Asian Stocks Rise As Bank Rout Eases, Markets Bet On Less Hawkish Fed

Asian Stocks Rise As Bank Rout Eases, Markets Bet On Less Hawkish Fed

Mar 15, 2023

Most Asian stock markets rose on Wednesday, helped by a recovery in bank shares amid easing fears over a potential crisis in the U.S., while growing bets that the Federal Reserve will adopt a less hawkish stance also aided sentiment. Regional markets took

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Bank Slide Deepens As SVB Contagion Fear Rattles Markets

Bank Slide Deepens As SVB Contagion Fear Rattles Markets

Mar 14, 2023

Asia’s share markets slid on Tuesday, with financial stocks in Tokyo leading losses as fear of a U.S. banking crisis had investors fleeing the sector and slashing the interest rate outlook even ahead of U.S. inflation data due later in the day. Japan’s

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Gold Prices Surge As U.S. Bank Woes Taper Rate Hike Expectations

Gold Prices Surge As U.S. Bank Woes Taper Rate Hike Expectations

Mar 13, 2023

Gold prices hit a one-month high on Monday, recovering sharply from recent losses as markets bet that a burgeoning banking crisis in the U.S. will push the Federal Reserve into softening its hawkish rhetoric in the coming days. The dollar fell sharply against

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Oil Prices Rise On Weak Dollar As Markets Price in Less Hawkish Fed

Oil Prices Rise On Weak Dollar As Markets Price in Less Hawkish Fed

Mar 13, 2023

Oil prices rose slightly on Monday as a brewing banking crisis in the U.S. spurred expectations that the Federal Reserve will soften its hawkish rhetoric in the coming months, although caution still persisted over a potential economic fallout. Oil markets benefited from weakness

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Dollar Edges Lower Ahead of Payrolls; yen Weakens After BOJ Stands pat

Dollar Edges Lower Ahead of Payrolls; yen Weakens After BOJ Stands pat

Mar 10, 2023

The U.S. dollar edged lower in early European trade Friday ahead of the key monthly jobs report, and the yen weakened after the Bank of Japan retained its ultra-dovish stance. At 03:00 ET (08:00 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against

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Silvergate’s planned liquidation fuels another crypto rout

Silvergate’s planned liquidation fuels another crypto rout

Mar 10, 2023

one of the biggest banks in the cryptocurrency industry, said on Wednesday it was planning to wind down operations and liquidate voluntarily Shares of crypto-related companies fell on Thursday, as the bank’s collapse sparked a crisis of confidence in the industry. Silvergate shares

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Aviva Hits Seven-Month High On New Buyback, Raised Dividend Outlook

Aviva Hits Seven-Month High On New Buyback, Raised Dividend Outlook

Mar 9, 2023

The U.K. asset manager and insurer said it is confident of its ability to continue generating surplus cash and expects to pay out around £915M (£1 = $1.1848) this year and will aim for “low to mid-single-digit growth” in the dividend thereafter. “We

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Asian Stocks Slip On Weak Chinese Data, Fed jitters Persist

Asian Stocks Slip On Weak Chinese Data, Fed jitters Persist

Mar 9, 2023

Most Asian stocks edged lower on Thursday as weaker-than-expected Chinese inflation data pointed to a sluggish economic recovery in the country, while fears of a more hawkish Federal Reserve continued to chip away at sentiment. China’s Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 and Shanghai Composite

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Shell, Chevron And Petrobras Weigh Guyana Oil Auction Bids -Sources

Shell, Chevron And Petrobras Weigh Guyana Oil Auction Bids -Sources

Mar 6, 2023

Guyana’s coming auction of offshore oil exploration blocks has lured at least 10 companies including Shell (LON:RDSa), Petrobras and Chevron , to consider the decade’s hottest oil region, people close to the matter said. The South American country is offering 14 offshore blocks,

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Gold Prices Mixed, Copper Sinks On Weak China GDP Target

Gold Prices Mixed, Copper Sinks On Weak China GDP Target

Mar 6, 2023

Gold prices were mixed on Monday amid some uncertainty over U.S. monetary policy, while copper prices retreated sharply as major importer China set a weaker-than-expected GDP target for 2023, undermining expectations of a strong recovery in demand. Bullion prices were aided by a

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