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Oil prices climb on upbeat economic data, ECB stimulus moves
October 23rd, 2015
Oil prices extended gains into a second day in Asian trade on Friday, finding support from brighter economic data and a global stock market rally after the European Central Bank signaled its willingness to launch more stimulus measures. Brent ...
Asian shares get a fillip from ECB stimulus hopes
October 23rd, 2015
Asian share markets advanced on Friday, tracking offshore gains following hints of new stimulus from the European Central Bank (ECB). ECB President Mario Draghi signaled on Thursday that the central bank is prepared to undertake another large stimulus package to tackle the lackluster ...
The Shifting World Distribution of Income
October 22nd, 2015
The fastest-growing countries around the world, now and probably for the next few decades, will not be the high-income countries. As a result, the global distribution of income will become–gradually–more equal over time. Tomáš Hellebrandt and Paolo Mauro offer ...
5 reasons oil could be nearing a new tipping point
October 22nd, 2015
Oil’s bounce back from the summer’s lows has the look of a bottoming in crude prices, but some strategists say the shakeout is not over. “I’m pretty sure we’re going to see a new low. The probabilities are that ...
Alibaba Group Expands European Presence
October 21st, 2015
Alibaba appoints managing directors to run its regional hub in the U.K. and new country office in Italy Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) today announced details of the expansion of its presence in the European market, an important step in ...
Xi Jinping to sign Hinkley Point nuclear power deal in UK
October 21st, 2015
China‘s leader is expected to put the seal later on its contribution to what will be the first UK nuclear power plant to be built in a generation. The plant could be opened by 2025 at Hinkley Point, in ...
Oil falls after industry report shows surge in U.S. crude stocks
October 21st, 2015
Oil prices fell on Wednesday after data from an industry group showed a larger-than-expected build in U.S. crude inventories last week, fanning worries over global oversupply, even as a slightly weaker dollar provided some support. Brent crude for December ...
Asia shares lag behind Nikkei, euro firm for ECB
October 21st, 2015
Asian shares turned mixed on Wednesday as soft export data kept investors cautious ahead of the European Central Bank‘s policy meeting later in the week, though Japan’s market was having a go at setting a new peak for the ...
London Wants to Become the Center of Chinese Currency Trading
October 20th, 2015
PBOC official said to view London as likely renminbi hub Euronext study expects $5 trillion of Chinese investment Three years ago, Chinese officials said U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron had “seriously damaged” relations by meeting with the Dalai Lama, the ...
Volkswagen hits metals
October 20th, 2015
Prices of platinum – used in engines – have tumbled since the scandal broke. PLATINUM prices have plunged since the Volkswagen emissions scandal broke, as investors have shifted into its sister metal palladium – with the latter’s price rising ...
