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Pound Drops on EU Concern, Asian Shares Decline: Markets Wrap
January 16th, 2017
U.K. PM to signal plans to quit EU single market: Sunday Times Asian equities retreat with U.S. stock-index futures The pound tumbled on a report that U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May will signal plans to quit the European Union’s ...
How Did We Get 2016 So Wrong?
January 12th, 2017
Go through the late 2015/early 2016 articles published on this and similar sites and you’ll find a consensus that 2016 was going to be a really bad year. Corporate profits were falling, business inventories had spiked, and deflation was ...
Moscow Exchange reports trading volume grew by 24% YoY in 2016
January 12th, 2017
In 2016, Moscow Exchange’s total trading volume grew by 24% YoY to RUB 850.4 trln. In December 2016, total trading volumes increased by 18.5% YoY to RUB 89.5 trln. Money Market added 51.1%, Bond Market increased by 132.9% and ...
Asian Shares Climb Amid Metals Bounce as Yen Slips: Markets Wrap
January 11th, 2017
Iron ore, copper lead materials higher on China growth signs U.S. shares meandered amid angst before Trump media conference Asian stocks rallied, led by a surge in mining companies, after evidence of quickening price growth in China boosted industrial ...
Dollar Drops Further While Asia Stocks Are Mixed: Markets Wrap
January 10th, 2017
U.S. currency continues slide from peak at start of year Japanese shares slump, Hong Kong equities gain for fourth day The dollar slumped for a second day, continuing its slide from a multi-year peak at the beginning of 2017. ...
Investing in Gold? What year 2017 shows
January 9th, 2017
Should you invest in gold in 2017? Gold investment demand tends to go up when the world economy is uncertain and volatile. 2016 was an archetypal game of two halves for gold investors. From January up until early June, ...
Bitcoin Extends Loss After China’s Central Bank Warns Investors
January 9th, 2017
PBOC officials tell bitcoin platform to rectify issues Bitcoin surged 120% in 2016 as yuan depreciation quickened Bitcoin extended Friday’s tumble amid concern China will tighten rules on the digital currency to curb capital outflows. The cryptocurrency slid 1.2 ...
Korean won weakest major currency followed by pound and yen
January 9th, 2017
Korean won weakest major currency, followed by pound and yen Crude oil price down for first time in four sessions The offshore yuan had its biggest two-day fall since June as most other major currencies also slid, led by ...
SFC bans a former employee of Citibank for six months
January 5th, 2017
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Cheung Kwan Po, a former employee of Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited (Citibank), from re-entering the industry for six months from 5 January 2017 to 4 July 2017 (Note 1). The ...
Asian shares mixed as investors consider latest Fed minutes
January 5th, 2017
Asian shares mixed as investors consider latest Fed minutes Asian stock indexes were mixed Thursday as investors assessed the latest Federal Reserve board’s meeting minutes. Japanese shares slipped as the yen strengthened against the dollar. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark ...
