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Here's your look back at the week's market moving news
World leaders signed a partly legal deal to keep global warming well below 2 degrees which
includes aid for developing countries of up to $100bn a year by 2020.
Other political events rocked the boat with Donald Trump calling for a 'muslim ban' in
the U.S. prompting British people to call for Trump to be banned from the U.K
Oil started off the week by tanking 6% as OPEC failed to cut supply targets.
And it was not over for commodities as mining stocks went on a wild ride.
Anglo American shares closed 12.3% lower after it unveiled a 'radical restructuring plan'
While Glencore's stock rallied as it increased its debt reduction target, closing over 7% higher
Meantime, U.S. coffee giant Keurig is being taken private for $13.9 billion
U.S. chemical giants Dupont and Dow - with a combined worth of $120 billion - announced
they're in talks to merge.
And Yahoo shelved plans to sell-off Alibaba stakes but proposes to break off the rest of its
business into a new company.
Over in Asia, Chinese data took investors on a rollercoaster
With an higher-than-expected inflation reading But a steeper-than-anticipated decline in exports.
And in currency news, the South African rand hit new lows following
the dismissal of the country's Finance minister while the Swiss Franc is deemed 'significantly
overvalued' by the country's central bank governor.
And that concludes your week in review.