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Asian Equities Extend Six Year High
July 30th, 2014
Asian stocks rose for a fourth day, with the regional benchmark index extending a six-year high, before the Federal Reserve updates markets on monetary policy today and as the U.S. and European Union strengthened sanctions against Russia. Honda Motor ...
The Non-Eclipse of America
July 29th, 2014
The recent creation of a new international development bank by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – the so-called BRICS – is just the latest challenge to America’s global leadership. But, from an international business perspective, the United ...
Japan plans to finance foreign Coal Plants
July 29th, 2014
Following U.S’s and Europe’s negligence for supporting overseas coal projects, Japan has seize the opportunity to advance in this sector. According to the Wall Street Journal, on July 23, Japanese plans were set out in order to support coal-fired ...
USD/HKD remains bullish as HKMA Buys $690 Million
July 28th, 2014
Hong Kong’s de facto central bank bought $690 million on July 25 to defend the city’s 31-year-old peg to the U.S. dollar as it expects demand for the local currency to continue. “Having regard to the on-going listings, mergers ...
Asia stocks drop after earnings hurt Wall Street
July 28th, 2014
Asian stocks faced a drop in Wall Street and hovered near three-year highs on Monday, with China taking the lead after data showed a robust jump in profits earned by industrial firms in the world’s second-largest economy. The dollar ...
IMF Cuts Global Forecast for 2014
July 25th, 2014
The International Monetary Fund lowered its outlook for global growth this year as expansions weaken from China to the U.S. and military conflicts raise the risk of a surge in oil prices. The world economy will advance 3.4 percent ...
Research: Trends & Conclusions
July 23rd, 2014
The insolvency and restructuring business remains slow-moving thanks to the improving economy and low interest rates. Lawyers note increased competition and a fight for the limited work available. But this period may soon be at an end as the ...
Russian Billionaires Have Lost More Than $14B Since January
July 23rd, 2014
Russia’s wealthiest have lost billions of dollars since the beginning of the year, as Western sanctions against the country over its involvement in Ukraine continue tightening their grip over the weak economy. Russia’s 19 billionaires have lost $14.5 billion ...
Policymakers warned of persistent risks as accountancy bodies publish five-year “healthy check” of the global economic recovery
July 21st, 2014
Threats to long term economic stability remain as countries recover from the global economic crisis, according to a five year review of finance professionals’ economic insights. Any recovery may also be limited to just a few “islands of financial ...
New sanctions cause Russian shares and rouble to tumble
July 17th, 2014
The United States imposed its toughest sanctions yet on Moscow on Wednesday, and Russian stocks and the rouble tumbled on Thursday. Safe-haven assets such as gold, yen and German bonds rose. The rouble-traded MICEX stock market dropped 2.5 percent ...
