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Oil prices fell further from 2019 highs on Friday, but was set for a thrid straight week of gains due to supply cuts led by producer club OPEC and by U.S. sanction on Iran and Venezuela. Brent crude futures were at $67.39 per barrel, 47 cents below their last close. Brent hit a four-month high […]
Asian Shares rose on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve took a more accommodative stance at its policy meeting, but concerns over U.S.-China trade talks and slowing global growth capped broad gains and pulled some markets lower. Asian Shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.5 percent. Chinese blue-chips, which spent […]
Asian shares dropped from six-month highs on Wednesday as investors took profits ahead of a policy decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve which is expected to shed more light on its interest rate plans for the rest of the year. Asian Shares MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dropped 0.4 percent. Japan’s Nikkei was little […]
Asian shares pulled ahead on Monday while bonds were in demand globally on mounting speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve will sound decidedly dovish at its policy meeting this week. Asian stocks Japan’s Nikkei (N225) up 0.59 percent. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (MIAPJ0000PUS) rose 0.6 percent. Shanghai blue chips (CSI300) climbed 1.6 […]
Stellar Lumens has just become the latest cryptocurrency to be listed on Coinbase’s professional exchange. Trading on the XLM/USD, XLM/EUR, and XLM/BTC order books will soon start in phases, beginning with post-only mode and proceeding to full trading should Coinbase’s metrics for a healthy market be met. Support for XLM will be immediately available in […]
Asian stocks stepped ahead on Friday as sentiment improved on a report that more progress has been made in U.S.-China trade talks and after UK lawmakers voted to delay a potentially chaotic exit from the European Union. Asian stocks MSCI broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.5 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index added 1.3 percent. […]