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Japan’s Central Bank unexpectedly moves to stimulate economy
October 31st, 2014
The Bank of Japan will buy larger quantities of government debt in an effort to battle deflation. After insisting for more than a year that its aggressive monetary policy was sufficient to revive Japan’s economy and end deflation, the ...
Nikkei leads Asia higher after surprise BOJ move
October 31st, 2014
Japan led Asian shares higher after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) surprised markets by announcing more stimulus measures. In an unexpected decision, the BOJ eased monetary policy on worries that lower oil prices would affect consumer prices. The central ...
How Will The Stock Market React To The End Of Quantitative Easing?
October 31st, 2014
It is widely expected that the Federal Reserve is going to announce the end of quantitative easing this week. Will this represent a major turning point for the stock market? As you will see below, since 2008 stocks have ...
Russian Cheese, Anyone? Imports Hard to Replace in Moscow
October 30th, 2014
Nikolai Borisov, the proprietor of three Italian restaurants in Moscow, has been forced to take Gorgonzola cheese and Parma ham off his menus after PresidentVladimir Putin banned some food imports in August. “You can make pizza using Russian cheese, ...
U.S. prosecutors reopen probes against several big banks
October 30th, 2014
U.S. prosecutors are reopening investigations into big banks on suspicion they may have violated agreements under which the institutions settled prior cases against them, The New York Times reported, citing lawyers briefed with the matter. With the settlements, the ...
Australia 200 – Tries to Establish Itself Within 5400 – 5500 Range Again
October 29th, 2014
Australia 200 for Wednesday, October 29, 2014 Throughout most of September the Australia 200 Index declined strongly from its multi-year high after running into resistance around 5650 back to enter its previously established trading range between 5400 and 5500, ...
Trio of Russian state-owned banks take EU to court over sanctions
October 29th, 2014
Three Russian major state-owned institutions – Sberbank, VTB and Vnesheconombank – have announced that they have filed lawsuits with an EU court to contest sanctions the European Union imposed on them in late July. The first to announce its ...
SEC investigates CMS employees in insider-trading case
October 29th, 2014
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether employees at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) leaked information to traders, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the investigation. Authorities have interviewed nearly a ...
The equity cult alive and kicking, despite deflation threat
October 29th, 2014
Anyone betting on another “Great Rotation” of investment flows out of bonds and into stocks is in for disappointment: it’s not happening, and isn’t going to. In a world where deflation, never the most fertile ground for equities, is ...
Alibaba’s share price reaches record high
October 29th, 2014
Shares in Alibaba soared to a record high of $100.45 today, valuing the Chinese etail giant at more than $247bn (£152bn), taking it above US rival Wal-Mart for the first time. Alibaba’s share price rose 2.8 per cent during ...
