Bailout euphoria has returned to markets with Asian and European stock indices rising on renewed risk appetite. Gold has recovered from yesterday’s slight sell off (0.6% in USD) and the firm ...
The massive earthquake and tsunami that has rocked Japan is being digested by markets and the economic ramifications and uncertainty is leading to risk aversion.The massive earthquake measured 8.9 on ...
EquitiesAsian markets were hit by a heavy wave of selling, as the violence in Libya escalated. The Nikkei snapped a 7-day winning streak, falling 1.8% to 10665, and China’s Shanghai ...
EquitiesChina’s Shanghai Composite surged 2.5% as suggestions that inflation was less than expected, coupled with strong trade data, sent stocks soaring. The Nikkei rose 1.1% to 10725, ...
EquitiesIn Asia, the Nikkei rose .4% to 10636, while the Kospi slipped .6% and the Hang Seng eased .3%. China’s markets remain closed for the Lunar New Year holiday, which ends ...
EquitiesAsian markets were mostly lower on Friday. The Nikkei fell 1.1% to 10360, as disappointing earnings from Canon, and S&P’s downgrade of Japan’s debt weighed on the markets. ...
The geopolitical ramifications of the revolution in Egypt and the likelihood that it will spread throughout the Middle East, North Africa and possibly further afield is leading to volatility in ...
EquitiesAsian markets ended mixed. The Nikkei rose 1.1% following US gains from Monday, and the ASX 200 rose .5%. China’s Shanghai Composite fell .7%, continuing to lag other regional markets, ...
What were termed "shock" UK GDP figures yesterday, led to falls in the FTSE and the pound sterling which fell against the dollar and gold. Sterling's fall saw sterling gold prices rise from ...
Gold and silver's sell off has continued this morning. Despite gold's 3.75% and silver's nearly 8.4% fall in January and the continued sell off in futures markets, physical demand remains robust and ...