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Saudi Arabia’s government is looking at smart, alternate revenue sources
December 21st, 2015
Saudi Arabia’s foreign reserves are a confidence booster but undoubtedly the government is looking at smart, alternate revenue sources that will not erode the country’s competitive advantage, say economists. Saudi Arabia has the financial depth to continue spending on ...
Commodity losses
December 18th, 2015
Markets have been extraordinarily complacent about the bad debts building up in the financial system. In the wake of the Fed’s decision to raise interest rates this week, the effect on debt was barely mentioned in the subsequent analysis ...
What Investors May Expect in 2016
December 17th, 2015
2016 is expected to be a trying year for the financial markets and global economy as a whole. Several analysts are predicting a stock market crash, while others are forecasting a deeper recession in Europe. While there’s no way ...
Global stocks, dollar climb as Fed lifts off
December 17th, 2015
Asian stock markets jumped on Thursday as investors chose to take an historic hike in U.S. interest rates as a mark of confidence in the world’s largest economy, lifting the dollar and piling on the pain for oil prices. ...
Barclays to Sell Former Lehman Bond Benchmarks to Bloomberg
December 17th, 2015
Bank makes $721 million gain selling analytics, index business Sale comes as new CEO Jes Staley speeds up non-core disposals Barclays Plc agreed to sell the indexing business built around former Lehman Brothers benchmarks to Bloomberg LP for about ...
Saxo Bank’s 10 Outrageous Predictions for 2016
December 16th, 2015
Saxo Bank, the online multi-asset trading and investment specialist, has today released its annual set of ‘Outrageous Predictions’ for the year ahead. These … Saxo Bank, the online multi-asset trading and investment specialist, has today released its annual set ...
UK inflation rate rises to 0.1% in November
December 15th, 2015
The UK’s inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Prices Index rose to 0.1% in November for the first time in four months, official figures show. The rate as measured by the Consumer Prices Index rose to 0.1%, the Office ...
Junk Bond Crisis Starts To Metastasize
December 15th, 2015
With junk bonds finally reverting to their intrinsic value, the question on everyone’s mind is “what blows up next?” Here’s the first in what might be a long, painful list: “CLOs Hammered as Energy Rout Plays Havoc ...
Asian stocks stabilize as oil prices try to recover
December 15th, 2015
Asian shares tried to stabilize early Tuesday as jitters about the high-yield bond market receded and oil prices recovered slightly, a reprieve from deep selling across the region a day earlier. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 XJO, -0.39% was off 0.4% with a gauge ...
Dubai economy picks up with tourist activity on the rise
December 14th, 2015
Dubai’s economy picked up in November as tourist activity increased against the previous month, an economic survey of the emirate shows. The Dubai economy tracker, a survey of business conditions in the emirate, rose to 53.4 in November, up ...
