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Welcome To The Currency War, Part 21: Japan Goes Negative; US To Return Fire In 2016

01/02/2016(0)
Well that didn’t take long. Two weeks of falling share prices and the European and Japanese central banks caved. First the ECB promised new stimulus — which the markets ... Read More
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In Iran, New Battle Brews Over Contracts With Foreign Oil Giants

01/02/2016(0)
A political battle is taking shape in Iran over any new foreign role in developing the country’s enormous oil wealth, only a few weeks after the Iranian nuclear deal ... Read More
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The Need for an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

01/02/2016(0)
I participated recently in an entrepreneurial educational field trip to Athens that is organized by CIIM’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center (ENTICE). This is part of a series of educational ... Read More
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The Illusion of Safety: Index Funds Are Not Low-Risk

29/01/2016(0)
If the risk-on euphoria of punters borrowing billions of dollars in margin debt doesn’t materialize, stocks could languish for years after falling 50%. The financial service industry’s Prime Directive ... Read More
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Central Bank of Japan decided to adopt a negative interest rate policy

29/01/2016(0)
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has issued an announcement to inform that on its meeting held on January 29, the Policy Board decided to introduce “Quantitative and Qualitative Monetary Easing (QQE) ... Read More
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Big Companies, Huge Problems

28/01/2016(0)
    Apple is far from the only iconic US company that’s signaling a global slowdown. Three more are in the news today: “Caterpillar warns equipment sales still falling ... Read More
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China’s Gold purchases this year will exceed the entire holdings of all but about 20 countries worldwide

28/01/2016(0)
China’s gold buying to top 200 tons this year, Barclays says Country seeks to diversify its reserves. China will press on with gold purchases this year and the central ... Read More
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Which country is the World’s Favorite New Tax Haven?

28/01/2016(0)
The World’s Favorite New Tax Haven Is the United States Moving money out of the usual offshore secrecy havens and into the U.S. is a brisk new business. Last ... Read More
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Russia wants to talk to OPEC about output cuts to bolster oil price

28/01/2016(0)
Russian officials have decided they should talk to Saudi Arabia and other OPEC countries about output cuts to bolster oil prices, the head of Russia’s pipeline monopoly said on ... Read More
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Oil Prices Rise on Hint of Willingness to Cut Supplies

27/01/2016(0)
Iraq’s oil minister cites signs that Saudis, Russia may be more ‘flexible’; other OPEC leaders defend pumping strategy Oil prices rose above $30 a barrel Tuesday as traders speculated ... Read More
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