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EU says time for Greek ‘happy ending’
June 11th, 2015
EU Commissioner Pierre Moscovici has said a Greek debt deal is close but needs a “happy ending”, as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras pushes for an agreement in Brussels. After a late-night meeting with French and German leaders, Mr ...
New Coindesk Report: Who Really Uses Bitcoin ?
June 11th, 2015
Young, pale, techie and male. Anecdotally, this has been the make up of bitcoin’s core community since the cryptocurrency began, at least if media reports and Internet chatter are to be believed. But in 2015, is this still an accurate reflection ...
Developing Countries Face Tough Transition in 2015 with Higher Borrowing Costs and Lower Prices for Oil & Other Commodities
June 11th, 2015
Developing countries face a series of tough challenges in 2015, including the looming prospect of higher borrowing costs as they adapt to a new era of low prices for oil and other key commodities, resulting in a fourth consecutive ...
Advanced Markets Launches Contracts for Difference
June 11th, 2015
Advanced Markets Ltd., an ASIC licensed leading Prime of Prime (PoP) brokerage and top-tier liquidity provider to institutional brokerage firms, announced today the addition of 10 CFD products to their product suite. The offering is geared towards wholesale institutional ...
26 African countries unite for free trade
June 11th, 2015
African leaders yesterday signed a potentially historic 26-country free-trade pact by creating a common market spanning half the continent from Cairo to Cape Town. The deal on the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) caps five years of negotiations to ...
What will happen if Greece leave the Euro?
June 11th, 2015
Will Greece leave the euro? Surely not. Europe must muddle through. There will be a deal and both sides will claim victory and clasped hands will be raised. Everyone knows there will be no Grexit, only more grandstanding for ...
Deutsche Bank’s grip on Asia FX market may slip on Jain’s exit
June 11th, 2015
The exit of Deutsche Bank co-chief executive Anshu Jain may see the lender surrender its strong position in Asia’s fast growing foreign exchange and fixed income markets, with incoming CEO John Cryan expected to cut some of the capital-intensive ...
Greece airs idea of bailout extension ahead of leaders’ talks
June 11th, 2015
Greece’s lenders urged the government to come to an agreement swiftly on Wednesday as Athens proposed the extension of the country’s bailout program by nine months, until March 2016. A Greek official speaking on the sidelines of a summit ...
PM Tsipras hopes for breakthrough in talks with Merkel, Hollande in Brussels
June 10th, 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is due in Brussels on Wednesday with the key goal of meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on the sidelines of a summit of leaders from European Union and Latin ...
Asian stocks slightly higher after Wall Street drifts
June 10th, 2015
Asian stock markets crept higher Wednesday after Wall Street steadied and index compiler MSCI signaled Chinese shares will eventually be included in global benchmarks, a development that could attract more portfolio capital to the region. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei ...
