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PwC FY15 global revenues increase 10% to US$ 35.4 billion
October 6th, 2015
Strongest revenue growth in eight years Double-digit growth in Middle East and Africa (16%), North America and the Caribbean (12%) and Australasia and Pacific Islands (11%) Total workforce tops 208,000 a record number, with 53,000 people joining in FY15 ...
Oil unlikely to return to $100 a barrel for years
September 25th, 2015
Move would take major change in Saudi policy: Tom Kloza Traders said goodbye to $100 oil prices a little over a year ago, and they might be staying away even longer than some expect. West Texas Intermediate crude-oil prices ...
Oil prices fall as Asia’s leading economies slow further
September 10th, 2015
Oil prices fell on Thursday as weak Japanese and Chinese economic data fueled concerns that low levels of investment could further erode already slowing global growth. Japan’s core machinery orders fell 3.6 percent in July, official data showed, much ...
IG says 15 clients have filed Swiss franc cases with UK ombudsman
September 9th, 2015
Around 15 IG Group clients have filed cases with Britain’s Financial Ombudsman over losses incurred during a surge in the value of Swiss Franc in January, the online trading platform’s interim chief executive told Reuters on Tuesday. IG has ...
Eleven Crazy Days — Many More Coming
September 3rd, 2015
Twelve months ago the world was happily sailing along in the Great Moderation, with financial markets that moved gracefully higher most of the time but even in their rare negative moments didn’t cause too much angst. The eleven trading ...
Russia’s Fist Just Clenched Around the Internet a Little Tighter
September 2nd, 2015
A new Russian law imposes restrictions on foreign Internet firms. It’s a feeling locals already know all too well. Global Internet firms operating in Russia wake up on Tuesday to a new era in Kremlin regulation. A law now ...
Cooperation holds the key to oil’s future
September 1st, 2015
OPEC Bulletin Commentary July-August 2015 International crude oil prices in July suffered their largest monthly decline since Lehman Brothers collapsed in the United States in 2008, marking the onset of the global financial crisis. Today’s continuing pressure on prices, brought ...
U.S. Stocks Come Charging Back
August 27th, 2015
Six-day losing streak ends as Fed official calls case for September rate increase ‘less compelling’ Stocks snapped a six-day losing streak Wednesday, soaring by the highest percentage in nearly four years amid signs of strength in the U.S. economy ...
Oil Price Collapse Triggers Currency Crisis In Emerging Markets
August 24th, 2015
Emerging market currencies are getting slammed by the collapse in commodity prices, a downturn that has accelerated in recent weeks. The health of many middle-income and emerging market economies has been predicated on relatively strong commodity prices. A whole ...
China’s devaluation may be bad news for FX industry
August 19th, 2015
China’s currency devaluation should give a shot in the arm to global foreign exchange volumes as traders take advantage of and protect themselves against the surprise surge in volatility, but its longer-term impact on market activity may not be ...