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Twenty-four European banks fail financial stress tests
October 27th, 2014
One in five European banks have failed crucial tests of their financial strength, leaving a €25bn (£19.6bn) capital hole in the continent’s banking system at a time of renewed fears that the five-year long eurozone crisis may be flaring ...
Asian Equities Lower on Growth Woes
October 23rd, 2014
European and Asian stock markets ground lower on Thursday, worries over banks and corporate results again darkening the mood despite a surprisingly upbeat survey of Germany’s manufacturing and service sectors. U.S. stocks were on course to open a touch ...
HSH targeted by US distressed debt investors
October 23rd, 2014
A group of US hedge funds is discussing plans to persuade German public sector bank HSH Nordbank to restructure its debt as European stress tests raise concerns about the continent’s weakest lenders. The distressed debt investors include at least ...
Asian shares bask in glow of U.S. tech earnings
October 22nd, 2014
Asian shares rose on Wednesday as upbeat results from two U.S. technology bellwethers and hopes of fresh stimulus from the European Central Bank offset concerns about the outlook for the global economy. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside ...
Eurozone fails to benefit from weak currency as oil price slides
October 20th, 2014
Pity the policy makers given the job of rescuing the eurozone from deflation. The unorthodox steps the European Central Bank has taken since June – including a programme of private-sector asset purchases – have caused a steep fall in ...
Australia 200 – Bounces Strongly Off Support at 5100
October 15th, 2014
Australia 200 for Wednesday, October 15, 2014 Since the beginning of September the Australia 200 Index has declined strongly from its multi-year high after running into resistance around 5650 back to enter its previously established trading range between 5400 ...
In Court, Lawyer Calls E.C.B. Bond Plan ‘an Egregious Extension’ of Powers
October 14th, 2014
In legal news, Europe’s highest appeals court began hearing arguments on Tuesday morning on a suit that aims to block a European Central Bank bond-buying program that has never been deployed — but whose mere announcement two years ago ...
Mario Draghi urges governments to help fight deflation
October 10th, 2014
Mario Draghi is determined to tackle low inflation in the Eurozone, and has called upon governments to also play their part in the fight against possible deflation. The president of the European Central Bank (ECB) today announced a new ...
Wilbur Ross on Bank of Cyprus – VIDEO
October 9th, 2014
Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank, has faced criticism on several fronts in recent weeks: for being too bold with the bank’s policies, or not being bold enough. Yet he has support from one quarter—well-known investor ...
Where Next? A peek through the Macro Lens
October 9th, 2014
Financial markets have been on a heady ride since the financial crisis began in 2008. It looks like we are now at a very critical juncture which will define how things play out over the next 18-24 months. There ...
