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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 ...
NYDFS Announces Final Bitlicense Framework for Regulating Digital Currency Firms
June 4th, 2015
Benjamin M. Lawsky, Superintendent of Financial Services, today announced the release of the New York State Department of Financial Services’ (NYDFS) final BitLicense – the first comprehensive framework for regulating digital currency firms. The BitLicense – which is the ...
Fitch: Steep Emerging-Market FX Reserve Falls Likely to Continuee
June 3rd, 2015
Global EM FX reserves have fallen by USD524bn since June 2014, surpassing the drop in 2008-2009, and further declines are probable. Emerging-market (EM) official foreign exchange (FX) reserves have been falling steadily by an average of USD58bn a month ...
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 ...
G7 finance chiefs discuss growth risks, urge deal on Greece
May 28th, 2015
* Growth worries top agenda for G7 finance chiefs * Market volatility adds to risks for global recovery * G7 officials discussing Greece on sidelines of talks * U.S. presses Europe, IMF to show flexibility on Greece * IMF, ...
Top news of the day, May 22
May 22nd, 2015
1.The dollar edged lower versus a basket of majorcurrencies on Friday in the wake of unimpressive U.S. economic data, with investors awaiting speeches by major central bankers. The dollar index slipped 0.2 percent to 95.117, having backed off from ...
Russian regulator acting ‘adequately’ as economy stabilizes – IMF
May 20th, 2015
The Central Bank of Russia is taking effective steps to stabilize the national currency and the economic situation as a whole, according to the Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Min Zhu. “I think the Russian ...
Nomura Is Latest Bank to Stop Clearing Swaps as New Rules Bite
May 14th, 2015
Nomura Holdings Inc. will no longer act as a middleman to allow clients to guarantee their swap trades with a clearinghouse, the latest bank to exit the business as new rules increase risks and costs in the $630 trillion ...
Greece clears IMF hurdle but don’t relax just yet
May 12th, 2015
With news that talks between Greece and its lenders are making slow but sure progress and Greece made a multi-million euro loan repayment to one of its lenders a day early, goodwill towards the country is hitting highs not ...
BoI warns Israeli banks to keep sanctions on Russia
May 11th, 2015
Israeli banks are being required to verify that sanctions are being observed. The Bank of Israel has ordered Israeli banks to establish a policy and rules for working with companies and banks in Russia, following the sanctions imposed on ...
