China cuts interest rates to halt stock market crash
August 26, 2015
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China cuts interest rates to halt stock market crash

The benchmark one-year lending rate was cut to 4.6% and the deposit rate was slashed…

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Copper prices survive China currency shock, but importers will be jittery
August 26, 2015
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Copper prices survive China currency shock, but importers will be jittery

Craigs Investment Partners broker Chris Timms said currency wars were not a new phenomenon but…

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Asian shares bounce back from 2-year lows, dollar firm
August 26, 2015
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Asian shares bounce back from 2-year lows, dollar firm

Property stocks aided yesterday’s turnaround, with the CSI China mainland real estate index rising 2.2…

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FTSE dips below 6000 on ‘Black Monday’ for global markets
August 26, 2015
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FTSE dips below 6000 on ‘Black Monday’ for global markets

RSA Insurance Group Plc and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc were the only stocks…

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Smartphone to grow 10.4% in 2015 to 1.44 billion units
August 26, 2015
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Smartphone to grow 10.4% in 2015 to 1.44 billion units

The worldwide smartphone market will grow in the coming years, but new research suggests its…

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China lowers interest rates
August 26, 2015
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China lowers interest rates

Wall Street Plunges, Sees Steepest Losses in Close to 4 Years
August 25, 2015
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Wall Street Plunges, Sees Steepest Losses in Close to 4 Years

However, Asian markets are still struggling, with the main index in Shanghai falling more than…

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China cuts interest rates in new bid to spur economy
August 25, 2015
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China cuts interest rates in new bid to spur economy

That said, the Chinese stock market was still down another 7.6 percent in Tuesday trading,…

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Wall Street partly bounces back from 1000-point drop
August 25, 2015
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Wall Street partly bounces back from 1000-point drop

The Wall Street entered correction territory on Monday, with the Dow sliding below 16,000 for…

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Devaluation of Chinese Yuan to worsen cedi’s plight
August 25, 2015
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Devaluation of Chinese Yuan to worsen cedi’s plight

Spot silver was up 0.7% at $15.31 an ounce, platinum slipped by 0.2% to $986.75…

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