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Drop in US crude oil weighs on Asia energy stocks
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Drop in US crude oil weighs on Asia energy stocks

March 13, 2017 by: Hudson Lockett in Hong Kong and Michael Hunter in London Monday 07:15 GMT What you need to know US West Texas Intermediate crude is at $48.33 a barrel, having fallen…

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Risky US corporate debt loses shine
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Risky US corporate debt loses shine

Risky US corporate bond funds suffered the largest weekly redemptions since the US election in November, as oil prices settled at…

Europe to track Asia higher ahead of US jobs data
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Europe to track Asia higher ahead of US jobs data

Friday 06:00 GMT Overview Asian markets were broadly positive on Friday as South Korea’s president was formally impeached, while Treasuries remained…

Strong appetite for European convertible deals
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Strong appetite for European convertible deals

Banks have structured some unusual and complex deals for European companies to raise capital through a combination of debt and equity…

Core issues confront eurozone investors
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Core issues confront eurozone investors

Few institutions embodied the eurozone crisis more clearly than Bankia, the Spanish lender which was bailed out in 2012. Yet you…

Asia markets pause ahead of RBA rates decision
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Asia markets pause ahead of RBA rates decision

Tuesday 02:00 GMT Overview Markets were in wait-and-see mode in Asia trading with investors in Australia awaiting an interest rates decision…

Hearty appetite for US equity funds since election
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Hearty appetite for US equity funds since election

Investors have poured nearly $80bn into US equity funds since November’s election as optimism over the new administration’s pro-growth agenda received…

Japan worker shortage has one winner so far: robots
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Japan worker shortage has one winner so far: robots

Earlier this week, Japanese TV audiences glimpsed a potentially revolutionary contraption from the Matsue College of Technology that rapidly separates closed…