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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 ...
Google under scrutiny over lobbying influence on Congress and White House
December 18th, 2015
Concerns grow after disclosure Google enlisted US politicians to pressure EU brought attention to tech giant’s close relationship with Washington politicians. Google has made political donations to 162 members of the US Congress in the latest election cycle, figures show, as ...
Yuan in Biggest Weekly Drop Since Devaluation as PBOC Eases Grip
December 11th, 2015
Central bank may enter market again after Fed decision: OCBC Yuan weakness trend is inevitable, according to Commerzbank The yuan recorded its biggest weekly drop since an August devaluation on speculation China’s central bank is taking advantage of a stronger ...
Oil Price Paradox: Gasoline Could Be Even Cheaper
November 3rd, 2015
The price of gasoline is declining more slowly than oil, illustrating how consumers aren’t fully benefiting from falling commodities prices. Typically, gas prices go up and down in tandem with crude oil, the main ingredient. But recently, oil prices ...
Mario Draghi Interview: We must propose a way forward to Europeans
November 2nd, 2015
Interview with Il Sole 24 Ore Interview with Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, conducted by Alessandro Merli and Roberto Napoletano, published on 31 October 2015 President Draghi, in Malta last week, you stressed the downside risks for both ...
Banks Finalize $1.86 Billion Credit-Swaps Settlement
October 2nd, 2015
Suit claimed banks conspired to prevent competition Wall Street’s biggest banks have agreed to pay $1.86 billion to settle accusations that they conspired to prevent competition in the credit-derivatives markets, according to plaintiff lawyers in the private lawsuit. Twelve ...
Big Banks Agree to Settle Swaps Lawsuit
September 14th, 2015
Dozen banks, Markit and International Swaps and Derivatives Association to pay combined $1.87 billion Wall Street’s biggest banks have agreed to a tentative settlement over allegations that they conspired to rig the market for credit derivatives. Twelve banks and ...
The UAE: On the road to economic development
July 30th, 2015
In the past two years, the UAE has achieved three major milestones on the journey towards a sustainable and diverse economy. In 2014, the UAE’s stock exchanges were upgraded from ‘Frontier’ to ‘Emerging’ market status by the global markets ...
Fed leaves interest rates unchanged
July 30th, 2015
With Wall Street looking for any clues that tighter policy is coming, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday declined to raise interest rates or provide any clues about when a hike is on the way. In a move widely expected ...
Asian stocks hit three-week lows as China gloom spreads
July 28th, 2015
Asian stocks fell to three-week lows on Tuesday as a deepening rout in Chinese stocks erased risk appetite – sending investors flocking to safe-haven instruments such as government bonds and the Japanese yen. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares ...
