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Asian Shares Weaker, With All Eyes on U.S. Jobs Report
September 1st, 2016
Asian shares were broadly weaker Thursday as investors cautiously await the release of U.S. jobs data on Friday that could jolt markets out of their summer malaise. Official Chinese manufacturing purchasing managers’ index data for August came in at 50.4, ...
U.S. oil prices slide to near three-week low ahead of stockpile data
August 31st, 2016
U.S. oil prices slid to a near three-week low in early Asian trade Wednesday on expectations that U.S. crude stocks expanded last week, exacerbating the already oversupplied market. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures for ...
Asia markets mostly down; Nikkei sells off following disappointing inflation data
August 29th, 2016
Asia markets closed mostly lower on Friday, with Japanese stocks selling off more than 1 percent after soft inflation data prompted concerns over the effectiveness of government stimulus. The benchmark Nikkei 225 closed down 195.24 points, or 1.18 percent, at 16,360.71. Across the ...
Which are the alternative investments that going mainstream?
August 29th, 2016
Alternative investments such as fine wines, classic cars and jewels are going mainstream, as investors grapple with ultra-low interest rates and volatile stocks. Spooked by the end of a 30-year bond bull run and bouts of money printing which ...
The Giant of Tokyo’s Stock Market Reveals Its Investment Secrets
August 25th, 2016
Japan pension fund is top owner of MUFG, Honda, many more First unveiling of equity holdings spurs debate on strategy Companies across Japan have a new name in their top 10 shareholder lists: the world’s largest pension fund. The ...
Emerging-Market Assets Rally on Yield Hunt Before Yellen Speech
August 25th, 2016
‘The market is back to the search for yield,’ CBA’s Ji says Emerging-market currency volatility touches eight-week high Emerging-market currencies and stocks rose as investors sought out higher-yielding assets before a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen which ...
Oil prices dip as focus returns to global supply overhang
August 25th, 2016
Crude prices dipped on Thursday as brimming U.S. and Asian fuel inventories returned investor attention to a large global supply overhang, cutting short a price-rally and restricting Brent crude futures to below the $50 a barrel mark. International benchmark ...
STOXX Changes Composition Of Benchmark Indices
August 24th, 2016
STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business, and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, today announced the new composition of STOXX Benchmarks and their sub and sector indices, among them the STOXX Europe 600 Index, STOXX North ...
Elliott Wave Analysis: S&P500 Aiming For The 2300 Mark
August 24th, 2016
Stocks recovered very nicely and sharply since mid of February so a new bullish reversal is here. Reason for a bullish trend was a five wave rise in black wave I so obviously we are looking much higher now ...
The World’s Top Performing Hedge Fund Is Shorting Big Dividends
August 24th, 2016
Oslo Asset Management’s AAM Absolute Return grew 58.5% in 2015 Companies paying dividends rewarded with generous valuations The world’s top performing hedge fund is shorting companies that are juicing their valuations by promising investors big dividends. AAM Absolute Return ...
