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Bloomberg: Asian Stocks Climb on Growth Outlook; Yen Rises: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks built on the strong start to this year and headed for a fresh record high amid optimism in global growth. The yen advanced as traders continued to pile out of bets against the Japanese currency. [more...]
Bloomberg: One of the Biggest Crypto Exchanges Goes Dark and Users Are Getting Nervous
One of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges has been down for hours and its clients are starting to freak out. Kraken went offline at 9 p.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday for maintenance that was initially scheduled to last two hours, plus an additional two to three hours for withdrawals, according to an announcement on the San Francisco-based company’s website. [more...]
Bloomberg: Carillion to Take Steps to Enter Into Compulsory Liquidation
U.K. government contractor Carillion Plc is to take steps to enter into compulsory liquidation with immediate effect, Bloomberg News reports. An application was made to the High Court for compulsory liquidation before opening of business on Monday. The debt-laden company employs 43,000, and works on a variety of projects from hospitals to the HS2 high-speed rail project. [more...]
Bloomberg: Record Indian Stock Rally Must Price Risk From Robots, UBS Says
Robots will eat into any economic boost India receives from its young population and markets aren’t pricing in these risks, says UBS Group AG. Stocks have been hitting fresh highs and while UBS predicts growth and jobs will increase over the next five years, it cautions that immediate risks are to the downside. [more...]
Bloomberg: London Housing Woe Endures as Prices Drop to 2 1/2-Year Low
The new year brought little cheer for London’s housing market with asking prices dropping to the lowest since August 2015. New sellers cut prices 1.4 percent in January to an average of 600,926 pounds ($821,500), according to a report by Rightmove Plc on Monday. [more...]
Bloomberg: Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day
North and South Korea are set to talk, a U.S. government shutdown is looking more likely and a busy weekend for an idiosyncratic deal-making billionaire. Here are some of the things people in markets are talking about. [more...]
Bloomberg: Pound's High Vulnerable to Fragile Brexit Sentiment
The pound’s rally, spurred by hopes of a soft Brexit, may be vulnerable this week to heightened sensitivity to comments from European Union leaders on the prospects of such a deal. [more...]
Reuters: Asia shares hit historic highs, dollar slips anew
Asian shares hit historic highs on Monday after Wall Street extended its record-breaking run, while the U.S. dollar retreat continued as investors priced in the risk of tighter policies elsewhere in the developed world. [more...]
Reuters: Brent crude oil rises to $70 on output cuts, ignores North America rig gains
Brent crude oil prices rose to $70 a barrel on Monday, supported by ongoing output cuts led by OPEC and Russia, and ignoring a rise in U.S. and Canadian drilling activity that points to higher future output in North America. [more...]
CNBC: Ireland to UK companies: We can help with your Brexit problems
Ireland says it can help U.K. companies that are concerned about losing the right to sell products into the European Union after Brexit comes into effect. [more...] |
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