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Brexit’s Big Loser? Japan
June 30th, 2016
One of the first results of Britain’s voting to leave the European Union was a sharply lower pound. Which means the UK is now winning the currency war. Henceforth its exports will be cheaper around the world, enabling its ...
Global Shares, Pound Rally as Brexit Concerns Soften; Oil Soars
June 30th, 2016
S&P 500 jumps 1.7% as FTSE 100 rally erases post-Brexit loss Crude tops $49 a barrel as dollar slump boosts commodities Global stocks rallied for a second day, while the dollar weakened, amid speculation policy makers will move to ...
Global law firm Baker & McKenzie announced 85 partnership promotions
June 29th, 2016
Combining this year’s promotions and new lateral talent, the Firm added 150 partners. Premier global law firm Baker & McKenzie announces election of 85 new partners. This latest investment in the Firm’s expertise grows the total number of partners ...
Most Asia markets end higher as region weathers a global rout after Brexit vote
June 28th, 2016
Most Asian markets closed higher on Tuesday, managing to hold up better than global peers amid a rout that wiped out as much as $3 trillion of market capitalization, according to data from S&P Global, in the wake of the ...
Brexit Fallout Bitcoin is up 10%
June 24th, 2016
The surprise “Leave” victory in the UK’s Brexit referendum has changed the calculus of global markets. We have seen the biggest intra-day volatility in the pound on record, as evidenced by it hitting a yearly high and yearly low ...
Currency traders would likely dump the pound in the event of a Brexit
June 23rd, 2016
If the U.K. voted to exit the European Union (EU), currency traders would likely dump the pound and send funds into the dollar, FX pros said. The Brexit referendum, which will decide whether the U.K. remains in the 28-member ...
Pound Rises to Highest in 2016 Hours Before Brexit Vote Begins
June 23rd, 2016
Polls had indicated vote on EU membership is too close to call Foreign-exchange traders are bracing for heightened volatility The pound climbed to the strongest level this year as the U.K. prepares to vote on membership of the European ...
Asia shares rise, sterling steadies ahead of Brexit vote
June 21st, 2016
Asian shares rose after a tentative start on Tuesday, cautiously extending a rally triggered by growing expectations that British voters will opt to remain in the European Union in this week’s referendum. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside ...
How far UK pound is expected to crash after a Brexit: Goldman Sachs
June 16th, 2016
Brexit could trigger a huge sell-off in the pound, sending the currency down by as much as 11% against a basket of the world’s most important currencies, according to new research from Goldman Sachs released late on Wednesday. Goldman ...
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi will develop its own digital currency
June 16th, 2016
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ confirmed on Tuesday it is conducting experiments on a digital currency utilizing the technology behind the virtual currency bitcoin. The statement came following a report from the Asahi Shimbun newspaper last week that the bank ...