Alibaba, Chinese e-commerce giant, has said it has spent over 1 billion yuan ($160m) fighting fake goods on its websites from the beginning of 2013 to November of this year...
Company News
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24 December 2014, 13:21 #Alibaba
This year gold has come up 12 per cent against the yen, 9.5 per cent against the euro and for Russian holders - up 80 per cent. The precious metal has always been an ideal hedge amid currency wars, and investors stocking up on bullion at current depressed prices know what they are doing...
Forecasts
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24 December 2014, 12:28 #gold
According to Britain's statistics age½ncy, the UK economy has grown less since 2008 recession. The news is potentially awkward for Prime Minister David Cameron and Treasury chief George Osborne ahead of an election next year, in which the economy looms large...
Events
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24 December 2014, 11:59 #Bank of England
FTSE 100 up 0.3% to 6,598 Gold up 0.02% to $1,176.65/oz GBP/USD – 1.5522...
Market News
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24 December 2014, 10:36 #Shanghai Composite, Nikkei
Copper and industrial metals recovered after data showed the economy of the U.S., the second-biggest consumer of the metal, grew at the fastest pace since 2003 last quarter...
Metals
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24 December 2014, 09:02 #copper
Hong Kong stocks ended flat on a holiday-shortened session on Wednesday, while Japanese Nikkei closed higher...
Market News
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24 December 2014, 08:35 #Hang Seng, Nikkei, forex
Arab OPEC producers expect global oil prices to recover to between $70 and $80 per barrel by the end of 2015 as a global economic recovery revives demand, OPEC delegates said this week in the first indication of where the group expects oil markets to ‎stabilise in the medium term...
Crude Oil
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23 December 2014, 16:42 #OPEC, crude oil
On Tuesday U.S. stocks were poised for a higher open, putting the Dow and S&P 500 on track to extend a four-day rally after an unexpectedly strong GDP report. In general, trading volume is expected to be light this week due to the Christmas holiday...
Market News
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23 December 2014, 15:44 #Wall Street, Dow Jones
On Tuesday the greenback was soaring near nine-year highs versus the other major currencies, ahead of highly anticipated U.S. third quarter growth data and as expectations for a U.S. rate hike by next year continued to lend broad support to the dollar. The U.S...
Currency
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23 December 2014, 13:31 #forex news, GBP/USD, EUR/USD
This weekend Chinese officials anounced they are willing to expand a $24 billion currency swap program to help Russia weather the worst economic crisis since the 1998 default. Some time earlier, China has already provided $2...
Events
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23 December 2014, 12:56 #IMF, China