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Oil prices rise after Turkey shoots down jet claimed by Russia
November 24th, 2015
Oil prices rose on Tuesday after news that Turkey shot down what is likely to be a Russian jet over Syria and a softer U.S. dollar supported prices across the commodity spectrum. Turkish authorities didn’t give the nationality of ...
ASX, Kospi maintain winning run; Fed-watch continues
November 23rd, 2015
Asian markets continued to trade mixed on Monday afternoon, following a rally on Wall Street last week as investors continue to look out for comments from central bankers on the trajectory of U.S. monetary policy. Major U.S. indices ended ...
Why OPEC Can’t Win The Oil Price War
November 19th, 2015
As the oil price war unfolds it becomes easier to understand the outcome. There is ongoing speculation about the motives of the main players. Is it a battle between OPEC and US shale? Or a battle by the U SA and ...
Portugal Is Potentially A Very Big Deal
November 11th, 2015
Portugal has entered a phase change, with potentially huge ramifications. After handing a parliamentary majority to a coalition of leftist (i.e., anti-austerity, anti-euro, anti-NATO) parties, and then trying to prevent them forming a government, the country now looks likely ...
The Middle East Could Face A Historic Crisis By Century’s End
November 10th, 2015
Regarding the Middle East and its oil, the late Sheikh Rashid Bin Saed Al Maktoum, longtime Emir of Dubai and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, once famously remarked: “My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, ...
CFTC Releases Annual Enforcement Results for Fiscal Year 2015
November 9th, 2015
Agency Filed 69 Enforcement Cases and Achieved a Record $3.14 Billion in Civil Monetary Penalties Ordered The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today released the agency’s enforcement results for fiscal year (FY) 2015, which included a record $3.144 ...
UBS’s third-quarter 2015 results
November 3rd, 2015
UBS 3Q net profit CHF 2.1bn Net profit attributable to shareholders CHF 2.1bn; diluted earnings per share CHF 0.54 Adjusted1 profit before tax CHF 1.0bn Fully applied Swiss SRB Basel III CET1 capital ratio of 14.3% Fully applied Swiss SRB ...
Oil Price Paradox: Gasoline Could Be Even Cheaper
November 3rd, 2015
The price of gasoline is declining more slowly than oil, illustrating how consumers aren’t fully benefiting from falling commodities prices. Typically, gas prices go up and down in tandem with crude oil, the main ingredient. But recently, oil prices ...
Asian Stocks Track S&P 500 Gains; Aussie Rises as RBA Stays Put
November 3rd, 2015
Stocks rise from Sydney to Seoul as holiday closes Tokyo S&P 500 topped 2,100, back to pre-yuan devaluation levels Asian stocks climbed after signs of stabilization in global manufacturing activity helped drive the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to ...
The accounting trick that helps multinationals avoid paying tax
October 30th, 2015
Chevron Australia’s aggressive tax strategies have resulted in an additional $322 million tax bill, but this may only be the beginning of the energy giant’s woes with the Australian Taxation Office. And others could face the same headache. The ...
