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Asian Stocks Rise With Won on China Trade Data; Oil Above $50
June 8th, 2016
Chinese imports rose in yuan terms for first time since 2014 Shanghai, Hong Kong shares pare losses as kiwi strengthens Asian stocks recovered from earlier losses and South Korea’s won extended gains as Chinese trade figures added to evidence the ...
Something Big That Always Happens Right Before The Official Start Of A Recession Has Just Happened
June 7th, 2016
What you are about to see is major confirmation that a new economic downturn has already begun. Last Friday, the government released the worst jobs report in six years, and that has a lot of people really freaked out. ...
Dollar wallows near four-week lows as Yellen sounds cautious note
June 7th, 2016
The dollar edged up but still wallowed close to four-week lows against a basket of currencies on Tuesday, after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s remarks failed to toss a lifebuoy to the recently foundering greenback. The dollar index, which ...
Asia currencies jump after weak US jobs report dents Fed interest rate hike hopes
June 7th, 2016
Asia currencies got a bump up Monday after the dollar took a hit from a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report, but it isn’t clear if the move is sustainable. U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose by only 38,000 in May, a far ...
Asian shares rise, dollar nurses losses after jobs shock
June 6th, 2016
Asian shares rose on Monday and the dollar dragged itself off its lowest levels in nearly a month after U.S. nonfarm payrolls showed the slowest job growth in more than five years, quashing expectations for a near-term U.S. interest ...
Pound Tumbles, Volatility Jumps After Polls Show Brexit Momentum
June 6th, 2016
ITV poll shows Brexit ahead 45% to 41%; TNS has 43% to 41% One-month volatility at seven-year high before June 23 vote The pound slumped to a three-week low after polls showed more Britons favor exiting the European Union, reviving ...
Fed likely to avoid rate hike before Britain votes on leaving EU
June 3rd, 2016
The U.S. Federal Reserve may be forced to delay a rate hike at its June meeting because of mounting concern over the economic fallout from Britain’s vote on whether to leave the European Union. The geopolitical risk likely will ...
European stocks seen higher, focus switches to US jobs
June 3rd, 2016
European stocks opened higher on Friday as investors turned their attention to a key U.S. jobs report that could hold the key to a Federal Reserve interest rate hike this month. The FTSE opened 0.5 percent higher, the German ...
European stocks suffer 2nd straight fall
June 2nd, 2016
European stocks finished lower Wednesday, with mining shares among the biggest laggards after lackluster Chinese manufacturing data underscored worries about the health of the world’s second-largest economy. The Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, -0.96% fell 1% to end at 344.12. Among financials, UniCredit ...
Japanese Stocks Drop as Yen Advances; Oil Near $49 Before OPEC
June 2nd, 2016
Euro climbs to one-week high before ECB policy review Haven assets including gold and U.S. Treasuries rise Japanese stocks fell by the most in a month and the yen strengthened after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held back a widely ...
