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Emerging Markets: What Has Changed
June 20th, 2014
1) Russia continues to liberalize the currency and move to an inflation targeting regime 2) Political risk is rising in Poland 3) South Africa came under renewed rating downgrade pressures 4) The Chinese yuan’s one-way depreciating bet appears to ...
Will Russia’s friendship with China work?
June 6th, 2014
When Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping signed a huge gas deal last month, the timing couldn’t have been better. It was on the eve of the Putin’s St Petersburg Forum, and just weeks after ...
Russia-China Gas Pact Stirs Dream of Bridge Across Amur
June 6th, 2014
In winter, Russian shoppers drive cars across the frozen Amur River to buy knock-off Nike sneakers from Wu Haiou’s stall in the Chinese city of Heihe. In warmer months, they come by hovercraft and ferry. Russia’s $400 billion deal ...
Oil higher in Asian trade
June 4th, 2014
Oil prices edged higher in Asia on Wednesday as investors await the latest US supply report for clues about demand in the world’s biggest crude consumer. The US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for delivery in July, gained eight ...
Tax Breaks May Not Be Enough to Jumpstart Crimea’s Struggling Economy
May 30th, 2014
In an effort to jumpstart Crimea’s faltering economy, a government plan could offer tax breaks and other juicy business conditions on the peninsula for the next half century — but even this may not be enough to attract businesses ...
Gold nears worst week since March as stocks climb, demand falls
May 30th, 2014
Gold steady above $1,250/oz, heads for 3 pct weekly loss * Improved appetite for risk pushes stock markets higher * Premiums fall in India; demand soft across Asia-traders (Updates throughout, changes dateline, pvs SINGAPORE) Gold steadied on Friday ...
Japanese Lawmakers to Lobby Abe for Russian Gas Pipeline
May 28th, 2014
Japanese lawmakers are reviving efforts for a 600 billion yen ($5.9 billion) natural gas pipeline from Russia, which last week signed a supply deal with China, to cut energy costs after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. A group of 33 ...
Asia stocks decline while Europe shares rise
May 27th, 2014
Asian stock markets were muted Tuesday as tensions flared between China and Vietnam over a territorial dispute while hopes of easier monetary policy continued to boost European shares. Germany’s DAX rose 0.4 percent to 9,927.85, extending the previous day’s ...
Europe Index Futures Rise With Asia Stocks as Kiwi Drops
May 26th, 2014
European stock index futures rose as Asian stocks headed for their highest close this year after China’s premier said policy will be fine-tuned as needed to support the economy. New Zealand’s dollar fell with crude futures as copper and ...
UK interest rate could settle at 3%
May 26th, 2014
The official UK interest rate could settle at an average of 3% in a few years, the outgoing deputy governor of the Bank of England has predicted. Charlie Bean suggested it was likely to reach that level between 2017 ...
