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Gold demand resilient in 2015 as central banks and consumers spur strong H2 recovery
February 11th, 2016
Global gold demand in 2015 was virtually flat compared to 2014 at 4,212 tonnes (t), according to the World Gold Council’s latest Gold Demand Trends report. Despite a challenging start to the year, gold demand rebounded in the second half ...
Nikkei extends losses with banks, commodities stocks under pressure
February 10th, 2016
Monkeys threw a wrench into Asian markets in the Lunar New Year’s first week of trading, with sharp sell-offs in Japan, Singapore, and Down Under on Wednesday. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 lost 56.37 points, or 1.17 percent, to close at ...
Deutsche Bank Shares Drop Again as European Banks Get Pummeled
February 9th, 2016
Investors are concerned about ability to navigate volatile markets Deutsche Bank AG’s shares dropped almost 10% on Monday as the battered European banking sector was hit by a fresh selloff amid investor concerns about lenders’ capital buffers and ability to ...
The rich already use robo-advisers, and that scares banks
February 8th, 2016
Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, BofA planning automated services Banks are watching wealthy clients flirt with robo-advisers, and that’s one reason the lenders are racing to release their own versions of the automated investing technology this year, according to a ...
Russia Courts Foreign Banks as Funding Crunch Overtakes Politics
February 8th, 2016
Goldman, Citigroup among 20 foreign underwriters approached Allianz says Russia needs to tap Eurobond market this year Pressure is mounting on Russia to break the vow of abstinence on selling Eurobonds it has maintained since the U.S. and Europe ...
Asia markets retrace losses; banks remain under pressure
February 8th, 2016
Markets in Australia and Japan rang in the year of the monkey on a slightly higher note, erasing early losses Monday. Most major Asian markets remained closed for the Lunar New Year holidays. Down Under, the ASX 200 erased losses of ...
This Is Really Bad For Banks
February 4th, 2016
Once upon a time, falling interest rates were great for banks. A lower cost of capital gave lenders access to cheap raw material while causing borrowers to clamber for what banks were selling. Large profits usually ensued. But not ...
EU on brink of ‘terrifying crisis’ Five of Europe’s big banks are in danger, warns expert
February 4th, 2016
Some of Europe’s biggest banks are on the brink for a crisis that echoes the 2008 meltdown, a finance expert warned today, as fears over the global economy escalate. Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Santander, Barclays and RBS are among ...
Asia markets trade lower, focus on oil, earnings and central banks
February 2nd, 2016
Asia markets closed mostly lower on Tuesday, weighed by declines in the energy sector as oil prices continued to tumble. Japan’s Nikkei 225 lost 114.55 points, or 0.64 percent, to close down at 17,750.68, while South Korea’s Kospi slipped ...
EBA launches an impact assessment of IFRS 9 on banks in the EU
February 1st, 2016
In the context of the forthcoming implementation of the IFRS 9 Financial instruments standard (IFRS 9) in the EU, the European Banking Authority (EBA) is launching an impact assessment of the standard on a sample of approximately 50 institutions ...
