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Stocks Rally Amid Commodity Revival as Brazilian Assets Recover
May 11th, 2016
S&P 500 surges most since March amid gains in metals, oil Kiwi advances as central bank zeroes in on housing market U.S. stocks rallied the most in two months, joining a rebound in global equities as the bearish sentiment ...
China Stops Trying To Fool The World; World Is Sorry
May 10th, 2016
Something interesting has happened. China earlier this year responded to falling stock prices by borrowing a trillion dollars and spending it on commodities, boosting the prices of iron ore, oil, copper, etc., and giving the global economy a patina ...
Asia mostly higher; Nikkei leads with 2% gain
May 10th, 2016
Asia markets traded mostly higher on Tuesday, with the Japanese benchmark index leading gains in the region. The Nikkei 225 added 2.04 percent, while across the Korean Strait, the Kospi traded up 0.36 percent. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index was down 0.05 percent. ...
T-TIP: Salvation or trash-tip?
May 9th, 2016
President Obama weighed into the Brexit debate on his recent visit to the UK, saying that if Britain left the EU, she would be at the back of the queue when it comes to a free trade agreement. If ...
The Swiss National Bank reports a profit of CHF 5.7 billion for the first quarter of 2016.
May 9th, 2016
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) reports a profit of CHF 5.7 billion for the first quarter of 2016. A valuation gain of CHF 4.1 billion was recorded on gold holdings. The profit on foreign currency positions amounted to CHF ...
Moscow Exchange announced total trading volumes in April increased by 24.1%
May 6th, 2016
Moscow Exchange (ticker: MOEX) announces trading volumes for April 2016. Total trading volumes increased by 24.1% YoY to RUB 68.6 trln. The Derivatives Market and Money Market posted the strongest growth, with volumes increasing 67.2% and 40.3% YoY, respectively. The Bond ...
Asian Stocks Sink to Four-Week Low as Yen Gains; Aussie Slides
May 6th, 2016
Australian bonds surge as RBA cuts inflation forecast Oil near $44, poised for first weekly decline in a month Asian stocks dropped, set for the biggest weekly loss since February, and the yen rose before key American jobs data ...
Taking the petro out of the dollar
May 4th, 2016
Saudi Arabia has been in the news recently for several interconnected reasons. Underlying it all is a spendthrift country that is rapidly becoming insolvent. While the House of Saud remains strongly resistant to change, a mixture of reality and ...
SaxoTraderGO Growth Exceeds Expectations One Year After Launch
May 4th, 2016
Saxo Bank, the multi-asset trading and investment specialist announces that more than 55% of total revenue from private clients is generated from trades on SaxoTraderGO. Today, exactly a year after the launch of SaxoTraderGO, the platform is Saxo Bank’s most popular platform across all ...
Credit Suisse to Sell Distressed-Debt Portfolio for $1.27 Billion
May 4th, 2016
Credit Suisse will take new $100 million charge Credit Suisse Group AG agreed to sell a big chunk of distressed-debt assets, helping to speed the Swiss bank’s retreat from risky trading businesses. TSSP, a credit-investing affiliate of private-equity firm TPG, will ...
