11 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Futures Movers: Bearish market sentiment drives oil prices lower
Futures Movers: Bearish market sentiment drives oil prices lower
Brent oil sinks deeper as market gets increasingly nervous that OPEC will allow prices to go into free-fall.
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11 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Currencies: Dollar rises against yen as investors await sales-tax decision
Currencies: Dollar rises against yen as investors await sales-tax decision
The dollar rises against the yen as jittery investors wait on a decision by the Japanese government over a planned sales-tax hike will be delayed.
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11 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China’s Military Budget Could Soon Be As Big as America’s
China’s Military Budget Could Soon Be As Big as America’s
Frank Kendall – the Pentagon’s undersecretary of defense for acquisitions, technology, and logistics – has repeatedly warned that America’s military advantage ove
11 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on BoE chief FX dealer sacked over internal misconduct, not FX probe
BoE chief FX dealer sacked over internal misconduct, not FX probe
The Bank of England’s chief FX dealer was dismissed for serious misconduct relating to internal policies, but not related to the FX manipulation cases investigated by the FCA and CFTC.
11 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on IEX Reaches 1% Market Share in Quest to Blunt Speedy Strategies
IEX Reaches 1% Market Share in Quest to Blunt Speedy Strategies
IEX Group Inc., the year-old dark- pool operator that plans to become a stock exchange, has seen its share of U.S. equity trading hit 1 percent for the first time.
11 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia Markets: Asian shares broadly higher, Japan extends gains
Asia Markets: Asian shares broadly higher, Japan extends gains
Stocks in Japan extend gains, with the yen continuing to trade near a seven-year low, while Taiwan’s Taiex edges lower on expectations that a China-South Korea free-trade agreement could pressure the island’s exporters.
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11 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Japanese shares rally on weak-yen boost
Japanese shares rally on weak-yen boost
Reports about a possible delay in the consumption tax hike is lifting dollar-yen and Japanese equities on Wednesday, says Jonathan Cavenagh, Senior FX Strategist at Westpac.