EUR/USD hovers around 1.1000 – key levels

The shared currency extends its upward trajectory into a fifth day versus the US dollar in mid-Asia, pushing EUR/USD to fresh session highs above 1.10 handle. The major is seen picking up pace on the back of broad based US dollar weakness as weak US home sales data continue to weigh on the greenback. EUR/USD rises from 1.0971 The EUR/USD pair trades 0.18% higher at fresh session highs of 1.1005, finally reclaiming 1.10 handle. The...

Minyak Tahan Penurunan Ditengah Meningkatnya Aktifitas Pengeboran Di AS

Minyak tahan penurunan memasuki bear market terkait reboundnya pengeboran minyak AS menambahkan tanda-tanda bahwa produsen akan terus memproduksi minyak mentah ditengah melimpahnya pasokan global. Minyak berjangka sedikit berubah di New York setelah mencatat penurunan 5,4% pekan lalu. Jumlah rig minyak naik 21 hingga 659, kenaikan mingguan ketiga bulan ini, menurut Baker Hughes Inc Spekulan memangkas posisi net-long pada minyak mentah...

Topix Declines Amid Commodity Slump Ahead of Japan Earnings

Japanese stocks fell as a commodities slump deepened and poor earnings in the U.S. heightened investor concerns ahead of the start to Japan’s earnings season. Hitachi High-Technologies Corp. sank 9 percent after operating profit shrank. SMC Corp. fell 2.3 percent after Barclays Plc lowered its rating on the industrial-parts maker. Shippers led gains on prospects for lower fuel costs and as the Nikkei newspaper reported first-quarter...

Chinese Stocks Decline for Second Day Amid Signs of Weak Growth

China’s stocks fell for a second day, led by technology and industrial companies. The Shanghai Composite Index retreated 1.5 percent at 9:34 a.m. local time, extending Friday’s 1.3 percent decline. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index slumped 1.8 percent, heading for its lowest close since July 8. Profit at China’s industrial companies dropped 0.3 percent in June from a year earlier, the statistics bureau said Monday, after data Friday...

Chinese Stock-Index Futures Drop Before Industrial Profits

Indeks saham berjangka China turun sebelum dirilisnya laba perusahaan industri mereka. Indeks CSI 300 berjangka untuk pengiriman Agustus menurun 1,8 persen pada 09:17 pagi waktu setempat. Indeks Shanghai Composite turun 1,3 persen menjadi 4,070.91 pada Jumat kemarin, memangkas  kenaikan  minggu kemarin sebesar 2,9 persen. Sementara Indeks  Hang Seng China Enterprises juga turun sebesar 1,3 persen pada Jumat lalu. Keuntungan...