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Asian stocks down, dollar up
Asian shares continued a global sell-off on Wednesday, while the dollar and Treasury yields rose as traders…
Japan’s Nikkei hits 34-year peak
Japan's Nikkei share average closed at a fresh 34-year high on Tuesday at 37,963.97, a 2.89 per cent increase, as…
Gold prices in Egypt fall by EGP 11, 21-carat gold at EGP848 per gram
Gold prices in Egypt today declined by 10 Egyptian pound, the price of 21-carat gold, the most popular in the local…
Crude oil prices take a breather after hitting 2016 highs
Crude futures pulled back from 2016 highs on Thursday as traders locked in profits after April's sharp rally, but…
Saudi Arabia reduces oil prices for Europe, perhaps to undercut Iran
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday sharply cut the prices it charges for crude oil in Europe, a move that could undercut Iran…
Dollar Languishes Near Three-Week Lows; Aussie At Seven-Week Highs
The dollar hovered near a three-week low versus a basket of major currencies on Monday, anchored by doubts that the…
Oil Prices Rise On Lower U.S. Rig Count Although China Still Worries
Oil prices rose on Monday as the number of U.S. rigs fell for a sixth week, while investors waited for Chinese…
Oil Edges Lower As Saudi Crude Exports Fall, U.S. Cuts Drill Rigs
Oil prices edged lower on Monday as data showed Saudi Arabian exports fell to the lowest in five months despite…
Dollar On The Rise, Gold Melts To Five-Year Low
The U.S dollar held firm in Asia on Monday as investors looked ahead to higher interest rates from the Federal…
Oil Falls From 2015 Peaks, Brent Jumps 9.6 Percent On The Week
Crude futures fell from 2015 peaks in choppy trading on Friday, but Brent's 9.6 percent weekly gain was its biggest…
Dollar Takes Back Some Ground Lost On U.S. Retail Sales Miss
The dollar took back some ground lost after a surprisingly weak U.S. retail sales report, while the Australian…
Dollar Steps Back, Outlook Still Solid On Diverging Monetary Policy Paths
The dollar took a step back on Wednesday but retained a bulk of its overnight gains after currency bulls scooped up…
Dollar Eases, Weak U.S. Jobs Data Dent Hopes Of Early Rate Hike
The dollar weakened across the board on Monday, after much weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data persuaded many in…
Oil Up More Than $1 After Saudi’s Asia Price Hike
Oil futures climbed more than $1 a barrel on Monday, after Saudi Arabia raised prices for crude sales to Asia for a…
Oil Prices Surge After Saudi Air Strikes In Yemen
Brent crude oil shot up nearly 6 percent on Thursday after Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies began a military…
Dollar Finds Steadier Footing, Takes Breather From Selloff
The dollar hovered above a two-week low versus a basket of major currencies on Wednesday, pausing from the recent…
Brent Slides, U.S. Crude Holds Flat On Resilient Dollar
Brent crude oil fell on Tuesday as the dollar regained its footing against the euro and fears of global oversupply…
Dollar Starts Week On The Defensive As Post-Fed Caution Lingers
The dollar started trade in Asia on the defensive, after a volatile few days in the wake of the Federal Reserve's…
Dollar Claws Back Some Ground Lost On Fed’s Dovish Tone
The dollar steadied on Thursday, rising off lows hit overnight after the Federal Reserve struck a much more dovish…
Brent Falls Towards $55 As Rally Fades On Inventory Build
Brent crude futures fell towards $55 a barrel on Thursday following a bigger than expected crude stock build in the…
Brent falls towards $53 after U.S. crude stocks rise; weaker dollar limits fall
Brent crude fell towards $53 a barrel on Wednesday as U.S. crude stocks were forecast to have surged for the tenth…
Dollar bulls bank on Fed losing its patience
The dollar stood steady in Asia on Wednesday just hours before the Federal Reserve was expected to take a major…
Oil prices drop on hopes of Iran nuclear deal, low spare storage capacity
Oil prices fell on Monday as spare oil storage capacity runs low and a potential agreement in nuclear talks with…
Euro sinks more than 3% vs. buck for 2nd week in a row
The euro lost more than 3% of its value against the buck for the second straight week Friday, as the dollar’s…
Dollar powers to fresh highs; stocks and oil fall
The dollar surged on Friday as weak inflation data failed to stem expectations the Federal Reserve will move to…
Oil drops 9 percent on week on stronger dollar, glut warning
Global oil prices tumbled on Friday and fell 9 percent on the week, hit by a renewed rally in the dollar and a…
Brent drops toward $59 as Dollar firms on U.S. Jobs Data
Brent crude fell toward $59 a barrel on Monday as a promising U.S. jobs report pushed the dollar up, offsetting…
Oil Tops $60 For First Time In 2015; Oversupply Persists
Oil closed up for a second straight week on Friday after another drop in the U.S. rig count, and Brent crude hit a…
Oil Steadies After Weak Chinese Trade Data
Oil prices steadied on Monday as falling U.S. oil rig counts and signs of strong U.S. economic growth were balanced…
Dollar Pulls Back After Jobs-Inspired Rally, Greece Back In Focus
The dollar dipped on Monday as traders sold into a rally triggered by robust U.S. jobs data, while the Greek debt…
Currency-hedged ETFs in Vogue as Investors Clamor for More
U.S. investors spooked by wild swings in the foreign exchange market are piling into exchange-traded funds that…
Oil Price Fall Exacerbated By Hedging, Energy Firms’ Debt: BIS
Oil’s dramatic price fall since mid-2014 cannot be explained by changes in production and consumption alone, with…
Oil Drops More Than $1 After Crashing On Inventory Concerns
Oil prices fell more than $1 on Thursday, extending big losses in the previous session as record high inventories…
Euro Steadier After Falling On Renewed Greece Worries
The euro steadied slightly on Thursday, after sliding the previous day when the European Central Bank said it will…
Oil Falls More Than 1 Percent As Euro Tumbles After Greek Election
Oil slid more than 1 percent on Monday, with U.S. crude falling close to a six-year low, after Greek election…
Euro, Stocks Slip As Greece Set To Reject Austerity
The euro skidded to an 11-year low and stock prices fell on Monday as Greece's Syriza party promised to roll back…
Brent Crude Oil Rises Above $48.50, But Outlook Remains Weak
Oil prices edged up on Wednesday in a further sign of support around current levels, but analysts said the outlook…
Euro Stays On Edge As Crucial ECB Meeting Looms
The euro flirted with 11-year lows on Monday as investors braced for the European Central Bank to take its boldest…
Oil Prices Dip On Gloomy Chinese, European Outlook
Oil prices fell in early Asian trade on Monday, with markets expecting gloomy Chinese economic data to be published…
Oil Closes Up For First Week In Eight After Supportive Reports
U.S. crude oil prices staunched seven weeks of losses rising 33 cents on the week as it rallied just before…