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Greece’s €459m debt payment to IMF due on Thursday
April 9th, 2015
Eurozone country is close to running out of cash and the ECB, the EU and the IMF have frozen further aid until they reach an agreement with its left-wing government Greece is due to make a €459m (£332m) loan repayment ...
The $33 Billion Silver Lining to Israel’s Stock-Market Exodus
April 9th, 2015
As stock trading in Israel plunges and public offerings dry up, the country’s flagship bourse may have found a savior: exchange-traded notes. The volume of trading in ETNs, which are similar to exchange-traded funds but have stricter return rules, ...
Cyprus lifts all capital controls as banks recover
April 6th, 2015
Cyprus is lifting the last remaining capital controls it imposed on its banking system during the financial crisis of 2013. Cyprus was the only crisis-hit eurozone country to restrict capital transfers, as it faced a run on the banks. ...
Commencement of a New Bank to Offer Wealth Management Services for Individual Investors in Hong Kong
April 3rd, 2015
Establishing a wealth management bank through joint investment by Japanese and Hong Kong companies including Shinsei Bank, Monex Group, AD Capital, Convoy and Tokyu Livable, and to commence operations in the First Half of Fiscal Year 2015 Shinsei Bank, ...
Dollar Watchers Look to IMF
March 30th, 2015
Data on central banks’ holdings of greenbacks are expected to fuel the rally A roaring dollar rally could get a boost this coming week with the release of data that many investors expect to provide fresh evidence that central ...
First Chinese money market ETF lists in London
March 26th, 2015
First London listed RMB denominated money market ETF to be traded and settled in RMB, GBP and EUR Commerzbank CCBI RQFII Money Market UCITS ETF gives European investors access to China Interbank Bond Market securities Confirms London’s leading role in ...
Why liquidity is drying up in the currency market
March 25th, 2015
Sovereign bonds aren’t the only market facing a liquidity shortage. As volatility in the foreign-exchange market has risen over the past eight months, currency traders are finding that liquidity has become much patchier than it once was. Several factors, ...
Euro Working Group to discuss Greece on Wednesday
March 24th, 2015
The Euro Working Group (EWG) of eurozone technical staff is expected to convene on Wednesday, possibly via teleconference, to discuss, among other issues, a Greek request for the return of 1.2 billion euros from the European Financial Stability Facility ...
ECB to Continue Buying Debt Until Inflation Stabilizes
March 24th, 2015
Central Bank will purchase large amounts of public and private debt for at least 18 months The European Central Bank will purchase large amounts of public and private debt for at least 18 months and until it is convinced ...
Debunking $1.4 Trillion Europe Debt Myth in Post-Heta Age
March 17th, 2015
Austria’s decision to burn bondholders of a failed state bank may mean almost 1.3 trillion euros ($1.4 trillion) of European debt once deemed risk-free now comes with a hazard warning. Austria is the first country to wind down a ...
