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Asian shares gain on earnings optimism, dovish Fed
October 29th, 2014
Asian shares climbed to one-month highs on Wednesday, steered by a robust Wall Street on optimism over corporate earnings and prospects the U.S. Federal Reserve will reaffirm its willingness to wait for an extended period before raising interest rates. ...
Asia stocks mostly rise after European bank stress tests
October 27th, 2014
Asian stocks mostly rose after most of Europe’s largest banks passed a stress test aimed at checking the strength of the region’s financial system. European regulators examined the balance sheets of 130 lenders. In total, 25 banks failed, ten ...
Asian shares bask in glow of U.S. tech earnings
October 22nd, 2014
Asian shares rose on Wednesday as upbeat results from two U.S. technology bellwethers and hopes of fresh stimulus from the European Central Bank offset concerns about the outlook for the global economy. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside ...
Polish company first in the world to sell shares for Bitcoins
October 21st, 2014
A Polish company, InPay S.A., is the first in the world whose shares are available for purchase in public offering using the digital currency Bitcoin. The sale has just launched on the equity crowdfunding site Beesfund.com. Equity crowdfunding is ...
Asian shares, oil prices tumble on growth worries
October 10th, 2014
Asian shares shuddered and Brent crude oil prices tumbled to their lowest since 2010 on Friday after weak German export data raised fears that Europe’s economic woes could drag down the global economy. “European markets face the prospect of ...
Asian shares soar on wings of dovish Fed message
October 9th, 2014
Asian shares surged and the dollar skidded on Thursday after minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting showed concerns about downside risks of a stronger dollar and the global economy. European shares were expected to take their ...
Asia shares stumble, oil skids to 27-mth lows
October 8th, 2014
Asian share markets were mostly in the red on Wednesday as worries about waning global growth lifted safe-haven bonds, while shoving oil prices to their lowest in more than two years. Extending a three-month-long decline, Brent oil sank $1.18 ...
Asian shares edge up, dollar steadies after drop
October 7th, 2014
Asian shares rose on Tuesday, while the dollar languished after investors locked in some gains on its recent rally. “European equities are set to edge lower tracking modest declines in the US overnight. The small negative start belies the ...
Dollar sweeps higher, Japan shares shy from peaks
September 9th, 2014
The U.S. dollar held on to broad-based gains in Asia on Tuesday in a boon for shares of Japanese exporters but a burden for oil, gold and stocks in the energy majors. As the dollar finally broke to a ...
Asian shares tentative, sterling plunges
September 8th, 2014
Sterling declined on Monday and British shares look set to underperform their peers in Europe after a poll found rising support for Scottish independence. European shares are expected to enjoy a firm tone on the whole, following gains on ...