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Oil recovers but still ends near 6-1/2-year lows
August 26th, 2015
U.S. crude rises 3 pct after Monday tumble, Brent up 1 pct China cuts interest rates, helping global stock market rebound EIA seen citing a 1.0 mln-barrel build in U.S. crude last week Coming Up: EIA inventory data on Wednesday ...
Global Markets to Fed: No Rate Hike, the Strong Dollar Is Killing Us
August 25th, 2015
Global markets are puking at the prospect of higher yields in the U.S. There are many reasons for global markets to melt down, but one that doesn’t get enough attention is the strong dollar. In effect, global markets are ...
Gold settles lower; other metals slide
August 25th, 2015
Palladium slides nearly 5%; copper still at 6-year low Gold futures failed to score any gains on Monday, despite its reputation as a refuge in times of market turmoil, while other metals took a hit on the latest rout ...
UAE stocks get off lightly as global rout persists
August 25th, 2015
UAE investors helped local equities escape relatively unscathed yesterday, even as plummeting Chinese stocks and additional pressure on oil prices provoked a further global sell-off of shares. China’s Shanghai Composite plunged 8.4 per cent yesterday, despite a move by ...
Global tech IPO market surges 57% in second quarter
August 25th, 2015
The global technology IPO market continued to exhibit its strength in the second quarter, with 36 IPOs and total proceeds of US$6.2 billion, according to PwC’s Global Technology IPO Review. The number of offerings marked a 57% increase over the ...
Dow plunges after rollercoaster trading on ‘Black Monday’ for global markets
August 25th, 2015
Dow’s 586-point drop puts it on track for its worst month since February 2009 as White House seeks to reassure investors that US economy can withstand volatility Hundreds of billions of dollars were wiped off global stocks on Monday ...
Oil’s Drop Puts Spotlight on Saudi Arabia
August 25th, 2015
Some OPEC members call for renewed discussions within cartel about restraining production The plunge in global oil prices has eroded an important pillar of Saudi Arabia’s strategy of pumping freely to grab global market share: Demand growth that once ...
Brent Crude Falls Below $45 for First Time Since 2009 on Surplus
August 24th, 2015
Oil in London slid below $45 a barrel for the first time since March 2009 on concerns Chinese demand is slowing just as supplies from the U.S. and Iran threaten to swell a global surplus. Brent futures fell as ...
Arabian Gulf markets lose $58 billion as weak oil and global equity rout spark sell-off
August 24th, 2015
Billions of dirhams were wiped off the value of Dubai shares yesterday, as stock markets across the Arabian Gulf lost US$58 billion on a day of calamitous trading. The sharp sell-offs came in the wake of sliding oil prices ...
Oil Price Collapse Triggers Currency Crisis In Emerging Markets
August 24th, 2015
Emerging market currencies are getting slammed by the collapse in commodity prices, a downturn that has accelerated in recent weeks. The health of many middle-income and emerging market economies has been predicated on relatively strong commodity prices. A whole ...
