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Yet Another Election? Weary Greeks See Little Gain From Vote
September 17th, 2015
Greeks head to their third ballot in less than a year Greek voters say nothing is going to change for them Like many Greeks, Christi Psarra has no illusions about what the country’s third vote in less than ...
Draghi Unveils Revamped QE Program as ECB Downgrades Outlook
September 4th, 2015
ECB president says risks to growth remain on the downside Says inflation rate may turn negative in the coming months Mario Draghi unveiled a revamp of quantitative easing and signaled officials might expand stimulus if the rout in financial markets ...
Is the EU losing the Western Balkans? What local experts think
August 31st, 2015
No business as usual in the Western Balkans The Western Balkans remain Europe’s unfinished business, not only for the continuing stalemate in Bosnia or tensions in Macedonia and Northern Kosovo, but also because broader geopolitical developments shaping the EU’s ...
China’s Economic Woes Jeopardize Putin’s Pipeline, Energy Trade Between Russia, China
August 28th, 2015
For the past decade, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been putting plans in place to free Russia from energy dependency on European markets with a series of projects that aim to capitalize on the economic clout of China. But ...
Google rejects EU’s antitrust complaints citing benefits to consumers and advertisers
August 28th, 2015
Google (Nasdaq:GOOG) has rejected the European Union’s antitrust complaints against it, saying the case is “wrong as a matter of fact, law and economics”. The company’s comments came in its lengthy reply to the EU, which accused the internet ...
Greek bourse calms down after rocky start – Tsipras Risks a Fragmented Parliament
August 27th, 2015
Following the roller-coaster ride during the first two sessions of the week, trading was stable on the Athens Stock Exchange on Wednesday. The general index moved up just 0.16 percent to 622.72 points. Turnover, however, was down considerably on ...
China stocks slip as rate cut fails to convince investors
August 26th, 2015
China‘s turbulent stock markets slipped again on Wednesday, as a double-barrelled blast of central bank stimulus failed to convince investors of Beijing’s ability to jolt the world’s second biggest economy out of its slowdown. After watching share prices tumble ...
China Cuts Interest Rates for Fifth Time in Bid to Stem Rout
August 25th, 2015
China cut interest rates for the fifth time since November and lowered the amount of cash banks must set aside, falling back on its major levers to stem the biggest stock market rout since 1996 and a deepening economic ...
Europe: When the Macro Overshadows the Micro
August 17th, 2015
Christian Thimann currently works with the French investment bank AXA while also holding an academic position at the Paris School of Economics. However, from 2008 to 2013 he was Director General and Adviser to the President at the European ...
PwC Report Reviews State of Global Financial Market Liquidity
August 14th, 2015
The Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA) and the Institute for International Finance (IIF) today released a comprehensive new report from PwC on the state of global market liquidity, produced on behalf of both Associations. “The findings from our research ...
