Search Results for: Bill Gross
Saudi Arabia Just Got Turned Into an ETF
September 17th, 2015
Now that you can have instant exposure to Middle Eastern stocks, the question is: Do you want it? Like a game of Risk, the entire world is slowly but surely getting wrapped up by U.S. exchange-traded fund issuers. The IShares MSCI Saudi ...
Asian stocks climb amid Fed rate wait, but China lags
September 17th, 2015
Asian stocks advanced on Thursday, as investors eyed gains in oil prices and the positive lead from Wall Street. However, trade volumes could stay light as investors await the Federal Reserve‘s policy decision. The Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) ...
Financial services Firms published their Trading Volumes for August 2015
September 16th, 2015
KCG Holdings, E*TRADE Financial Corporation and Alpari have issued press releases to inform regarding their Trading Volumes and Activity for August 2015. KCG released for August that: In Market Making, KCG averaged $35.6 billion dollar volume traded, 4.5 billion ...
Looming FOMC meeting keeps Asian stocks on edge
September 11th, 2015
Asian stocks see-sawed on the final trading day of the week, as investors eyed increased uncertainty heading into the Federal Reserve‘s crucial meeting on interest rates next week. The Fed is widely expected to raise its near-zero interest rate as ...
SEC Announces Fraud Charges Against Financial Adviser
September 10th, 2015
SEC Announces Fraud Charges Against Financial Adviser Accused of Greatly Exaggerating Assets Under Management and Investment Returns on Paid Radio Program The Securities and Exchange Commission announced fraud charges against a Maryland-based financial services firm and its founder/CEO accused ...
Bad loans haunt Greek banks seeking new start
September 8th, 2015
Turned down for a 10,000 euro ($11,100) loan, George Sarris is one of hundreds of thousands of small business owners shunned by Greek banks. Pointing to the parliament building overlooking his small cafe in Athens’ Syntagma Square, the 35-year-old ...
Bank of Israel to cut VAT, corporate taxes to buoy economy
September 4th, 2015
Israel will cut corporate and value-added taxes to help boost economic growth after it collected more tax than expected in recent months, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday. In a plan initiated by Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon, VAT ...
China’s Economic Woes Jeopardize Putin’s Pipeline, Energy Trade Between Russia, China
August 28th, 2015
For the past decade, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been putting plans in place to free Russia from energy dependency on European markets with a series of projects that aim to capitalize on the economic clout of China. But ...
Asian Markets Ride Tide of Strong U.S. Growth
August 28th, 2015
Shares in China, Japan continue streak of gains Asian markets rose Friday as renewed optimism about the U.S. economy and China’s recent stock gains offset worries about global growth. The Shanghai Composite Index opened up 1.4%, adding to its ...
Oil’s Drop Puts Spotlight on Saudi Arabia
August 25th, 2015
Some OPEC members call for renewed discussions within cartel about restraining production The plunge in global oil prices has eroded an important pillar of Saudi Arabia’s strategy of pumping freely to grab global market share: Demand growth that once ...
