage of a stronger ...
Nikkei closes up, ASX hits one-month low
December 11th, 2015
Asian markets closed mixed on Friday, despite Wall Street’s positive finish overnight, as record low oil prices weighed resources plays and China shares traded in negative territory as another top executive was reported missing by local media. “Most investors ...
Cheap oil makes UAE an attractive place to invest, says ADFG chief
December 10th, 2015
Abu Dhabi Financial Group is targeting a series of investments in the UAE, according to Jassim Alseddiqi, the investment firm’s chief executive, as lower oil prices make investments financially attractive. “The pricing today for the UAE markets, whether it’s ...
Falling Oil + Rising Dollar = Crisis For A Whole Lot Of People
December 10th, 2015
Oil is plunging again, this time in the wake of OPEC’s inability to limit its members’ production. The US dollar, meanwhile, is up on the divergence between Fed tightening and ECB/BoJ/BoC easing. This widening gap is a perfect storm ...
RBNZ: Official Cash Rate reduced to 2.5 percent
December 10th, 2015
Statement by Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler: The Reserve Bank today reduced the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 2.5 percent. Globally, economic growth is below average and inflation is low, despite highly stimulatory monetary conditions. ...