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Poroshenko Flummoxes Investors With About-Face on Truce
September 4th, 2014
Ukraine’s leader sent financial markets into turbulence as he backtracked on talk of an end to five months of violence in his nation’s east. President Petro Poroshenko announced yesterday that he’d hammered out a deal with Vladimir Putin to ...
EU regulators fine Infineon, Samsung, Philips 138 million euros
September 3rd, 2014
European Union antitrust regulators fined Philips, Samsung Electronics and Infineon Technologies a total of 138 million euros ($181.28 million) on Wednesday for fixing prices of chips used in mobile SIM cards. The European Commission, which raided the companies in ...
Swiss economy influenced by Eurozone
September 3rd, 2014
Switzerland’s economy unexpectedly flatlined in the second quarter as trade took a hit from stagnation in its main export market, Europe, and a dip in construction spending. The data, missing forecasts of a 0.5 per cent increase from the ...
The Exaggerated Death of Inflation
September 3rd, 2014
Is the era of high inflation gone forever? In a world of slow growth, high debt, and tremendous distributional pressures, whether inflation is dead or merely dormant is an important question. Yes, massive institutional improvements concerning central banks have ...
Brent Oil Drops to $100 on Demand Woes
September 3rd, 2014
Brent crude fell to its lowest level in 15 months on Tuesday, pressured by the prospect of slowing oil demand growth in China and Europe, while a strong dollar and ample supplies pressured U.S. oil prices. Oil prices on ...
Gold Drops to $1265 on Stronger Currency
September 3rd, 2014
Gold settled at its lowest level since mid-July on Tuesday, breaking through key support at August lows as the dollar hit a one-year high against the euro ahead of a European Central Bank meeting this week. In the 10 ...
Eurozone: Draghi’s new deal
September 3rd, 2014
About halfway through the speech, Mario Draghi stumbled. The European Central Bank president had reached a passage in his prepared remarks about the worrisome trend in inflation afflicting much of the continent. Few central bankers are more aware of ...
U.S. Dollar Gets Stronger
September 3rd, 2014
U.S. dollar bulls are enjoying their moment in the sun after a trying start to the year, and analysts told CNBC the good times could continue. The greenback strengthened to a seven month high against the yen in early ...
WEF: UK moves up global economic list
September 3rd, 2014
The UK has edged up the global rankings in a major annual economic survey by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Its Global Competitiveness Report sees the UK rise one spot to ninth on the list, while Switzerland and Singapore ...
China no longer top destination for foreign investment
September 2nd, 2014
An increasing number of American businesses say they feel unwelcome in China after the country’s government began a crackdown on monopoly pricing and corrupt business practices, according to a new survey. The wide-ranging investigations are also perceived to be ...
