Tag: Reserve Bank of Australia

Dollar slides to 17-month low vs yen as stocks, oil fall

Tue Apr 5, 2016/Reuters By Nigel Stephenson The dollar fell on Tuesday to its weakest against the yen since October 2014 as investors pulled away from riskier assets, pushing shares and oil prices lower as the outlook for U.S. interest rates remained clouded. The Japanese currency, often sought in times […]

Asian shares slip as crude resumes drop

Tue Feb 2, 2016/Reuters By Lisa Twaronite Asian shares fell on Tuesday as crude oil prices slid on oversupply fears and after downbeat manufacturing data raised concerns about sluggish global economic growth. Spreadbetters predicted European bourses would follow Asia lower, with IG predicting Britain’s FTSE 100 .FTSE would start trading […]