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IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Welcomes U.S. Congressional Approval of the 2010 Quota and Governance Reforms
December 21st, 2015
Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), today welcomed the adoption of legislation by the U.S. Congress to authorize the 2010 Quota and Governance Reforms. “The United States Congress approval of these reforms is a ...
Intercontinental Exchange to acquire Trayport from BGC Partners and GFI for $650 million in stock
November 17th, 2015
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Trayport for $650 million in ICE common stock. Trayport is a subsidiary of GFI Group, which ...
US Presses Europe to Take Steps to Reduce Greece’s Debt: Investors need confidence
November 5th, 2015
Investors need confidence Greece’s debt is sustainable Servicing obligations are only part of the equation, U.S. says The U.S. is pressing euro-area countries to agree to an overhaul of Greece’s debt to give private-sector investors confidence that the nation’s ...
IMF: Uncertainty, Complex Forces Weigh on Global Growth
October 7th, 2015
Global growth moderate and uneven, forecast at 3.1 percent this year, 3.6 percent in 2016 Disparate fortunes between the advanced and emerging market and developing economies Lower commodity prices weigh on commodity exporters The IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) foresees ...
BOJ: Statement on Monetary Policy
October 7th, 2015
Bank of Japan: 1. At the Monetary Policy Meeting held today, the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan decided, by an 8-1 majority vote, to set the following guideline for money market operations for the intermeeting period: The ...
Swiss Lawmakers to Vote on New Rules for UBS, Credit Suisse
September 16th, 2015
Banks may have to hold larger capital buffers, separate investment banking from other operations Swiss lawmakers may deliver a sharp reminder to the country’s biggest banks, UBS Group AG and Credit Suisse Group AG, that they remain under close scrutiny at ...
Arabian Gulf markets lose $58 billion as weak oil and global equity rout spark sell-off
August 24th, 2015
Billions of dirhams were wiped off the value of Dubai shares yesterday, as stock markets across the Arabian Gulf lost US$58 billion on a day of calamitous trading. The sharp sell-offs came in the wake of sliding oil prices ...
Citigroup: Here’s Our Five-Step Plan to Solve the Greek Crisis
July 8th, 2015
For six years the Greek crisis has unfolded in a predictable pattern: Greece needs money. Euro area leaders don’t want to give it to them without imposing tough conditions. Brinkmanship ensues, followed by some sort of ineffectual compromise. And repeat. According ...
EU in last-ditch bid to Greece, urges ‘yes’ vote to bailout
June 30th, 2015
The head of the European Commission made a last-minute offer to try to persuade Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to accept a bailout deal he has rejected before a referendum on Sunday which EU partners say will be a ...
CFTC Issues Proposed Rule on Cross-Border Margin
June 30th, 2015
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) today voted unanimously to propose a rule that would apply the Commission’s margin requirements for uncleared swaps in the context of cross-border transactions (Proposed Rule). The Proposed Rule would apply to Commission-registered ...
