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ASX, Kospi maintain winning run; Fed-watch continues
November 23rd, 2015
Asian markets continued to trade mixed on Monday afternoon, following a rally on Wall Street last week as investors continue to look out for comments from central bankers on the trajectory of U.S. monetary policy. Major U.S. indices ended ...
Shell’s Takeover of BG Group Clears Australian Hurdle
November 20th, 2015
Tie-Up’s success hangs on approval from China and Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board Australia’s antitrust regulator won’t stand in the way of Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s takeover of BG Group PLC, brushing aside its earlier concerns that the tie-up could reduce the supply of natural ...
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 ...
Egypt’s new central bank chief faces bitter pill of currency devaluation or IMF aid
November 19th, 2015
Spare a kind thought for the travails that Tarek Amer, the newly appointed governor of Egypt’s central bank, will be facing when he formally takes up his post on November 27. He could have had no illusions how disastrous ...
UAE Investors Spend 4.3bn EUR on Overseas Property in H1 2015
November 19th, 2015
High net worth individuals (HNWIs) and private investors in the UAE spent €4.3bn snapping up properties across the world in the first half 2015, according to CBRE. “Despite low oil prices, Middle Eastern purchasers remain very active, collectively investing ...
Ice Futures Singapore Launches with Commodity and Fx Contracts Serving Asian Markets
November 18th, 2015
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced the successful launch of trading and clearing for ICE Futures Singapore and ICE Clear Singapore on Tuesday, November 17, 2015. Total volume of 8,847 contracts traded and cleared on ...
Asian stocks higher as shock of Paris attacks fades
November 18th, 2015
Asian stocks were mostly higher Wednesday as the shock of the Paris terror attacks faded and an uptick in U.S. inflation added support for a possible interest rate hike. KEEPING SCORE: Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.2 percent to 19,676.77 ...
Rolls-Royce calls in top law firm to deal with fraud investigation
November 17th, 2015
The engine maker’s decision to bring in Slaughter and May underlines seriousness of allegations Rolls-Royce has called in a leading law firm to help it deal with bribery allegations and a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation. Slaughter and May has ...
Gold Prices Rise as Paris Attacks Spark Safe-Haven Demand
November 17th, 2015
Gold’s gains could be short lived, analysts say, as the market refocuses on the U.S. Federal Reserve Gold prices rose, breaking a three-session losing streak as the terror attacks in Paris sparked safe-haven demand for the metal. The precious metal has ...
U.S. Stocks Rally, Led by Energy Sector
November 17th, 2015
Traditional haven investments such as gold and government bonds tick higher Markets broadly shook off concerns stemming from the deadly terror attacks in Paris, even as oil prices rose on the prospect of greater violence in the Middle East. ...
