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Oil prices fall on higher OPEC output, rise in U.S. crude stocks
October 13th, 2016
Oil prices fell on Thursday after OPEC said its production had risen to the highest level in at least eight years and following reports of an increase in U.S. crude stockpiles. Brent crude futures LCOc1 were trading at $51.46 ...
Most Asia stocks slide on Fed officials’ rate comments, dollar firms
August 29th, 2016
Most Asian share markets tumbled on Monday while the U.S. dollar added to gains made after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen indicated a U.S. interest rate increase remains on the cards for this year. European markets also looked set ...
Asian stocks slip on profit-taking; oil falls
August 24th, 2016
Asian stocks edged lower on Wednesday as strong U.S housing data overnight increased the chances of an interest rate increase in coming months, prompting some investors to take profits, while oil prices slipped after a surprise jump in U.S. ...
China stocks firm on property shares; Hong Kong hit by global weakness
August 3rd, 2016
China stocks edged higher on Wednesday as property shares rallied for a second day and on growing expectations of state-owned enterprise (SOE) reforms. But trading volume in Shanghai, which shrank to a two-month low on Tuesday, remained thin amid ...
Asian stocks mostly higher; Chinese markets jump more than 2%
May 31st, 2016
Asian markets were mostly higher on Tuesday, with Chinese mainland markets up more than 2 percent and Japan shares rising after better-than-expected economic data. Chinese mainland markets soared on Tuesday, with the Shanghai Composite up 2.9 percent and the Shenzhen composite up 3.433 ...
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 ...
Europe open: Stocks rally on strong Asian cues; IAG flies higher on upgrade
February 15th, 2016
European stocks kicked the week off on an upbeat note, taking their cue from a strong session in Asia, despite the release of disappointing Chinese and Japanese data. At 0840 GMT, the benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 index was up ...
Nikkei extends losses with banks, commodities stocks under pressure
February 10th, 2016
Monkeys threw a wrench into Asian markets in the Lunar New Year’s first week of trading, with sharp sell-offs in Japan, Singapore, and Down Under on Wednesday. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 lost 56.37 points, or 1.17 percent, to close at ...
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 ...
China’s Gold purchases this year will exceed the entire holdings of all but about 20 countries worldwide
January 28th, 2016
China’s gold buying to top 200 tons this year, Barclays says Country seeks to diversify its reserves. China will press on with gold purchases this year and the central bank will probably scoop up more than 200 metric tons ...
