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Welcome to the world of ZIRP zombies
August 14th, 2015
Interest rates in the US, Europe and the UK were reduced to close to zero in the wake of the Lehman crisis nearly seven years ago. Initially zero interest rate policy (ZIRP) was a temporary measure to counter the ...
Yuan cut clobbers markets, rekindles fear of forex war
August 12th, 2015
China’s 2 percent devaluation of the yuan hit global equities and U.S. oil prices on Tuesday with investors fearing a new currency war as well as declining Chinese economic momentum. Wall Street ended lower as investors contemplated the implications ...
CFTC Charges New York Resident Gary Creagh and his Company
August 10th, 2015
CFTC Charges New York Resident Gary Creagh and his Company, Wall Street Pirate Management, LLC, with Making False Statements to the National Futures Association The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the filing of an enforcement action charging ...
The Saudi Oil Price War Is Backfiring
August 10th, 2015
Saudi Arabia has long enjoyed the status of being the top crude oil exporter in the world. With record production of 10.564 million barrels per day in June 2015, Saudi Arabia has been one of the major driving forces ...
Gold stalls as US jobs data keeps door open to Sept Fed hike
August 10th, 2015
Gold had longest weekly losing streak since 1999 Any delay in rate hike expectations won’t fuel gold rally – HSBC (Adds analyst comment, updates prices) Gold steadied not far above a 5-1/2-year low on Monday, with a firm dollar ...
Oil Prices Near Six-Year Lows on Oversupply Fears
August 7th, 2015
Increased stockpiles and worries over China’s demand feed bearish momentum Oil prices dropped toward six-year lows Thursday on concerns that the global crude glut will worsen when the U.S.’s busy summer-driving season comes to a close. Prices have slid ...
GAIN Capital Reports Second Quarter 2015 Results
August 6th, 2015
Second Quarter Highlights Net revenue of $111.6 million, up 60% Net income of ($8.8) million, compared to ($5.2) million Adjusted EBITDA1 of $9.2 million, compared to ($1.5) million Earnings per diluted share of ($0.23), compared to ($0.13) Cash earnings per diluted share1 of $0.06, up from a loss of ($0.05) ...
This Precious Metal Needs a Silver Bullet
August 6th, 2015
In the past 12 months alone, the benchmark silver-futures contract has declined 27% Once prized as a precious metal that could be put to practical use, silver is now getting the worst of both worlds. Like gold, silver has ...
Oil hovers near multi-month lows, Brent below $50
August 6th, 2015
Oil hovered near multi-month lows on Thursday with Brent under $50 a barrel after investors sold crude on worries about rising U.S. gasoline inventories as peak summer demand comes to an end. Gasoline stocks in the United States rose ...
China Shares Fall; Japan Rises Ahead of U.S. Jobs Data
August 6th, 2015
Bank, energy firms pressure Australian shares China’s shares fell and bank shares pressured Australia on Thursday, but Japan’s market rose ahead of a key jobs report in the U.S. later this week. The Shanghai Composite Index was last down ...
