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France wins EU approval for two-year reprieve on deficit
March 11th, 2015
European finance ministers on Tuesday approved a controversial two-year extension for France to get its deficit within the bloc’s limits, despite accusations that bigger member states are treated more leniently than smaller ones. They formally accepted assessments by the ...
Greek technical negotiations in Brussels, but the Greek FinMin is in Paris
March 11th, 2015
Greek FinMin Y. Varoufakis unexpectedly heads to Paris, a Greek delegation is in Brussels for technical negotiations, no “Troika” or “three institutions formerly known as Troika” expected in Greece on Wednesday as had been announced Greek negotiations with its ...
Fed Likely to Remove ‘Patient’ Barrier for Rate Increase as Soon as June
March 11th, 2015
Shift at March meeting would create policy flexibility; inflation outlook key on Fed-funds increase The Federal Reserve is strongly considering removing a barrier to raising short-term interest rates as early as June by dropping its promise to be “patient” before acting. ...
Strongest Dollar in 12 Years Sinks Stocks While Oil Slips
March 11th, 2015
The strongest dollar in nearly 12 years versus the euro and the specter of higher U.S. interest rates fueled a selloff in global equities that sent the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index down the most since Jan. 5. Oil ...
TriOptima’s triResolve service expands in APAC adding Taiwan’s Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank
March 10th, 2015
TriOptima announces today that Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank (Fubon) is the first Taiwanese financial institution to join its triResolve portfolio reconciliation service. triResolve has grown 350% in Asia Pacific since 2012; and the service continues to add subscribers in ...
Juncker investment plan clears key EU hurdle
March 10th, 2015
European finance ministers on Tuesday approved the key components of Jean-Claude Juncker’s flagship investment plan, the EU’s effort to revive the continent’s flagging economy. Ministers from the bloc’s 28 member states approved the details of the scheme, as Italy ...
Varoufakis unsettles Germans with admission Greece won’t repay debts
March 10th, 2015
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has described his country as the most bankrupt in the world and said European leaders knew all along that Athens would never repay its debts, in blunt comments that sparked a backlash in the ...
ESMA clarifies its interest rate swaps clearing standards
March 10th, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published a revised opinion on its draft Regulatory Technical Standard (RTS) on the clearing obligation for Interest Rate Swaps (IRS). ESMA’s draft IRS RTS had originally been sent for endorsement ...
Pru’s boss jumps into Swiss role
March 10th, 2015
Prudentail boss Tidjane Thiam is set to leave the FTSE 100 giant later this year to head Swiss banking titan Credit Suisse, it emerged last night. The surprise exit, which would bring the curtain down on a six-year tenure at the ...
Dollar at 12-year peak on euro, emerging markets spooked
March 10th, 2015
The U.S. dollar scored multi-year highs against the euro and yen in Asia on Tuesday amid starkly diverging outlooks for interest rates globally, while currencies from emerging markets came under mounting pressure from risk aversion. The skittish mood spread to Asian ...
