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Markets advance as oil rebounds
February 3rd, 2015
US markets recorded solid gains on Monday after a choppy trading session as investor sentiment improved with rebounding oil prices. Energy sector shares led the gains. Markets discounted disappointing economic news. The ISM report showed that manufacturing activity slowed ...
Asia sags on growth worries, Aussie slides as RBA eases
February 3rd, 2015
Asian stocks sagged on Tuesday amid ongoing growth concerns, while the Australian dollar plumbed six-year lows after the Reserve Bank of Australia cut interest rates to a record low. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dipped 0.2 percent after the latest batch ...
Statement by Glenn Stevens, RBA Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
February 3rd, 2015
At its meeting today, the Board decided to lower the cash rate by 25 basis points to 2.25 per cent, effective 4 February 2015. Growth in the global economy continued at a moderate pace in 2014. China’s growth was ...
Greece finance minister reveals plan to end debt stand-off
February 3rd, 2015
Greece’s radical new government revealed proposals on Monday for ending the confrontation with its creditors by swapping outstanding debt for new growth-linked bonds, running a permanent budget surplus and targeting wealthy tax-evaders. Yanis Varoufakis, the new finance minister, outlined ...
Potential For Deflation Is Becoming A Big Threat For 2015
February 2nd, 2015
The fears after 2001 were that the Fed’s easy money policies to pull the economy out of the 2001 recession, followed by even more easing, including the near-zero Fed Funds rate instituted after the 2008 financial meltdown, would result ...
Russian Central Bank Defends Its Independence After Surprise Rate Cut
February 2nd, 2015
Ruble Slides Lower Against the Dollar The Bank of Russia has defended its independence after Friday’s surprise cut in interest rates raised concerns about the influence of the Kremlin, industrialists and bankers over the central bank’s policy. Amid complaints ...
KCG announces Consolidated Earnings
February 2nd, 2015
KCG One of the World’s Largest Independent Market Makers issued a press release for: Consolidated Earnings of $0.23 Per Diluted Share for the Fourth Quarter of 2014 Pre-tax income from continuing operations of $26.5 million includes a net charge ...
Baker Tilly International Reports 5% Increase In Global Revenues
February 2nd, 2015
Baker Tilly International has reported annual revenues of US$3.6bn for the financial year ending 30 June 2014, a year-on-year increase of 5%. The network’s ranking has been maintained as the world’s 8th largest accounting and business advisory network. Commenting ...
Greece Asks ECB to Keep Banks Afloat, Tsipras Pitches Deal
February 2nd, 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras began the hunt for allies against German demands for austerity as his week-old government appealed to the European Central Bank not to shut off the money tap. Tsipras traveled to Cyprus on Monday before ...
Germany Stands To Be Big Winner of Much-Opposed ECB Stimulus
February 2nd, 2015
Germany, the biggest opponent of the European Central Bank’s new stimulus program, is poised to reap immediate benefits from the effort—an irony that underscores the complexities of designing one monetary policy for the 19-member currency area. The ECB’s program, ...
