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Pan-European Stoxx 600 was down Monday morning; Auto stocks led the losses
October 8th, 2018
European markets were lower Monday morning, following broad declines in Asia after China’s central bank cut its reserve requirements for banks. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was down around 0.5 percent during early morning deals, with most sectors and major ...
Oil prices fall as U.S. rig count stokes oversupply worries
April 3rd, 2017
Oil futures dipped on Monday as a higher U.S. rig count indicated rising shale output and stoked worries about global oversupply, while a stronger dollar also pressured prices. International benchmark Brent futures slipped 15 cents, or 0.3 percent, to ...
Oil prices rebound on weaker dollar, supportive China manufacturing data
September 1st, 2016
Oil prices rose in Asian trade on Thursday as the U.S. dollar weakened, rebounding from a more than 3 percent drop in the previous session following surprisingly large builds in U.S. crude and distillate stockpiles last week. An unexpected ...
Dollar/yen hits one-month high as investors reassess stance, reverse bets
August 31st, 2016
The dollar hit a one-month high against the yen on Wednesday as investors reversed bets made against the greenback on speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve would not hike interest rates anytime soon. The U.S. currency has gained almost ...
Asia markets higher; Nikkei turns up on slightly weaker yen
April 6th, 2016
Asia markets turned higher on Wednesday, shrugging off a global sell-off in equities overnight, as oil prices advanced and activity in China’s services sector showed signs of pick-up. Australia’s ASX 200 was up 0.54 percent. Japan’s Nikkei 225 wavered before trading up 0.28 ...
How was the business activity in Eurozone the first three months of 2016
March 24th, 2016
Euro zone businesses end first quarter on brighter note March flash euro zone composite PMI 53.7 * Composite PMI above all forecasts in Reuters poll * Firms cut prices again this month * German surveys show sentiment improved in ...
Asia stocks mostly higher, with HSI trailing the pack
March 3rd, 2016
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was the odd one out as markets across Asia extended gains on Thursday ahead of a series of key global events due to take place in the coming days. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 was up 1.11 ...
Asia stocks follow US in sharp sell-off
February 3rd, 2016
Asian stocks traded sharply lower on Wednesday, after Wall Street sold off as much as 2 percent overnight amid a plunge in oil prices. Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped 3.36 percent, while the Topix fell 3.46 percent. Across the Korean ...
Asian stocks steeply lower after China suspends trade early
January 7th, 2016
China’s stocks were suspended from all trade on Thursday after the CSI300 tumbled more than 7 percent in early trade, triggering the market’s circuit breaker for a second time this week. That drop-kicked stock markets across Asia, which were already ...
Chinese markets halt trading for day after shares plunge
January 4th, 2016
Chinese stocks plunged Monday, spurring a trading halt for the rest of the session, and leading stock markets in Asia Pacific lower after feeble manufacturing surveys revived concerns over the slowdown of the mainland’s economy. The Shanghai Composite tumbled 6.85 percent ...
