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Asia slips amid Greek exit worries, dollar flags
February 10th, 2015
Asian equities were lower across the board on Tuesday as nervousness over Greece potentially withdrawing from the euro and escalating conflict in Ukraine sapped risk appetite, while the dollar lost steam after its payrolls-inspired rally. Japan’s Nikkei slipped 0.8 ...
ICAP to face EU fine over yen cartels
February 3rd, 2015
ICAP faces an EU fine this week for allegedly facilitating cartels on yen-denominated inter-rate benchmarks, as Brussels tackles the holdouts in rate-rigging probes that have already resulted in about €1.7bn in penalties. The world’s largest interdealer broker has strongly ...
Law Firms Awards
December 29th, 2014
MERGERMARKET EUROPEAN M&A AWARDS 2014 Top investment banks and law firms gathered at the Savoy Hotel in London, to recognise the achievements of Europe’s top dealmakers and reward innovative advisory work on some of the region’s most transformative deals ...
Yen Climbs After Election; Aussie Near Low on Iron Prices
December 15th, 2014
Australia’s dollar fell to the lowest since June 2010 and the nation’s bonds rallied as commodities slumped and people were taken hostage in a cafe in Sydney’s financial district. The Aussie weakened against most of its 16 major peers ...
Asia stocks dip, somber data offsets strong U.S. job numbers
December 8th, 2014
Asian shares were mostly lower on Monday after sobering data highlighted the sluggishness of the region’s key economies and tempered the lift from much stronger-than-expected U.S. employment numbers. Spreadbetters expected a subdued start for European stocks, forecasting Britain’s FTSE .FTSE, Germany’s ...
Draghi Urgency for ECB Action Gets Final Reality Check
November 24th, 2014
Mario Draghi is about to find out just how urgent his call for action has become. One week after the European Central Bank president vowed to revive inflation “as fast as possible,” policy makers will receive a glimpse on ...
Yen Falls to Seven-Year Low on Election Outlook as Won Drops
November 20th, 2014
The yen declined to a seven-year low versus the dollar amid speculation Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will win elections and extend his economic stimulus program. Japan’s currency dropped against all except one of its 16 major counterparts. A gauge ...
Singapore Returns Up to $9 Billion to Banks in Rate Probe
November 7th, 2014
Singapore’s central bank gave back as much as S$12 billion ($9.3 billion) that it took from 19 lenders last year as a penalty for trying to manipulate benchmark interest rates. The banks have taken steps to prevent a recurrence ...
French, German banks each to pay 15 billion euros into resolution fund
November 4th, 2014
France and Germany have agreed that banks in each country should pay 15 billion euros ($19 billion) toward a bank resolution fund designed to limit the fallout from a banking collapse, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said on Tuesday. ...
European stocks open higher
October 16th, 2014
European stocks are opening higher and Bund yields are moving up from record lows as investors bet the latest risk asset sell-off is overdone. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 equity gauge fell 2.2 per cent after Asia inherited news of a ...
