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Feb 11
Dollar near six-week highs as trade

The dollar rose against most other currencies on Monday, holding near a six-week high as fresh worries about U.S.-Sino trade tensions and global growth drove appetite for safe-haven assets. “The Aussie dollar and the euro are at vulnerable levels right now and further dampening in risk sentiment can lead to further downside in these currencies.” The dollar […]

Feb 08
Asian stocks ease on anxiety over trade, growth risks

Asian stocks lost ground on Friday as investors worried about a broadening global economic slowdown, with sentiment not helped by the absence of any positive signs for a resolution in the U.S.-China trade row. Asian Stocks MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan shed 0.5 percent. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 0.25 percent and South Korea’s KOSPI retreated […]

Feb 08
Opera Mobile Browser – Scandinavians Can Buy Cryptocurrency

Opera Mobile Browser – The Norwegian browser-maker Opera has announced that Opera users will not be able to buy cryptocurrencies direct from their website browser. However, will enable users to buy cryptocurrencies directly on their smartphones using Opera for Android. The app features a digital wallet top up option via an integration with Sweden’s online […]

Feb 08
Global shares dropped for a third straight day

Global shares dropped for a third straight day on Friday and were set to post their first weekly loss in seven, as investors worried about a broadening global economic slowdown and the lack of any sign of a resolution to the U.S.-China trade row. U.S. 10-year Treasury yield hitting its lowest point in a week, close […]

Feb 08
Oil prices: Brent oil edges up; heads for weekly loss

Oil prices: Brent Oil inched up on Friday but was heading for a weekly loss, pulled down by worries about a global economic slowdown, although OPEC-led supply cuts and U.S. sanctions against Venezuela provided crude with some support. Another factor that oil prices were high this week was a strong dollar. International Brent crude futures had erased earlier […]

Feb 07
Asian shares near four-month peak

Asian share markets hovered near four-month highs on Thursday with Australian equities the star performer while the New Zealand dollar sank after disappointing jobs data prompted investors to narrow the odds of a future rate cut. Asian Shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.1 percent. Australia’s benchmark stock index jumped 1.2 […]