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U.S. stocks finished lower on Monday
December 16th, 2014
U.S. stocks finished lower on Monday, topping off a wild ride that had the Dow Jones Industrial Average trading in a more than 300-point range on either side of neutral as investors monitored the price of oil. “Everyone keeps ...
Crashing crude may blow a $1.6 trillion hole in the global oil sector, annually
December 15th, 2014
Talk about an oil spill. The spectacular unhinging of crude oil prices over the past six months is weighing mightily on the U.S. stock market. And while it may be too early to abandon all hope that the market ...
What the RSX Bear Market May Mean For SPX
December 10th, 2014
It has been a rough year for Russian stocks. This is shown well by the Market Vectors Russia ETF in red and especially against the volatile but upwardly moving S&P 500 in blue. When some time is taken to study this chart, however, ...
Bank of Russia: On cancelling licences of professional securities market participant
December 10th, 2014
The Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia) has released a notice yesterday to inform that: On 4 December 2014, due to the revocation of the banking licence from the Moscow-based open joint-stock company Bank-T (TIN 2315126160) (hereinafter, the Company), ...
Russia Economic Pain Spreads as UBS Cuts Seven Stocks
December 9th, 2014
Russia’s worsening economic crisis is spreading through its corporate bond and stock markets as a tumbling ruble and plunging growth erode confidence in companies recently seen as able to withstand the turmoil. UBS AG cut stock ratings for seven ...
ECB Weighs Further Action As Economic Picture Darkens
December 4th, 2014
The European Central Bank will spell out the scale of economic malaise facing the euro zone after it meets on Thursday under growing pressure to take dramatic action to prevent the bloc going into reverse. With recovery stalled across much of ...
Russia warns of recession in 2015
December 2nd, 2014
The Russian government has warned the economy will fall into recession next year as Western sanctions, in response to its role in eastern Ukraine, and falling oil prices begin to bite. Russia’s economic development ministry estimates the economy will ...
Gazprom to build new 63 bcm Black Sea pipeline to Turkey instead of S. Stream
December 2nd, 2014
Gazprom CEO Aleksey Miller said the energy giant will build a massive gas pipeline that will travel from Russia, transit through Turkey, and stop at the Greek border – giving Russia access to the Southern European market. The pipeline ...
Dollar Rises to 7-Year High Versus Yen on Economy; Aussie Slides
December 1st, 2014
The dollar rose to a seven-year high versus the yen before data forecast to show U.S. manufacturing outpaced global peers, reinforcing the outlook for higher interest rates in the world’s largest economy. The greenback extended gains against the currencies of commodity-producing ...
Investor puts Italy’s losses from Russia-EU sanctions at over €20 billion
November 27th, 2014
The mutual sanctions between Russia and the European Union this year will cost Italy around €20-22 billion, which is higher than official estimates, an Italian investor said on Thursday. “We speak of around €20-22 billion in net loss this ...
