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Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, South Korea stock indexes gain
March 28th, 2017
Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, South Korea stock indexes gain Yen higher after earlier loss, Australian bonds continue rally The selloff in riskier assets eased after U.S. stocks staged a recovery, with most Asian equity markets resuming their upward trajectories ...
Oil futures supported by weaker dollar, but bloated supply still weighs
March 28th, 2017
Oil prices rose on Tuesday, supported by a weak dollar, but crude continued to be weighed down by surging U.S. production and uncertainty over whether an OPEC-led supply cut is big enough to rebalance the market. Prices for front-month ...
A Bitcoin civil war is threatening to tear the digital currency in 2 — here’s what you need to know
March 27th, 2017
There’s a civil war in the bitcoin community over the digital currency’s future. Developers, miners, and other stakeholders are locked in a heated debate over how best to scale the network, with chances steadily rising of irreconcilable differences causing ...
The Pound to Euro exchange rate could well fall to 1.0 warn analysts
March 27th, 2017
Pound to Par the Euro on Tumultuous Brexit Journey The Pound to Euro exchange rate (GBP/EUR) could well fall to 1.0 warn analysts at a leading European investment bank. Economists at Deutsche Bank have updated clients with their Brexit ...
Dollar, S&P 500 Futures Drop on Health-Care Flop: Markets Wrap
March 27th, 2017
Yen gains, while dollar is close to erasing post-Trump rally Japanese, Hong Kong equities retreat while gold climbs The dollar and U.S. equity futures accelerated Friday’s declines and gold climbed with bonds as investors shunned risk assets amid increased skepticism ...
Alert: High Bitcoin prices inspire a wave of scams
March 24th, 2017
Earlier this month, the price of a single Bitcoin eclipsed the price of an ounce of gold for the first time ever. This news, coupled with the exploding adoption of its underlying technology – blockchain – beyond the financial world, ...
European Commission published consultation on FinTech
March 24th, 2017
Consumer Financial Services Action Plan: Better products and more choice for European consumers The European Commission is today presenting an Action Plan that sets out ways to provide European consumers with greater choice and better access to financial services ...
Yen lost 0.4 percent to dollar in Tokyo after eight days of gains
March 24th, 2017
U.S. futures gain as Republicans prepare for health-care vote Japanese equities lead gains in Asia Pacific stock markets Caution during U.S. trading hours abated in Asia as the yen weakened and stocks climbed. Japan’s Topix index recovered some of ...
Asia Stock Selloff Eases as Yen Weakens With Gold: Markets Wrap
March 23rd, 2017
Japan’s Topix fluctuates after biggest decline since November 10-year Treasury yields steady after four days of losses A global equities selloff that spurred the biggest drop in Japanese shares since Donald Trump’s election eased as demand for haven assets ...
Yen stretches rally to seventh day; Asia Stocks Tumble
March 22nd, 2017
S&P 500 drops most since elections as reflation trades falter Yen stretches rally to seventh day while gold maintains gains Equities tumbled across Asia after the S&P 500 Index fell the most since Donald Trump’s election, as stocks joined ...
