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Thursday marked a decline in oil futures, with the U.S. benchmark touching its lowest level in about five weeks, as markets await confirmation from the U.S. authorities on if crude supplies declined...
On Thursday China's mainland markets were the main losers in Asia, as worries over tighter requirements on margin financing spurred selloff. Separately, filings signaled that China Central Huijin Investment Ltd., a unit of China's sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp...
An OPEC source who preferred to stay unnamed said to Saudi Arabia's Al Hayat newspaper that the cartel is not likely to reduce oil production at the meeting in June, and the meeting will be short...
On Thursday the euro slid back to the one-month low as hopes for a close deal between Greece and creditors faded after ECB warning. The dollar was still stronger against peers despite fresh downbeat numbers...
On Thursday the greenback declined versus rivals in a subdued trade, as investors awaited the release of U.S. economic reports later in the day. Meanwhile, expectations of an earlier rate hike in the U.S. kept lending support to the greenback...
On Thursday sterling slipped against the dollar after data signaled the economic growth in the U.K. in the first quarter of 2015 was unchanged from initial estimates...
Despite low oil prices, U.S. shale boom is proving resilient, the Organization of of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said in its biggest report this year, which suggests the global oil glut could linger for two more years. Every five years OPEC publishes long-term strategy reports...
The dollar rose to its highest level in 13 years against the yen on Thursday, boosted by expectations that the economic recovery in the U.S. would accelerate the timeline for higher interest rates...
German-based Commerzbank said in a recent report that it sees more potential for gold priced in euros, as lingering speculation on when the U.S. central bank lefts rates continue to pressure the U.S. gold market...