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Is Europe Headed For A Political And Financial Crisis In 2017?
January 23rd, 2017
Is Europe Headed For A Political And Financial Crisis In 2017? While most eyes are on the dramatic shifts possible for U.S. economic policy as Donald Trump is sworn in as president on January 20, similarly deep political currents ...
Gold and Yen Extend Rallies on EU, Trump Concerns: Markets Wrap
January 17th, 2017
May said ready to announce U.K. will leave EU single market IMF lifts its growth forecast for China to 6.5% in 2017 Lingering concern over Donald Trump’s policies and the U.K.’s position in the European Union accelerated a move ...
AMF sets specifics for its ban on the advertising of the riskiest products
January 11th, 2017
A major investor protection milestone: the AMF sets specifics for its ban on the advertising of the riskiest products For several years, the AMF has focused its attention on exposing the danger posed to retail investors by highly speculative ...
Eurozone economic activity increased at its fastest rate since the debt crisis in 2011
January 4th, 2017
Economic activity in Eurozone industry in December expanded at the fastest pace since the currency union’s debt crisis started to hit, according to a closely watched indicator. The Eurozone composite purchasing managers’ index (PMI) – which measures activity throughout ...
Investor optimism, global economic reality may clash in 2017
January 3rd, 2017
The economic outlook for this year looks similar to 2016 – uneven and unspectacular, according to economists worldwide polled by Reuters in December. The result is despite investor optimism about a breakout for the world economy. Many of the ...
These currencies got crushed in 2016
December 29th, 2016
A few countries have fared well, but others have seen the value of their currencies fall dramatically. Here’s a list of the currencies that have been rocked hardest in 2016: Egyptian pound: -59% Egypt took the radical decision to ...
Asian shares fell on the last trading day before Christmas
December 23rd, 2016
Hong Kong, Chinese stocks among worst performers on tightening Crude oil drops as most government bond yields head higher Asian shares fell on the last trading day before Christmas as Chinese equities extended their losses amid concerns over rising ...
Trump, Russia and China
December 19th, 2016
Even before he takes office, President-elect Trump is turning the world upside down. It has become clear his attitude towards Russia and China is very different from that of his predecessors. Amazingly, he is already wresting power from the ...
Gold Climbs as Vote Jitters Hit U.S. Stock Futures, Mexican Peso
November 3rd, 2016
Polls point to a close race ahead of presidential election Bullion, yen boosted by haven demand as dollar extends slide Investors are becoming more jittery amid a tightening race for the U.S. presidency, sending gold higher for a sixth ...
Asian Stocks Weighed Down by Earnings as Euro Declines With Oil
October 21st, 2016
Crude falls on Russia supply concerns as dollar strengthens Hong Kong’s financial markets shut owing to Typhoon Haima Asian stocks snapped a three-day winning streak as corporate earnings gave cause for caution and the euro sank to its weakest ...
