Archive for the January 1, 2019
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Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted that he is "not obsessed" by individual trophies, having missed on this year's Ballon d'Or after winning it five times. The Juventus striker also missed out on FIFA and
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The Australian dollar strengthened on Monday on expectations of progress in trade talks between China and the United States, although market sentiment remained fragile over looming concerns of slowing global growth and a partial US
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The eurozone is moving to stop printing 500-euro banknotes, the violet-coloured bills that authorities fear are favoured by criminals, with most of the 19 nations in the currency bloc to halt issuing them next month.
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The Canadian dollar on Monday was on track to end 2018 with its worst performance in three years, little changed on the day against its US counterpart as gains for stocks offset a decline in
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The dollar edged lower in thin year-end trading on Monday, as increased risk appetite weighed on demand for safe haven currencies, but the greenback remained on pace for its strongest annual performance in three years.
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Most Asian currencies were set to end a bumpy year on a positive note, with the Indonesian rupiah leading gains on Monday as investors took heart from signs of progress in Sino-US trade talks. Market
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The Sri Lankan rupee fell 19 percent in 2018, making it one of the worst performing currencies in Asia, as heavy foreign outflows from government securities weighed on the local currency. The rupee hit a
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The dollar extended its losses in thin year-end trading on Monday as expectations faded for US interest rate increases, with sterling leading the gains. The pound rose more than half a percent, supported by broad-based
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Industrial metals prices are set for their biggest annual fall in years after signs of slowing growth in China's commodities-hungry economy and a US-China trade war reversed a two-and-a-half-year rally. Copper, aluminium, zinc and nickel
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Oil prices edged higher on Monday, the last day of 2018, but were en route for their first annual drop in three years as fears of a slowing global economy and emerging supply glut outweighed
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