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Supreme Court’s coal block ruling may cause further economic impact
August 26th, 2014
A mass cancellation of coal blocks awarded since 1993 could cost India up to $3 billion in additional imports and hurt financial firms that have lent to the sector, broking firms said on Tuesday. Apex court ruled on Monday ...
More gloom ahead for FX dealers in next two years
August 19th, 2014
Consultancy paints a far from rosy picture for the FX market in the years ahead as technology investment takes centre stage. Foreign exchange revenue and front-office headcount at banks will continue to decrease over the remainder of this year ...
Big Banks’ ‘Living Wills’ Get Failing Grade
August 6th, 2014
Wall Street banks spent two years asking U.S. regulators what they should put in hypothetical bankruptcy plans to prove they aren’t “too big to fail.” The agencies broke their silence yesterday with a grade: Fail. The Federal Reserve and ...
Earnings growth in Europe – first time in 3 years
August 4th, 2014
European companies are delivering growth for the first time in three years albeit concerns over Russia which held back markets at the end of last week. Equity strategists at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse are somewhat upbeat pointing out ...
UBS, Deutsche Bank questioned by U.S. regulators on trading operations
July 29th, 2014
Germany’s Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) and Switzerland’s UBS (UBSN.VX) were investigated by U.S. regulators, who are searching to find whether broker-run stock exchanges gave an unfair advantage to high-frequency traders. The investment banks, which said on Tuesday that they were ...
Aussie Parity With Kiwi Seen as Rates Diverge
July 29th, 2014
Australia’s dollar is set to weaken to parity with its New Zealand peer for the first time, HSBC Holdings Plc predicts, as contrasting economic fortunes force a widening of the gap in interest rates. The top panel of the ...
Julius Baer expects to settle U.S. tax case in months
July 21st, 2014
Julius Baer (BAER.VX) expects to strike a deal with U.S. authorities in a matter of months to settle a criminal investigation into the Swiss bank’s role in helping wealthy Americans evade their taxes, its chief executive said on Monday. ...
Alibaba Plans IPO for After Labor Day
July 18th, 2014
Investors will have to wait a little longer for a chance to buy into the year’s most-anticipated initial public offering. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. on Thursday decided to push back its IPO—which could raise more than $20 billion—until after ...
Handful of non-EU banks to make European stress tests debut
July 16th, 2014
A handful of global banks are bracing themselves for their first results from Europe’s bank stress-testing regime, which will tell them in October whether they have enough capital to withstand future crises. Banks outside the European Union have traditionally ...
Industrial Production Drops in Eurozone
July 14th, 2014
Industrial production in the eurozone slipped in May, according to data published on Monday, reinforcing concern that a tentative economic recovery is already stalling. Factory output fell 1.1 percent in the 18 countries of the currency bloc compared with ...
