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Commodities Round-up: Oil futures extend gains as hedge funds increase bets on price uptick
Market chatter of a production freeze supports oil prices while precious metals rise on a weaker dollar.
FX Focus: Pound slides against dollar after touching two-week low against euro
Dollar falls against yen after Federal Reserve maintains interest rates.
Asian markets trade mixed following Fed decision to keep interest rates steady
Asian investors are now looking forward to decisions by the Bank of Japan.
Asian stocks mixed, Shanghai Composite Index down 2.34%
Investors expect the US central bank to keep interest rates unchanged.
Asian markets trade mixed ahead of central bank meetings of US and Japan
Investors believe BoJ will not introduce any meaningful stimulus while the US Fed will not lift rates.
Commodities round-up: Oil price rises as US data indicates largest production drop since 2013
Poor US oil production data nominally reversed price declines seen over much of the trading week.
US stocks reverse course and close higher following Fed minute release
Stocks were led higher by rising oil prices and a 1% jump in healthcare sector.
Deutsche Bank and Santander fail US Federal Reserve's annual stress test
Ally Financial, American Express, BancWest and 28 other banks passed the test.
Wall Street reacts in horror to Brexit vote as Dow Jones plunges by 500 points
Banking shares knocked hard as Wall Street digested news of a Brexit
Brexit: Traders in London's Canary Wharf react as sterling plummets
Carnage came to world markets on 24 June, after the British public voted to leave the EU.
Dollar index slips to four-week low
The dollar has fallen to a fresh four-week low against a basket of global currencies.
Asian markets: Shanghai Composite gains following Yellen's comments
The US Federal Reserve Chair hinted that the American central bank would not increase interest rates in June.
US Federal Reserve targeted by hackers 50 times in 5 years
It is uncertain if the breaches resulted in hackers accessing classified data.
Fed rate hike: Chairperson Janet Yellen says it is 'appropriate' in the coming months
In December, the Fed raised its benchmark federal-funds rate from near 0 levels to between 0.25% and 0.5%.
US market close: Stocks close marginally lower as fears of rate hike weigh on utilities
The three major averages shed less than 10 points each, closing off session gains to end slightly lower.
US market close: Stocks take a dive as fears over June rate hike continue
The S&P 500 erased gains from 2016 as Nasdaq barely clings on to gains made so far this year.
Goldman Sachs warns investors to avoid equities amid Fed rate hike and valuation concerns
Wall Street's largest investment bank still upgraded it's commodities to 'neutral' for the next 3-month period.
US market close: Stocks slide but end mostly higher after Fed minutes
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones closed with little change while the Nasdaq finished 0.5% higher.
US market close: Dow Jones, S&P 500 close within 2% of all-time high as Fed leaves rates unchanged
Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite posted its first five-day losing streak since 11 January.
US market close: Stocks close lower as investors await Fed meeting
The Nasdaq Composite posted its first three-day losing streak since 9 February.
US market close: Stocks rebound following Fed meeting minutes
The Dow Jones closed up after a disappointing session on 5 April.
US market close: Dow and S&P 500 mark 2016 highs following Janet Yellen's comments
The Nasdaq Composite also rose, but continues to be down 3.2% for the year.
US market report: Dow and Nasdaq in the red ahead of Federal Reserve announcement
A fresh decline in oil prices and disappointing results from Apple and Boeing dragged US stocks in the red.
Fed liftoff: Read the full statement on the historic hike
The Fed said that future increased will be 'gradual'.
Fed lift off: US raises interest rates for first time in nearly a decade
The Fed has raised interest rates by 0.25% to between 0.25% and 0.5%.
Asian stock markets fall following Yellen and Draghi comments
The Fed boss continued to signal move for rate increase.
US: Fed keeps interest rates at record-low, leaving door open to December hike
Federal Open Market Committee votes 9-1 to keep interest rates at its current near-zero levels.
Yellen indicates Fed rate hike by year-end
Investors last week viewed Fed's decision to hold rates as hawkish.
Fed leaves rates unchanged on global meltdown concerns
Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen hints at policy tightening later.
FOMC rate decision: Is Fed chair Janet Yellen a hawk or a dove?
Yellen, the 69-year-old in charge of the $16tn US economy has, so far, never touched the rate.