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Greece moves closer to eurozone exit after delaying €300m repayment to IMF
June 5th, 2015
Athens takes creditor by surprise, saying it will bundle together €1.6bn of debt payments due to International Monetary Fund and settle up on 30 June Greece has moved closer to default and possible exit from the eurozone after telling the ...
Euro off highs, China shares swing to new peak
June 5th, 2015
Asian shares were mostly lower on Friday while bonds snapped a vicious losing streak and the euro retreated as investors braced for U.S. jobs data and another day of drama over Greece. The main exception was China where stocks ...
China shares sink, euro rides high as yields spike
June 4th, 2015
The euro continued riding high on Thursday thanks to a spike in euro zone debt yields, while in Asian equities Chinese shares slid and tempered risk sentiment. China’s CSI300 index .CSI300 lost 1.7 percent while the Shanghai Composite Index.SSEC dropped 1.8 percent. ...
Asia stocks subdued, euro and Aussie stand tall
June 3rd, 2015
A spike in U.S. and German debt yields reduced the appetite for riskier assets to keep Asian share markets subdued on Wednesday, while the euro held gains made on upbeat euro zone inflation data and on hopes that Greece ...
European Leaders Deciding On Greece’s Fate Agree That Talks Must Intensify
June 2nd, 2015
European leaders and the head of the International Monetary Fund agreed to step up the intensity of talks over Greece’s fate after an extraordinary meeting in Berlin about ways to avert a default. The top-level huddle lasted past midnight ...
Western Europe overtakes China and North America as #1 investment destination with FDI projects at record high
May 27th, 2015
US$305b invested into the region, 36% year-on-year increase UK, Germany and France remain the preferred destinations for foreign direct investment (FDI) within Europe, while Turkey enters the Top 10 More than half (59%) of investors into the region believe ...
Citi keeps top spot in FX trading as European banks slump: poll
May 27th, 2015
European banks Deutsche Bank, Barclays and UBS have seen their market share in foreign exchange trading slump in the past year, as U.S. banks led by Citigroup (C.N) grabbed business, according to widely watched industry rankings. Citigroup kept its ...
LCH.Clearnet launches buy-side clearing of FX derivatives in Europe
May 26th, 2015
European offering expands on ForexClear’s US client clearing model Four banks signed up as clearing brokers Variety of account structures provide end users with increased protection and asset segregation LCH.Clearnet Limited (“LCH.Clearnet”), the global clearing house, today announced ...
Bank Regulations Increasing Capital Requirements by $2 Trillion in Europe, U.S.
May 22nd, 2015
FICO has found cumulative capital requirements among banks in Europe and the United States are on pace to increase more than $2 trillion from pre-financial-crisis levels due to new regulations. That finding is included in a report on the global banking sector ...
BATS Chi-X Europe Overhauls ETF Trading Tariffs
May 20th, 2015
Pricing Effective 1st June and will apply to all ETFs traded on BATS Chi-X Europe; Exchange Will Also Offer Free ETF Listings BATS Chi-X Europe (BATS), Europe’s largest stock exchange, has announced new trading tariffs to incentivise tighter price ...
