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Euro Extends Slide on ECB Outlook; Asian Stocks, Oil Slip

05/01/2015(0)
The euro weakened to an almost nine-year low and Asian stocks fell amid concern Greece will exit the European currency union. Oil slumped to its lowest level since 2009, while silver ... Read More
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Oil: How Low Will It Go?

02/01/2015(0)
Naturally nobody knows, but the chart below makes a very compelling case for continued downside in this key commodity. This technical case for oil to go lower from current ... Read More
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ECB President Draghi says that the Eurozone Is Facing ‘A Long Period Of Weakness’

02/01/2015(0)
The eurozone faces a growing risk of unstable prices, the head of the European Central Bank said in an interview published Friday, at a time when concerns are mounting ... Read More
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Crude oil, one of the worst investment of 2014

30/12/2014(0)
Opec’s refusal to cut production sent the price of oil down below $60 a barrel Performance in 2014: -45.1% What happened? After hitting a peak of around $115.71 on ... Read More
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Asia to test bond record again in 2015

30/12/2014(0)
Asia could set another record for international bond issues in 2015 if Chinese companies continue to borrow offshore at the same voracious pace they did this year, while bankers ... Read More
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5 Worst Performing Markets of 2014

29/12/2014(0)
These indices have been hit hard by headwinds over the past 12 months, resulting in losses for investors. What does the future hold for these five indices? MSCI Russia ... Read More
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Emerging market fixed-income and FX markets

19/12/2014(0)
Emerging market fixed-income and FX markets are poised for a third year of volatility because of a slowing China, strengthening dollar, lower oil prices, the prospect of a US ... Read More
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Decline and Fall of the Demagogues

19/12/2014(0)
This article could have been entitled ‘The Bonfire of the Vanities’ (with apologies to the book’s author Tom Wolfe) as it too is all about ruthless ambition, political sleaze ... Read More
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Weekly Market Review: Dollar exchange rate in the world markets – Video

19/12/2014(0)
Dollar exchange rate in the world markets Let us review the economic events of the last week. Last week the dollar slumped significantly. There was no especially disappointing news ... Read More
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The Russian Riddle: An Alternative View on the Collapse of the Rouble

18/12/2014(0)
Winston Churchill is famously quoted as saying that: “Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” The past twelve months have surely proved how right he ... Read More
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