economy

japan_stocks

Asia markets retrace losses; banks remain under pressure

08/02/2016(0)
Markets in Australia and Japan rang in the year of the monkey on a slightly higher note, erasing early losses Monday. Most major Asian markets remained closed for the ... Read More
yuan-currency

China’s Forex Reserves Plunge to More-Than-Three-Year Low

08/02/2016(0)
The world’s largest stockpile of foreign currency fell by $99.5 billion last month China’s foreign-exchange reserves fell to the lowest level in more than three years in January, raising ... Read More
bitcoin-cryptocurrency

How China’s Plans to Launch Its Own Currency Might Affect Bitcoin

26/01/2016(0)
China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has revealed that it is in discussions to launch its own digital currency. What does this mean for Bitcoin? A statement by ... Read More
China-sanghai-stocks

China Stocks Plunge to 13-Month Low Amid Capital Outflow Concern

26/01/2016(0)
Yourong Fund, Rabobank, Chart Partners predict further losses China capital outflows reached estimated $1 trillion in 2015 China’s stocks tumbled to the lowest levels in 13 months amid concern ... Read More
central_bank_china

China’s Central Bank Discusses Digital Currency Launch

21/01/2016(0)
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC), the country’s central bank, is moving toward the launch of its own digital currency. The PBoC said in a 20th January release that it had held ... Read More
ruble-falls

Russia’s currency collapses to lowest level ever

21/01/2016(0)
The Russian ruble has just collapsed to its lowest ever level. It dropped 4% to 82 rubles per U.S. dollar on Wednesday, passing a previous low hit in late ... Read More
oil

Oil falls 2-3 percent on surplus worries, as U.S. drops toward $27

20/01/2016(0)
Crude futures slumped again in Asian trade on Wednesday, with U.S. oil droppping more than 3 percent toward $27 a barrel and its lowest since 2003, on worries about ... Read More
Chinese_markets

Asia markets extend declines; Nikkei down 3.49%, Hang Seng drops 3.68%

20/01/2016(0)
Asian stocks tumbled Wednesday, with major indexes declining by more than 1 percent each, as global sentiment remained low on concerns over economic growth, China and low oil prices. ... Read More
banca

Italian Banks Lead European Decliners on Bad-Loan Concerns

19/01/2016(0)
Italy’s government has been struggling to set up a bad bank Country’s bad loans reached 201 billion euros in November Italian banks dropped in Milan, leading declines in the ... Read More
oil

Falling oil prices: How are countries being affected?

19/01/2016(1)
Oil prices have fallen to their lowest level since 2003, sinking below $28 a barrel before recovering slightly on Monday. Analysts say the drop has been driven by oversupply, ... Read More
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