Yen Drops on Reduced Refuge Demand as Japan Considers Stimulus

The yen weakened for a third day against the dollar on speculation Japan may expand monetary and fiscal stimulus while a global recovery in risk sentiment sapped haven demand for the currency. Japan’s currency dropped versus all of its major peers as global equities rallied. The Shanghai Composite Index rose for a second day, after China’s finance ministry pledged to accelerate construction of some major projects and reduce companies’...

Emas Berjangka Catat Penutupan Terendah Dalam Sebulan

Emas berjangka mencatatkan penutupan terendah dalam satu bulan pada hari Rabu, akibat kenaikan dalam ekuitas Asia dan Eropa serta penguatan dalam dolar AS yang membuat investor menjauh dari logam mulia. Emas untuk pengiriman Desember turun $ 19, atau 1,7%, untuk menetap di level $ 1.102 per ons di Comex. Yang merupakan harga terendah sejak 7 Agustus lalu. Harga emas telah turun dalam 10 dari 12 sesi terakhir. Itu belum termasuk hari Senin,...

Japanese Stocks Decline After Nikkei 225 Posts Historic Rally

Japanese stocks tumbled, after the Nikkei 225 Stock Average posted an historic rally on Wednesday, as U.S. data bolstered the case for a Federal Reserve interest-rate increase. The Nikkei 225 sank 1.9 percent to 18,419.80 as of 9:01 a.m. in Tokyo, after soaring 7.7 percent on Wednesday, its eighth largest one-day advance. The Topix index declined 1.9 percent to 1,478.82, with all of its 33 industry groups falling. The yen strengthened...

U.S. Stocks Halt Global Rally as Oil Leads Commodities Lower

A three-day rally in global equities faltered in the U.S. American stocks failed to add to their second-biggest advance of the year, as early gains following Asian rallies faded amid jobs data that bolstered the case for higher U.S. interest rates. Losses worsened in afternoon trading as Apple Inc. slumped after unveiling new products. Oil led a selloff in commodities amid concerns that supply gluts will persist, while Treasuries almost...

U.S. Stocks Fluctuate After Gains Fade Amid Global Markets Rally

U.S. stocks fluctuated, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index briefly erased last week’s losses, as an early rally sparked by gains in Japan and China faded. Investors took a breather following the second-strongest rally of 2015, as advances among banks and commodity shares were offset by declines in health-care and consumer staples companies. Copper producer Freeport-McMoRan Inc. rose 4.1 percent to lead raw-materials higher. Netflix...