Dolar Menyentuh 3,5 Bulan Terendah Terhadap Euro

Dolar melemah terhadap euro dan yen pada hari Kamis karena investor kehilangan kepercayaan pada kemampuan bank sentral untuk memacu pertumbuhan dan menstabilkan pasar. Mata uang AS jatuh ke 15-bulan rendah terhadap yen, dan tiga setengah bulan terendah vs euro di awal sesi, namun memangkas penurunan setelah hari berlalu. Indeks dolar AS ICE, indeks kekuatan dolar terhadap sekeranjang enam mata uang rivalnya, turun 0,4% dan berada di...

Gold Futures Spike to its Highest Level in a Year

Gold futures jumped 4.5% on Thursday to settle at their highest level in about a year as steep losses in global stock markets helped to lift the metal's investment appeal. April gold rose $53.20 to settle at $1,247.80 an ounce on Comex, after tapping an intraday high of $1,263.90. The settlement was the highest since Feb. 5, 2015. Source: MarketWatc...

Hong Kong Stocks Fall in Worst Start to Lunar New Year Since 94 (Rivew)

Hong Kong stocks fell in their worst start to a lunar new year since 1994 as a global equity rout deepened amid concern over the strength of the world economy. The Hang Seng Index slumped 3.9 percent at the close in Hong Kong as markets reopened following a three-day trading closure, during which the MSCI All-Country World Index dropped 2.1 percent. The last time the gauge fell so much on the first day of the lunar new year, investors...

U.S. Stocks Slide With Global Equities as Nasdaq 100 Pares Drop

U.S. stocks fell, with Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling more than 250 points, amid mounting concern that central-bank efforts to support growth are losing their potency. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index pared losses in the last hour-and-a-half of trading, after earlier falling as much as 2.3 percent, while the Nasdaq 100 Index erased most of its decline. Banks led the retreat, with Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp. falling...

European Stocks Slammed to Lowest Since 2013 as Fear Selling Returns

European stocks were sold off sharply on Thursday, tracking a wider stock-market exodus, as investors once again fretted over global economic growth and the rout in oil prices. The Stoxx Europe 600 index slumped 3.7% to 303.58, marking its lowest close since September 2013. Crude-oil prices slid below $27 a barrel during Thursday’s session, but had pared losses to trade down 0.9% at $27.16 at the time of the European market close. Source:...