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Dollar hits two-week high on rate hike bets
May 13th, 2016
The dollar hit a two-week high against a basket of currencies on Friday, posting its best fortnightly performance since February, bolstered by the view that the U.S. Federal Reserve is still on track to raise rates before any other ...
Asia trades lower, as oil prices drop; Westpac shares down 3.7%
May 12th, 2016
Asian stocks fell modestly Thursday, taking cues from declines in U.S. stocks after a string of top-flight retail companies released disappointing earnings. The U.S. markets falls came despite gains in oil prices on better-than-expected inventories data. Shares of Disney had ...
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. ...
Asian shares at four-month highs
April 14th, 2016
Asian stocks rose to their highest levels in more than four months on Thursday and regional currencies weakened led by the Singapore dollar as hopes grew that more central banks will join the city state in easing monetary policy ...
Japan officials step up warning against yen rise
April 8th, 2016
Dollar hit fresh 17-mth low below 108 yen Japan seen hesitant to intervene in market Aso says to take steps as needed, mum on intervention Govt watching if any speculative moves – econmin (Adds quotes, econmin, MOF official, details) ...
Egypt targets higher growth, deficit reduction in new government program
March 29th, 2016
Egypt promised tough action to restore growth on Sunday with a government program that aimed to reduce the budget deficit while protecting the poor as public anger mounts over a deteriorating economy. Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, reading out a ...
Asia mixed in quiet trading session, with Nikkei up 1.9%
March 22nd, 2016
Asia markets were mixed in a quiet session on Tuesday, with a weaker yen buoying Japanese stocks while Chinese stocks gave up some of their Monday gains. Japan’s Nikkei 225, which reopened after a public holiday Monday, closed up 323.74 ...
Asian stocks extend losses as BOJ offers gloomier economic view
March 15th, 2016
Asian stocks fell on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan painted a gloomier view of the world’s third-largest economy, but the yen firmed as policymakers appeared to back away from any imminent move to cut interest rates further into ...
Hungary set to cut lending rate to boost inflation
March 11th, 2016
Hungary’s central bank is set to lower its main lending rate and adjust its overnight rates to try to rekindle inflation, one of the central European country’s top central bankers said on Thursday. Adjusting the overnight rates would come ...
Gold Becomes the Biggest Winner of 2016
February 29th, 2016
Money managers boost net-long positions to highest in a year Inflows to SPDR Gold Shares beat all other U.S. ETFs Gold’s comeback is dominating 2016. The precious metal is the year’s best-performing major asset. Its 15 percent gain is ...
