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Russia is considering raising value added tax to 22 percent
May 18th, 2017
If the government raises value added tax and the central bank sees inflation risks from the move, it would be logical for the bank to keep interest rates higher than without the tax changes, Deputy Finance Minister Vladimir Kolychev ...
Asian markets mostly down as dollar continues to fall
May 17th, 2017
A falling U.S. dollar pressured stocks in Japan and cast broader concern over equity markets in the region, as turmoil in Washington continued to raise doubts about the Trump administration’s ability to make progress on policy. The WSJ Dollar ...
Goldman Sachs Sees Big Potential for Fintech in Brazil
May 16th, 2017
Brazil is experiencing a wave of growth in financial technology that will most likely eat into the market share of the country’s huge and long untouchable banks, a new report from Goldman Sachs says. Entitled “Fintech Brazil’s Moment,” the ...
Oil Jumps as Saudis, Russia Favor Extending Output Deal to 2018
May 16th, 2017
Ministers agree pact should extend through the end of March OPEC deal is working and inventories decreasing: Al-Falih Oil rallied after Saudi Arabia and Russia stoked expectations that production cuts might be extended for nine months. Futures closed at ...
Oil jumps after Saudis, Russia say supply cut to be extended to March 2018
May 15th, 2017
Oil prices jumped over 1.5 percent on Monday after the energy ministers of the world’s two biggest producers Saudi Arabia and Russia jointly said that a crude production cut would be extended from the middle of this year until ...
Asia Stocks Rise; Yen Gains
May 10th, 2017
China shares in Hong Kong surge, Kospi drops after election S&P 500 futures slip as Trump fires FBI boss James Comey Asian stocks resumed a rally as Hong Kong shares jumped to a 21-month high. U.S. stock-index futures slipped ...
CME Group reached Average Daily Volume of 16.3 million contracts in April 2017
May 3rd, 2017
CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that April 2017 average daily volume (ADV) reached 16.3 million contracts, up 18 percent from April 2016. CME Group April 2017 options volume averaged 4 million contracts ...
The Bank of Russia decided to reduce the key rate to 9.25% p.a.
May 2nd, 2017
On 28 April 2017, the Bank of Russia Board of Directors decided to reduce the key rate to 9.25% per annum. The Board notes that inflation is moving towards the target, inflation expectations are still declining and economic activity is recovering. At the same time, inflation risks ...
End of empire
April 30th, 2017
“Already, China dominates world trade. Her own economy is already significantly larger than that of the US on the PPP estimates. While being the largest consumer of raw materials, China also exports more finished goods by value than any ...
Saudi Arabia is losing oil market share to Iraq and Iran
April 27th, 2017
Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude exporter, is losing market share to Iraq and Iran as a result of OPEC’s agreement to curb supplies to bolster prices, according to the head of research at Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. “If ...
