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Greg Medcraft of ASIC re-elected IOSCO Board Chair
October 3rd, 2014
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today re-elected Mr. Greg Medcraft as Chairman of the IOSCO Board. Mr. Medcraft was re-elected at the inaugural meeting of the newly constituted Board, during the IOSCO Annual Conference in Rio de ...
FMA issues warning about General Equity
September 30th, 2014
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has issued a warning about General Equity (previously named General Equity Building Society), a New Zealand registered building society. The warning recommends that the public exercises extreme caution when dealing with General Equity. FMA ...
G-20 Warns of Potential Market Risks
September 22nd, 2014
Group of 20 finance chiefs and central bankers said low interest rates could lead to a potential increase in financial-market risk, as major economies rely on monetary stimulus to bolster uneven growth. “We are mindful of the potential for ...
Why The Bitcoin Price Dropped Today
September 19th, 2014
Normally in the Bitcoin world sudden price fluctuations ranging from $10-$30 can be attributed to market manipulation by large holders of the virtual currency. However, when the price changes greater than $30 in a short period of time there ...
Two Bank of England Officials in favor of Rate Rise
September 17th, 2014
Two Bank of England policymakers again voted to raise interest rates this month, leaving the central bank divided for a second successive month, but the rest of their colleagues remained firmly against tighter policy. External members Martin Weale and ...
West TX Oil Eases Below $95 on Stock Build
September 17th, 2014
Brent crude steadied below $99 per barrel on Wednesday, after staging its steepest climb in two weeks in the previous session, on hopes the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will cut output and reduce a global supply ...
Russian ruble drops to historic low amid sanctions
September 16th, 2014
Russia’s currency dropped to an all-time low against the dollar on Tuesday as investors fret about the fallout of economic sanctions. The United States and the European Union last week imposed a new round of sanctions against Russia for ...
Fed Research Shows Investors Underestimate Path of Rate Rise
September 9th, 2014
Low volatility across financial markets may signal investors are underestimating how quickly the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates, according to researchers at the San Francisco Fed. “Surveys, market expectations, and model estimates show that the public seems to ...
EU to adopt new Russia sanctions soon
September 8th, 2014
The EU says new sanctions against Russia should be adopted shortly and take effect on Tuesday, despite a Kremlin warning of retaliation. But an EU spokeswoman said the sanctions would be “reversible”, depending on the situation in Ukraine. Pro-Russian ...
No Matter the Outcome, Scottish Vote Will Shake U.K.
September 5th, 2014
Until this week, almost nobody outside Scotland took very seriously the possibility that Europe’s most stable and durable nation, the only big country on earth not to have suffered invasion, revolution or civil war at any time in the ...
