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ECB May Not Need to Add Stimulus
September 22nd, 2014
The European Central Bank may not need to add stimulus measures after steps in the past three months pushed down the euro, said Governing Council member Ignazio Visco. “Inflation expectations have to be back where they were,” Visco said ...
Draghi Loan Plan Missing Estimates Hampers ECB Stimulus
September 19th, 2014
Mario Draghi is facing renewed pressure to implement quantitative easing after banks borrowed less than estimated in the European Central Bank’s first targeted-loan offer. The Frankfurt-based ECB lent 82.6 billion euros ($106.5 billion) to euro-area banks at a fixed ...
Why The Bitcoin Price Dropped Today
September 19th, 2014
Normally in the Bitcoin world sudden price fluctuations ranging from $10-$30 can be attributed to market manipulation by large holders of the virtual currency. However, when the price changes greater than $30 in a short period of time there ...
Home Depot reports 56 million card details likely stolen in breach
September 19th, 2014
Home Depot Inc (HD.N) Thursday said some 56 million payment cards were likely compromised in a cyberattack at its stores, suggesting the hacking attack at the home improvement chain was larger than last year’s unprecedented breach at Target Corp ...
Dark Pools need more transparent future as threats rise
September 18th, 2014
Off-exchange markets, accounting for more than 40 percent of dark-pool volume, have publicly disclosed rules of operation that were previously hidden. The private venues host 17 percent of trading in the $24 trillion U.S. stock market. They’re taking the ...
London’s Currency Traders Set for Biggest Bonus Decrease
September 18th, 2014
Foreign-exchange traders in London are set for the biggest drop in bonuses among bank employees as regulators toughen scrutiny in the wake of scandals, according to a survey by Emolument. Currency traders are likely to see a 43% decline ...
Draghi’s Trillion-Euro Journey Starts Today
September 18th, 2014
Mario Draghi’s trillion-euro journey is under way. The European Central Bank will announce the result of its first targeted lending program today as part of its effort to stave off deflation in the euro area. Draghi’s first step may ...
China Central Bank to Inject $81 Billion Into Top Lenders
September 17th, 2014
China became on Wednesday the latest country to embrace economic stimulus measures, as its central bank reportedly agreed to lend 100 billion renminbi apiece, or $16.2 billion, to each of the country’s five main banks. The decision to inject ...
China’s Stimulus Boosts Industrial Metals
September 17th, 2014
Copper climbed for a second day after a report that China’s central bank intensified stimulus measures to support growth, boosting the demand outlook in the biggest consumer. The metal climbed as much as 1 percent on the London Metal ...
Economists can’t tell Scots how to vote
September 17th, 2014
Here is the bad news if you haven’t made up your mind whether to vote for Scotland to become independent – economic analysis cannot give you the answer. That is partly because this dismal science is not capable of ...
