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China shares fall, other Asian markets mixed ahead of Fed
June 17th, 2015
Chinese stocks fell for a third day and other Asian markets were mixed Wednesday as investors looked ahead to the U.S. Federal Reserve‘s policy update. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index shed 2.4 percent to 4,769.73 and Tokyo’s Nikkei ...
We’re All Greek Now — Some Just Don’t Know It Yet
June 16th, 2015
Let’s see…a heavily-indebted country can’t pay its bills, engages in a long series of failed attempts to manage a partial, controlled default, sees most of its capital flee to safer venues, and then, in a final act of desperation, ...
LSE to offer membership to Hong Kong firms
June 15th, 2015
Regulatory approval received for Hong Kong firms to access Europe’s most liquid and international market Further significant boost to growing UK – Greater China financial ties London Stock Exchange plc today announces it has received regulatory approval from Hong ...
Saudi Market Opening May Help Neighbors
June 15th, 2015
Other Arab countries—including Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates—are likely to be among the major beneficiaries When Saudi Arabia opens up its stock market to foreign investors Monday, the loudest cheers may come from the Persian Gulf country’s ...
Greece Enters Fateful Week as Talks End Fruitlessly
June 15th, 2015
Greece enters what could be a defining week after last-ditch negotiations between representatives of the Greek government and its creditors collapsed on Sunday. The euro dropped as the European Commission said the talks in Brussels had broken up after ...
Is The Age Of Negative Interest Rates Ending Already?
June 12th, 2015
History teaches that long trends end only when everyone is finally convinced that they’ll keep going. Maybe no trend in modern times has been as convincing as interest rates. The yield on long-term Treasury bonds, for instance, has been ...
What drives the yield of government bonds?
June 12th, 2015
Due to the current weak economic circumstances that we are experiencing here in Cyprus (as well as other countries in Europe), we are constantly bombarded with various economic and financial terms from the media, most of them unknown to ...
Fast Facts about the Debt Crisis in European Countries
June 11th, 2015
Here’s a look at the European Debt Crisis which has affected the countries of Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain. Cyprus: July 11, 2011 – A munitions explosion at a naval base kills 13 people and destroys the ...
EY escalates battle against cybercrime with launch of first-of-its-kind managed security operations center
June 10th, 2015
In an environment where cybercrime is an increasing threat for organizations across the globe, EY today announces the launch of its Managed Security Operations Center (SOC) services. The high-end and bespoke service is designed to meet the unique cybersecurity ...
MSCI puts decision to include China ‘A’ shares in index on hold
June 10th, 2015
U.S. index provider MSCI Inc (MSCI.N) has told China it must further liberalize its capital markets before it will include Chinese domestic shares in one of its global benchmarks, in a setback for Beijing’s efforts to promote its currency ...
