Tag: Stock Markets

• Thursday, May 23rd 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Markets in the red on Wednesday over concerns with China-US trade dispute

  

  US stocks fell back into the red on Wednesday, putting equities down for three of the last four sessions as investors reacted to reports of possible new US-China trade frictions.

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• Friday, April 5th 2019 - 09:37 UTC

  Brazilian markets react positively on hopes of progress on pension reform

  

  Most Latin American stock markets and currencies rose on Thursday, with assets in Brazil gaining on hopes of smooth progress on pension reform. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro met fellow politicians in a bid to build support to pass his government's proposal to reform the country's bloated pension system, seen by investors as crucial to trim Brazil's wide fiscal deficit.

• Saturday, March 23rd 2019 - 09:06 UTC

  Temer's arrest and military pensions' reform brings down Brazilian stock market and weakens currency

  

  Brazilian stocks fell sharply on Friday as the arrest of the country’s former president, Michel Temer, sparked worries that government debate over key fiscal reforms may be delayed.

• Tuesday, March 19th 2019 - 08:43 UTC

  Brazilian stocks topped 100.000 points for the first time on the Bolsonaro syndrome

  

  Brazilian stocks topped 100,000 points for the first time Monday, on hopes for progress in President Jair Bolsonaro's promised pro-market reforms. The Ibovespa, the country's main index in Sao Paulo, hit an intra-day record of 100,037.69 before closing at its highest level ever of 99,993.93, up 0.86% from the previous trading session.

• Friday, September 7th 2018 - 09:18 UTC

  IMF wants to wrap up talks to financially support Argentina “as rapidly as possible”

  

  The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it aimed to wrap up talks to “strengthen” a US$ 50 billion backup financing deal with Argentina “as rapidly as possible,” as the country's peso and stocks climbed for a second straight day.

• Wednesday, September 5th 2018 - 06:28 UTC

  Brazil's Real remained flat on Tuesday but the stock market was down 2%

  

  The Brazilian Real erased early losses on Tuesday after state prosecutors charged Workers Party vice presidential candidate Fernando Haddad with corruption, driving investors to pare bets on his electoral strength.

• Tuesday, September 4th 2018 - 08:41 UTC

  Brazil's Real and Argentina's Peso slumped on Monday

  

  The Brazilian Real slumped on Monday as mounting concerns over this year's presidential election added to global risk aversion, while the Argentine peso extended a recent sell-off that also spread into stock markets in Latin America.

• Monday, February 12th 2018 - 12:29 UTC

  Warning of more volatility in Asian Markets

  

  After last week's global rout, Asian markets struggled to hold early gains with analysts warning of further volatility across trading markets.