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Sep 19
Asian shares turned lower on Thursday

Asian shares turned lower on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected but signaled a higher bar to further policy. Asian Shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.36%. Hong Kong shares shed 0.96%, but Japan’s Nikkei rose 1.01%. U.S. stock futures fell 0.23% in Asia on Thursday. The S&P […]

Sep 19
Marex Spectron has launched Marex Financial Products

Marex Spectron, the global commodities firm, announced the launch of Marex Financial Products, a structured note business that broadens its range of product offerings and helps diversify the firm’s funding. Marex Financial Products is part of Marex Solutions, the firm’s OTC derivatives arm, and leverages Solutions’ fast growing fintech platform which was initially deployed for […]

Sep 19
ACY Securities Partners with Finlogix

Finlogix provides a technologically inspired suite of trading widgets designed to equip traders with cutting-edge tools such as live market data, real-time HTML 5 charting, an all-encompassing economic calendar and social sharing capabilities. It is believed that the innovative suite of Finlogix trading tools, which is described as a one-stop shop for not only experienced […]

Sep 18
Stocks in Asia mixed as investors await Fed interest rate decision

Stocks in Asia Pacific were mixed in Wednesday afternoon trade as investors await the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, set to be released later stateside. Stocks in Asia The MSCI Asia Pacific Index slid 0.1% at 1:40 p.m. in Tokyo. Japan’s Topix index fell 0.6%. South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.4%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng […]

Sep 17
Oil trims gains, but Middle East risks keep stocks on back foot

Oil exporter currencies held firm while the dollar found broad support as recent attacks on Saudi oil facilities and the threat of military action in the region kept crude prices kept prices elevated. Middle East risks keep stocks on back foot. Asian Stocks MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.66%. Chinese […]

Sep 16
Oil prices Jump more than 10% after a drone attack

Oil prices surged more than 10% on Monday in Asia after a drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities eliminated 5.7 million barrels of daily production over the weekend. U.S. Crude Oil WTI Futures surged 11.0% to $60.84 by 9:09 AM ET (01:09 GMT). International Brent Oil Futures spiked 12.7% to $67.77. Drone strikes attacked an oil processing facility […]