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On Wednesday U.S. crude-oil futures rose Wednesday ahead of U.S. inventory numbers, while Brent declined. Both oil benchmarks had settled higher on Monday...
The Reserve Bank of India has lowered its policy repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.5% after making a similar cut in mid-January...
Wednesday marked decline of copper prices for the second consecutive session, as market players awaited the start of China’s National People’s Congress annual meeting on Thursday...
On Wednesday the greenback was steady against the euro and the yen, as market players looked ahead to a fresh series of U.S. economic reports and a European Central Bank meeting for further indications on the direction of monetary policy...
Australia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Metals & Mining, Materials and Consumer Staples sectors led shares lower. The S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.54% at the close in Sydney. AUD/USD was up 0.07% to 0.7822, while AUD/JPY rose 0.01% to 93.59...
Although last week the Greek government secured an extension of its bailout program, this doesn’t give it access to cash from the eurozone and the International Monetary Fund. The eurozone is unlikely to give Athens a break, even if it is running out of cash...
On Tuesday the euro fell to one-month lows against the greenback, as jitters ahead of the European Central Bank's monthly policy meeting overshadowed strong economic reports from Spain and Germany released earlier Tuesday...
Barclays has announced a fall in profits as it set aside more funds to cover potential fines for misconduct. The drop comes, as boss Antony Jenkins is awarded his first bonus as chief executive...
On Tuesday the pound sterling was steady against the U.S. dollar, after data indicated that in February U.K. construction sector activity expanded at a faster rate than expected...
On Tuesday gold held steady, as market players continued to monitor the movements of the dollar and reflect on the timing of the first U.S. rate hike...