'Flash crash' trader indicted by US grand jury

'Flash crash' trader indicted by US grand jury http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/sep/04/flash-crash-trader-navinder-sarao-indicted-by-us-grand-jury Prosecutors claim Navinder Sarao sought help of computer programmers to manipulate markets

Migrant crisis: From spare rooms to sofas, EU citizens rally on social media to house refugees

Migrant crisis: From spare rooms to sofas, EU citizens rally on social media to house refugees http://www.smh.com.au/world/migrant-crisis-from-spare-rooms-to-sofas-eu-citizens-rally-on-social-media-to-house-refugees-20150903-gjess1.html?eid=socialn%3Atwi-13omn1677-edtrl-other%3Annn-17%2F02%2F2014-edtrs_socialshare-all-nnn-nnn-vars-o%26sa%3DD%26usg%3DALhdy28zsr6qiq Frustrated by the European Union's response to a deepening migration crisis yet inspired by a groundswell of support from citizens across Europe, British professor Michael Stewart set up a Faceb…

G20-Communique will not urge Federal Reserve against rate hikes:

G20-Communique will not urge Federal Reserve against rate hikes: Delegate - The Economic Times http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/48800761.cms A delegate said that the G20 communique from a meeting of finance chiefs in Turkey will not urge the US central bank against rate hikes.

Hedge Funds Cut Short Positions in Oil; Rig Count Falls by 13

Hedge Funds Cut Short Positions in Oil; Rig Count Falls by 13 http://247wallst.com/energy-economy/2015/09/05/hedge-funds-cut-short-positions-in-oil-rig-count-falls-by-13/ In the week ended September 4, the number of rigs drilling for oil in the United States totaled 662, according to the Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count. … Continue reading →

Dollar strengthens as markets shake off yuan scare

Dollar strengthens as markets shake off yuan scare http://www.theedgemarkets.com/my/article/dollar-strengthens-markets-shake-yuan-scare LONDON (Aug 17): The dollar rose against a basket of currencies for a third trading day running on Monday, as worries about a China-led "currency war" abated and traders focused instead on…

Double-Dip Oil Rout

Double-Dip Oil Rout http://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/c/35496/f/677102/s/48f5b6e5/sc/24/l/0L0Shuffingtonpost0N0Cmichael0Et0Eklare0Cdoubledip0Eoil0Erout0Ib0I79828960Bhtml0Dutm0Ihp0Iref0Fworld0Gir0FWorldPost/story01.htm The plunge of global oil prices began in June 2014, when benchmark Brent crude was selling at $114 per barrel. It hit bottom at $46 this January, a near-collapse widely viewed as a major but temporar…

US manufacturers affected by Tianjin explosion

US manufacturers affected by Tianjin explosion http://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/13/us-manufacturers-affected-by-tianjin-explosion.html Some American companies with manufacturing operations in China have been impacted by Wednesday's explosion in the port city of Tianjin.