On Wednesday gold prices dipped in Asia ahead of the release of the latest Federal Reserve board meeting minutes and on recent upbeat economic data from the U.S...
Metals
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20 August 2014, 12:37 #comex, metals
On Wednesday Asian stocks were steady after strong U.S. housing data lifted Wall Street shares, helping nudge Treasury yields higher and keeping the dollar to extend gains against the euro and yen...
Market News
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20 August 2014, 08:58 #Wall Street, dax, FTSE 100
Heavyweights from Wall Street are developing preliminary plans to transfer some London-based activities to Ireland to address concerns that the UK is drifting apart from the EU...
Events
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20 August 2014, 08:05 #ECB
EGP lending climbed at a faster pace than FX lending in May. Breaking down the loans in terms of currency, EGP loans grew at a faster pace (+2.1 per cent MoM) than FX loans (+1.0 per cent MoM) in May, the latest month for which data is available...
Events
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19 August 2014, 15:55
Lebanese banks’ subsidiaries, namely Bank Audi Syria, Bank of Syria & Overseas, Byblos Bank Syria, Bank BEMO Saudi Fransi, Sharq Bank, and Syria Gulf Bank recorded a sizeable SYP 6.35 billion annual contraction in net profits to around SYP 2.89 billion ($19...
Events
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19 August 2014, 15:35
"The UAE has experienced a shifting momentum of activity over the past decade with 2009 onwards being difficult years for the market...
Events
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19 August 2014, 13:53
The “gale of shale” is hitting the world with surplus energy. In 2000, shale was 2% of natural gas supply; in 2012, it was about 37%; and will be about 65% within the next two decades. America is poised for shipping out shale gas in liquefied form as net exporter of energy...
Events
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19 August 2014, 08:19
Gains in banking sector stocks raised Abu Dhabi's main index closer to a 10-week high during the week as investors held a benevolent view of the sector...
Events
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18 August 2014, 11:41 #CPI
Prognosis of future revenues from North Sea oil and gas by an economics watchdog have been described as "incredibly pessimistic" and could be six times lower than the actual levels, according to a report...
Crude Oil
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18 August 2014, 08:28 #crude oil
The Reserve Bank's elevated rate structure may be painful in the short run, but will help in the long-term by containing inflation, Governor Raghuram Rajan said today...
Events
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15 August 2014, 08:19 #economy news