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Bloomberg: Asian Stocks Extend Advance After U.S. Tech Surge: Markets Wrap
Asian equities extended gains after a rally in technology companies boosted U.S. stocks to record highs. Bonds fell in Australia and New Zealand following a drop in Treasuries, while crude oil held above $60 a barrel. [more...]
Bloomberg: Gold Is on Its Best Run Since 2011
Gold is starting the new year on the front foot. Bullion advanced for an eighth session to head for the longest stretch of gains since mid-2011, building on an annual surge. [more...]
Bloomberg: The Criminal Underworld Is Dropping Bitcoin for Another Currency
Bitcoin is losing its luster with some of its earliest and most avid fans -- criminals -- giving rise to a new breed of virtual currency. Privacy coins such as monero, designed to avoid tracking, have climbed faster over the past two months as law enforcers adopt software tools to monitor people using bitcoin. [more...]
Bloomberg: Amazon Will Buy Target This Year, Gene Munster Predicts
Amazon.com Inc.’s shake-up of the retail landscape may not be over, according to one well-known technology analyst. [more...]
Bloomberg: Bitcoin Gains on Report Peter Thiel Makes Bet on Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin is getting a boost from a report that billionaire Peter Thiel is making a big bet on cryptocurrency. Founders Fund, the venture-capital firm co-founded by Thiel, has amassed hundreds of millions of dollars of bitcoin, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. [more...]
Bloomberg: Asia's Top-Performing Currency Is Still Raring to Go in 2018
Bets are on for South Korea’s won to climb past any weakness as the risk of a conflict eases after Pyongyang called for talks with its southern neighbor, notwithstanding the current standoff with the U.S., according to Kiwoom Securities Co. [more...]
Reuters: Asia stocks flirt with historic highs on global growth cheer
Asian stocks struck a range of new peaks on Wednesday as risk appetites were whetted by a feast of upbeat manufacturing surveys that confirmed a synchronised upturn in the world economy was well under way. [more...]
Reuters: Euro takes breather after rally; dollar holds steady
The euro eased on Wednesday to take a breather from a rally prompted by optimism over the euro zone’s economy and expectations the European Central Bank will wind down its bond-buying stimulus in 2018. [more...]
CNBC: Trump says his 'Nuclear Button' is 'bigger' and more powerful than Kim Jong Un's
President Donald Trump said Tuesday evening that his "Nuclear Button" is "much bigger & more powerful" than the one controlled by North Korea's Kim Jong Un. [more...]
CNBC: Oil could hit $80 per barrel by the end of 2018, says portfolio manager
This year could mark a comeback for commodities, with oil potentially hitting $80 per barrel, a portfolio manager said on Wednesday. [more...]
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