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Central Bank of Greece forecast a strengthening of growth for 2017
December 16th, 2016
Today, in accordance with its Statute, the Bank of Greece submitted its Interim Report on Monetary Policy 2016 to the Speaker of the Greek Parliament and the Cabinet. Progress with the implementation of the programme and with economic recovery ...
Dollar Climbs to Strongest Since 2003 on Fed Path; Bonds Drop
December 16th, 2016
‘It feels like going long dollar is free money, no one loses’ Asian index futures diverge as yen drives haven-asset retreat The dollar rallied to its strongest level since 2003 against the euro, while gold plunged as the prospect ...
What Dow 20,000 means for stock-market investors
December 15th, 2016
What’s in a number anyway? That may be the question stock-market investors pose as the Dow Jones Industrial Average inches closer to the psychological milestone of 20,000. The Dow DJIA, +0.25% sold off on Wednesday as the Federal Open ...
Banks can continue to rally as rates rise, experts say
December 15th, 2016
Experts believe bank stocks still have a lot to gain, even though the sector has already rallied 21 percent in the last three months. The key sector ETF initially spiked 1 percent after the Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday ...
FED expected to raise interest rates for the second time in 10 years
December 14th, 2016
Fed expected to raise interest rates but won’t tell market what it wants to hear The markets want to hear whether the Trump economy could jolt the Fed into a faster pace of interest rate hikes, but there’s little ...
Asian Stocks, Dollar Steady as Fed Day Arrives; Crude Retreats
December 14th, 2016
Asian Stocks, Dollar Steady as Fed Day Arrives; Crude Retreats Odds of a rate hike Wednesday have been at 100% all month Crude snaps four-day OPEC rally after U.S. supplies rise Markets were subdued during the Asian day as ...
Why Europe must end in tears
December 11th, 2016
The latest consequence of economic mismanagement in Europe was the failed attempt at constitutional reform in Italy this week. The Italian people have had enough of their government’s economic failure, and is refusing to give it more power. The ...
Enforcement Director Andrew J. Ceresney to Leave SEC
December 9th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Enforcement Director Andrew J. Ceresney will leave the agency by the end of the year. During his nearly four years as head of the agency’s largest division, Mr. Ceresney implemented approaches ...
Italy passes 2017 budget, paving way for PM Renzi’s resignation
December 7th, 2016
The Italian parliament on Wednesday gave its final approval to the government’s 2017 budget, which has irked the European Union, paving the way for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to hand in his resignation. Renzi said he would quit following ...
The price of Bitcoin could hit more than $2,000 in 2017
December 7th, 2016
The price of Bitcoin could hit more than $2,000 in 2017 driven by expectations that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump may introduce economic stimulus policies, which could send inflation soaring and propel the dollar to record highs, a report from ...
