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UK pound tumbled, Asian stocks and U.S. futures gain while yen and gold decline
June 9th, 2017
May’s Conservative party forecast to win without majority Asian stocks, U.S. futures gain while yen and gold decline It wasn’t a day to rival the Brexit vote. While the pound tumbled as the U.K. faces a hung parliament and ...
Asia Stocks Mixed Before Key Europe, U.S. Events
June 8th, 2017
Asia Stocks Mixed Before Key Europe, U.S. Events Oil crawls back after tumbling Wednesday on stockpiles report Investors remain cautious; yen erases loss on BOJ report Investors were reluctant to add big positions ahead of key events looming in ...
Asian Stocks Gain on Kuroda, U.S. Tax Reform Hopes: Markets Wrap
April 21st, 2017
BOJ head Kuroda sees accommodative policy continuing in Japan Steve Mnuchin says tax reform in U.S. will be sweeping Equities climbed across Asia as optimism spread for a U.S. tax overhaul and the yen weakened after Bank of Japan ...
Oil prices fall on record U.S. crude stocks, rising production
April 6th, 2017
Oil prices fell on Thursday as record U.S. crude inventories underscored that crude markets remain bloated, despite efforts led by OPEC to cut output and prop up prices. Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for oil, were at $54.07 ...
Asian Stocks Follow U.S. Lower Amid Wild Oil Swing: Markets Wrap
March 15th, 2017
Stockpiles report reverses oil drop tied to Saudi output Equities from Singapore to Tokyo slip ahead of Fed decision Crude oil whipsawed on production and stockpiles reports, while most Asian markets followed U.S. equities lower and the dollar slipped ...
Asia stocks firm ahead of U.S. jobs, dollar hits one-and-half-month high vs yen
March 10th, 2017
Asian stocks edged up and the dollar rose to 1-1/2-month highs versus the yen on Friday, ahead of the closely-watched U.S. non-farm payrolls report due later in the day. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.2 ...
Oil prices under pressure after historical high for U.S. crude stocks
March 2nd, 2017
Oil prices fell further Thursday, depressed by the latest pick up in U.S. crude stockpiles and production. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures for delivery in AprilCLJ7, -0.33% traded at $53.54 a barrel, down 29 ...
Oil prices steady on OPEC cuts, but record U.S. fuel stocks weigh
February 16th, 2017
Oil prices held steady on Thursday, supported by ongoing supply cuts led by producer group OPEC, while rising fuel inventories and crude production in the United States dragged on prices. Brent crude futures were trading at $55.74 per barrel ...
Oil rises after drop in U.S. gasoline stocks, but market remains bloated
February 9th, 2017
Oil prices rose on Thursday, boosted by an unexpected draw in U.S. gasoline inventories, although bloated crude supplies meant that fuel markets remain under pressure. Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international benchmark for oil prices, were trading at $55.41 ...
U.S. Stocks, Dollar Retreat as Trump Targets Trade: Markets Wrap
January 24th, 2017
Treasuries rise as Trump strikes protectionist tone on trade Crude slumps, gold rallies as haven trades back in focus U.S. stocks fell with the dollar while Treasuries gained as the Trump administration targeted reworking America’s trade relationships as investors ...
