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Turnover at Deutsche Börse’s cash markets at 103.8 billion euros in May
June 7th, 2016
Deutsche Börse Cash Market: Order book turnover on Xetra, Börse Frankfurt and Tradegate Exchange across all asset classes stood at €103.8 billion in May (May 2015: €125.6 billion). Of the €103.8 billion, €96.1 billion were attributable to Xetra (May 2015: ...
The Tiny Malaysian Island That Wants to Be a Tax Haven
June 3rd, 2016
In the secretive world of offshore tax havens, the tiny Malaysian island of Labuan is doing something curious: seeking the spotlight. Top executives of the Labuan International Business and Financial Centre have been on a tour of major cities ...
The European Central Bank keeps key interest rates at historic lows
June 2nd, 2016
The European Central Bank held key interest rates at historic lows Thursday, but made no announcement regarding Greece despite speculation it may offer a helping hand to its cash-strapped banks. Meeting in the Austrian capital instead of its usual ...
Japanese Stocks Drop as Yen Advances; Oil Near $49 Before OPEC
June 2nd, 2016
Euro climbs to one-week high before ECB policy review Haven assets including gold and U.S. Treasuries rise Japanese stocks fell by the most in a month and the yen strengthened after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held back a widely ...
Emerging-Market Stocks Post First Weekly Gain Since Early April
June 1st, 2016
Emerging-market equities rebounded last week, posting the first weekly gain since early April. The 2.8% total return for the Vanguard Emerging Market ETF (VWO) for the five trading days through May 27 also marked the strongest performance for the ...
Asia Stocks Fall With Oil, Copper as Yuan Weakens; Aussie Jumps
June 1st, 2016
Crude oil sinks below $49 before OPEC meets Thursday Korean bonds rally as export slump weighs on the won Asian stocks retreated with commodities and the yuan weakened as Chinese manufacturing data pointed to lackluster growth in the world’s ...
Gold Sinks as Dollar Gets Boost From Yellen; Japan’s Stocks Rise
May 30th, 2016
Yen drops to one-month low as Abe aide signals tax-hike delay Yuan retreats as PBOC sets weakest fixing in five years Gold fell for the ninth day in a row, its longest losing streak in a year, and the ...
The top 10 countries with the largest gold holdings
May 26th, 2016
Beginning in 2010, central banks around the world turned from being net sellers of gold to net buyers of gold. Last year they collectively added 483 tonnes—the second largest annual total since the end of the gold standard—with Russia ...
Asian Stocks Extend Global Rally as Oil Regains $50; Yen Climbs
May 26th, 2016
Crude Rises on falling U.S. oil stocks, supply disruptions Norwegian krone, Malaysian ringgit strengthen; gold rebounds Energy producers led stocks higher in Asia and the currencies of oil-exporting nations strengthened as Brent crude traded above $50 a barrel for ...
The Eurozone is the greatest danger
May 23rd, 2016
World-wide, markets are horribly distorted, which spells danger not only to investors, but to businesses and their employees as well, because it is impossible to allocate capital efficiently in this financial environment. With markets everywhere disrupted by interventions from ...
