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Asian Shares Retreat Amid Earnings as Yen Gains; Oil, Won Drop
May 13th, 2016
Aussie pressured as CBA forecasts two more rate cuts this year Crude slips from six-month high as copper slides in Shanghai Asian stocks fell, set for a third weekly loss, as lackluster corporate earnings gave little cause for cheer ...
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 ...
China Stops Trying To Fool The World; World Is Sorry
May 10th, 2016
Something interesting has happened. China earlier this year responded to falling stock prices by borrowing a trillion dollars and spending it on commodities, boosting the prices of iron ore, oil, copper, etc., and giving the global economy a patina ...
Oil prices stable as brimming storage counters supply disruptions
May 10th, 2016
Oil prices were steady on Tuesday as brimming inventories and a looming refined products glut offset supply disruptions in Canada and elsewhere that have taken more than 2 million barrels a day of production out of the market. International ...
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. ...
HKEX announced Seven Sector Index Futures Contracts to Debut on 9 May
May 6th, 2016
The seven sector index futures contracts to be rolled out by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) on Monday, 9 May 2016 will enable investors to gain exposure to a basket of stocks in a key segment of ...
Moscow Exchange announced total trading volumes in April increased by 24.1%
May 6th, 2016
Moscow Exchange (ticker: MOEX) announces trading volumes for April 2016. Total trading volumes increased by 24.1% YoY to RUB 68.6 trln. The Derivatives Market and Money Market posted the strongest growth, with volumes increasing 67.2% and 40.3% YoY, respectively. The Bond ...
EU’s highest court upholds new restrictive law on cigarettes
May 5th, 2016
The European Union’s highest court on Wednesday upheld a tough EU law that will standardise cigarette packs, ban menthol flavouring and restrict e-cigarette advertising, paving the way for its adoption this month and dealing a blow to Big Tobacco. ...
SaxoTraderGO Growth Exceeds Expectations One Year After Launch
May 4th, 2016
Saxo Bank, the multi-asset trading and investment specialist announces that more than 55% of total revenue from private clients is generated from trades on SaxoTraderGO. Today, exactly a year after the launch of SaxoTraderGO, the platform is Saxo Bank’s most popular platform across all ...
ASX Group publishes Activity Report for April 2016
May 4th, 2016
The value of ASX-listed stocks, as measured by the All Ordinaries Index, rose 3.2% in April 2016. This performance was stronger than all major markets including Hong Kong up 1.4%, the UK up 1.1%, Germany up 0.7% and the ...
