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Asian stocks at 2-week lows, bond woes spread, dollar slips
May 6th, 2015
Selloff in government bonds from Germany to Australia China stocks bounce after moderately encouraging PMI data Commodities rally in what might be a return to reflation Dollar softer on trade blow out, Fed’s Yellen speech awaited (.) A selloff in global ...
NBAD eyes up debt deals with export credit agencies as part of international expansion plan
May 4th, 2015
National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), the country’s biggest lender by assets, is keen to arrange debt for export credit agencies (ECAs) as part of plans to expand its loans portfolio. “I see an increasing role for export credit ...
Russia is creating a $100 billion rival to the IMF
May 4th, 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin ratified an accord Saturday to set up a $100-billion reserve fund for the so-called BRICS — the five leading emerging economies that include Russia, China, Brazil, India and South Africa. Moscow is expected to contribute ...
Greek Nerves Turning Asian Money Off Europe, ADB Economist Says
May 4th, 2015
Asian companies are thinking twice about their dealings with European partners as jitters persist over whether Greece will splinter the euro area, the Asian Development Bank’s chief economist said. “The private sector is trying to adjust their strategy,” Shang-Jin Wei said ...
OCR unchanged at 3.5 percent
April 30th, 2015
Statement issued by Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Graeme Wheeler: The Reserve Bank today left the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 3.5 percent. Trading partner growth continues at around its long-term average, but remains dependent on highly accommodative ...
Stocks slip, euro near two-month high as US economy loses steam
April 30th, 2015
Asian stocks stumbled on Thursday while the euro held near two-month highs against the dollar after surprisingly downbeat first-quarter economic growth in the United States – a key export destination for many of the region’s economies. Spreadbetters expected the ...
Dollar near 2-month low ahead of U.S. GDP, Fed policy statement
April 29th, 2015
* Dollar index hovers near its lowest level in 2 months * Euro flirts with $1.10, Aussie back near 80 U.S. cents * Investors await U.S. GDP, Fed outcome The dollar wallowed near a two-month low against a basket ...
Greek PM A. Tsipras met with voters in jumbo interview (Video)
April 28th, 2015
Greek Prime Minister A. Tsipras’ interview ran from 11.30 p.m. through to 2.36 a.m. and involved him directly answering voters’ questions Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appeared confident that an “interim agreement” would be agreed upon with Greece’s partners ...
Fitch Downgrades Japan to ‘A’; Outlook Stable
April 27th, 2015
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Japan’s Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to ‘A’ from ‘A+’. The issue ratings on Japan’s senior unsecured foreign and local currency bonds are also downgraded to ‘A’ from ‘A+’. The Outlooks ...
11 Signs That We Are Entering The Next Phase Of The Global Economic Crisis
April 24th, 2015
Well, the Nasdaq finally did it. It has climbed all the way back to where it was at the peak of the dotcom bubble. Back in March 2000, the Nasdaq set an all-time record high of 5,048.62. On Thursday, ...
