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All US banks pass first phase of ‘stress test’
March 6th, 2015
All 31 US banks have passed the first hurdle in the Federal Reserve’s latest round of annual “stress tests” to see how they would cope in the next economic crisis. The central bank said the banks had enough capital ...
Greek proposal lifts markets, despite German rejection
February 19th, 2015
A Greek proposal to extend its bailout and not to undermine agreed fiscal targets lifted European stocks to seven-year highs on Thursday and cut government borrowing costs across the euro zone, even though Germany rejected it. Despite the German rejection, Greece’s wording of ...
If You Listen Carefully, The Bankers Are Actually Telling Us What Is Going To Happen Next
February 10th, 2015
Are we on the verge of a major worldwide economic downturn? Well, if recent warnings from prominent bankers all over the world are to be believed, that may be precisely what we are facing in the months ahead. As ...
U.S. Banks Say Soaring Dollar Puts Them at Disadvantage
February 9th, 2015
Firms Say They May Be Forced to Hold More Capital Than Foreign Rivals The strengthening U.S. dollar is rippling through the financial system in unexpected ways, revealing what bankers say is a hidden flaw in a Federal Reserve proposal ...
Euro Near 11-Year Low as JGBs Plunge Before ECB
January 22nd, 2015
The euro traded near an 11-year low against the dollar and Japanese 10-year yields jumped the most since 2013 amid speculation the European Central Bank will boost stimulus through asset purchases. U.S. and European equity-index futures climbed and Hong ...
Markets advance in anticipation of the ECB meeting
January 20th, 2015
US stock markets were closed on Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. When trading resumes today investor attention will likely be focused on earnings reports of big corporations like Morgan Stanley, Johnson & Johnson, IBM and Netflix. ...
Yen Weakens for Second Day as Stocks, Oil Rally; Aussie Advances
January 8th, 2015
The yen fell for a second day against the dollar as stocks rose around the world before U.S. reports this week that economists said will show an improving labor market. Japan’s currency also weakened versus all of its 16 ...
29-Year-Old Russian Hedge Fund Founder Disappears With All The Firm’s Money
January 5th, 2015
The value of the ruble isn’t the only thing that is vanishing in Russia. A Moscow hedge fund chief executive has disappeared, along with all the money in the firm’s accounts. That’s according to a stunning feature in The ...
Oil hits five and a half year low under $55 on supply glut
January 5th, 2015
Oil prices dropped to fresh 5-1/2-year lows on Monday on worries about a surplus of global supplies and lackluster demand. Russia’s oil output hit a post-Soviet high last year, averaging 10.58 million barrels per day (bpd), up 0.7 percent ...
Law Firms Awards
December 29th, 2014
MERGERMARKET EUROPEAN M&A AWARDS 2014 Top investment banks and law firms gathered at the Savoy Hotel in London, to recognise the achievements of Europe’s top dealmakers and reward innovative advisory work on some of the region’s most transformative deals ...
