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Asian Stocks Set for Weekly Gain as Metals Advance With Ringgit
November 20th, 2015
Optimism that the Federal Reserve will take a gradual approach to raising interest rates sent Asian equities toward their biggest weekly gain in more than a month and buoyed the region’s currencies. Metals advanced and oil traded near a three-month ...
Even Small, Well-Run Countries Can’t Escape The Currency War
November 13th, 2015
The old saying “When elephants fight, the grass gets trampled” captures perfectly the dilemma of the world’s non-superpowers. From Brazil to Thailand to non-eurozone Europe, the currency war raging between the leading economies is creating collateral damage. ...
Asian stocks rejoice at offshore gains, Japan Post debut
November 4th, 2015
Asian stocks rose sharply on Wednesday, as a confluence of factors including a stellar market debut from Japan Post’s units in Tokyo fueled risk appetite in the region. A fifth straight day of gains for energy counters alongside a ...
Asian shares get a fillip from ECB stimulus hopes
October 23rd, 2015
Asian share markets advanced on Friday, tracking offshore gains following hints of new stimulus from the European Central Bank (ECB). ECB President Mario Draghi signaled on Thursday that the central bank is prepared to undertake another large stimulus package to tackle the lackluster ...
The world’s biggest Trade Agreement (TPP) is concluded, which is the next trade deal you need to know
October 15th, 2015
RCEP: The next trade deal you need to know about The conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement last week could speed up talks on its lesser-known Asia-wide equivalent, trade analysts say. Negotiators working on the Regional Comprehensive ...
GemCoin Investors Seek $100 Million in Class Action Lawsuit
October 9th, 2015
An $100m class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of victims of an alleged Ponzi scheme involving the fake cryptocurrency ‘Gemcoin’ days after a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) crackdown. The complaint, filed Monday by The Liu Law Group ...
Why Vietnam could prove to be the best place to invest in the coming years
October 7th, 2015
When you hear talking about stocks and stock markets, most of the time, you hear about the Dow Jones, the Nasdaq, the Footsie or the Dax. Over the last decade, the largest emerging stock markets such as China, Brazil ...
1Pay expands payment coverage through partnership with Fortumo
September 29th, 2015
The payment service provider 1Pay and the mobile payments company Fortumo are today announcing a partnership for direct carrier billing in South-East Asia. Merchants using 1Pay are now able to collect payments from their users in Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia by charging payments ...
RAK, UAE, and traditional tax havens
September 25th, 2015
What is the difference between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other popular tax havens? Why more and more international traders and investors find the UAE to be one of the best places to incorporate offshore companies for various ...
China’s currency could double losses this year – economists
September 15th, 2015
Watch out! China’s currency is likely to tumble further before the end of the year, according to a CNNMoney survey of economists. The yuan, also called the renminbi, is expected to slide another 2.8% against the U.S. dollar by ...
