Search Results for: Stocks in Asia
Dollar climbs on yen, BOJ passes baton to ECB
November 3rd, 2014
The U.S. dollar powered to seven-year peaks against the yen on Monday and a two-year high on the euro, a punishing trend for commodities priced in dollars as gold, silver and oil all fell. Disappointing surveys out of China’s ...
IronFX was granted enhanced Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) licence
October 15th, 2014
IronFX Global UK Ltd was granted with an enhanced Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) licence. The enhanced permission will allow IronFX Global UK to deal as principle and agent in investments as well as to hold client funds. With this ...
Standard Chartered suspends certain Hong Kong operations
September 29th, 2014
Standard Chartered Plc (STAN.L) has suspended some of its Hong Kong banking operations, including over-the-counter services and check deposits, until further notice due to “situations in certain areas”, the Asia-focused lender said on Monday. Standard Chartered has activated contingency ...
Share trading flat after Wall Street sell-off
September 26th, 2014
U.S. shares trading was near the flat line Friday after Wall Street suffered its worst slide in nearly two months Thursday. The Dow closed down 264.26 points, 1.5%, to end below 17,000 at 16,945.80. Throughout most of the day, ...
Dow sets record close as Fed says rates to stay low
September 18th, 2014
The Dow jumped to a record close Wednesday after the Federal Reserve reaffirmed that a key short-term interest rate will stay near zero for a “considerable time” after its bond-buying program ends next month. Investors have been eagerly awaiting ...
West TX Oil Eases Below $95 on Stock Build
September 17th, 2014
Brent crude steadied below $99 per barrel on Wednesday, after staging its steepest climb in two weeks in the previous session, on hopes the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will cut output and reduce a global supply ...
Alibaba raises IPO as demand strengthens
September 16th, 2014
Alibaba Group Holdings has raised its initial public offering to $66 to $68, demonstrating the high demand from investors for the year’s most anticipated debut and potentially the world’s largest-ever IPO. Alibaba has attracted investors willing to buy into ...
Gold Around $1230 on Fears of More Hawkish Fed
September 15th, 2014
Gold edged higher on Monday as Asian equities tumbled but the metal continued to struggle near an eight-month low due to weak physical demand and fears the Federal Reserve may signal an early interest rate increase at this week’s ...
Dollar sweeps higher, Japan shares shy from peaks
September 9th, 2014
The U.S. dollar held on to broad-based gains in Asia on Tuesday in a boon for shares of Japanese exporters but a burden for oil, gold and stocks in the energy majors. As the dollar finally broke to a ...
Shifting Polls in Scotland Send Investors Rushing for Shelter
September 9th, 2014
Scotland, home to just five million people, has never weighed on the minds of currency traders and market investors the way that Russia or China or the eurozone has — until now. A poll this weekend showed Scottish voters ...
