Nothing drives change like necessity. The $1.4 trillion collapse in the value of mining stocks since 2011 is poised to reshape the industry as all but the strongest companies are squeezed by the lowest commodity prices in six years. Rio Tinto Group and BH
A rapid appreciation of the U.S. dollar may send Brent oil to as low as $20 a barrel, according to Morgan Stanley.
Oh, to have bet on Indonesia’s roads this week. Jakarta-based PT Jasa Marga Persero, which operates the country’s highway system, is up 11 percent so far this year, outperforming all but four of the other 837 members of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
Omni Partners, the $965 million London hedge fund whose wagers against China helped it beat the industry last year, said the yuan may fall 15 percent in 2016, and even more if the nation has a credit crisis.
Billionaire speculator George Soros has added to the gloom in global markets by claiming the world risks a return to the turmoil of the 2008 financial crisis.
After watching a stock-market collapse wipe out $5 trillion of wealth in less than three months last year, Chinese authorities hatched a plan to stem the pain: circuit breakers that would be triggered by daily declines of 5 percent.
The risk of the global economy being battered by a “perfect storm” in 2016 has been highlighted by the World Bank in a flagship report that warns that a synchronised slowdown in the biggest emerging markets could be intensified by a fresh bout of financia
Alls well in this photo. Its just a young Canadian man wrestling a trained bear. No one wants to dwell on the bad times, but sometimes its important to look back to know what the future may hold.
Two business days into the new year and the dollar is already gaining momentum. Global currencies are falling left and right against the greenback. Renewed fears about Chinas economy arrived Monday which signals even more bad news for a whole host of cou
Is it different this time? That’s the big question for investors looking to make a lot of money on a rebound of oil prices that could manifest, in a major way, during 2016.
Something big is happening in the money markets--and it could be a harbinger of further hemorrhaging in the credit markets. It could also indicate there are more problems lingering beneath the surface of the mutual fund industry.
Diversification is key to maintaining a balanced portfolio--or so the saying goes. Most investors maintain a mix of cash, stocks and bonds to minimize losses and maximize gains. Within the sub-portfolio of stocks, it can also be important to be diversifie
Crude-oil prices are on track for their worst 18-month drop ever. But that might be a good thing, according to strategist and technical expert Chris Kimble at Kimble Charting Solutions.
A contentious and bitter battle for the White House lies ahead in 2016. Investors might want to ignore it.
In a big-ticket $1.1-billion cross-border acquisition in the south-east Asian region, Thai beer maker Singha Corp said, it will purchase 25 per cent stake in Vietnamese consumer goods firm Masan Consumer Holdings, part of diversified Masan Group, and 33.3
