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Bank of Japan: Statement on Monetary Policy
March 17th, 2015
At the Monetary Policy Meeting held today, the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan decided, by an 8-1 majority vote, to set the following guideline for money market operations for the intermeeting period: The Bank of Japan will ...
Asia stocks jump as Fed rate hike expectations shift again
March 17th, 2015
Asian stocks markets jumped Tuesday as investors cheered the prospect of stimulus in China and second guessed what signals the Federal Reserve will give on interest rates at its policy meeting this week. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose ...
Hungary Angles to Save Russian Nuclear Plant Deal From EU Opposition
March 16th, 2015
Hungary expects to wrap up talks with the European Union soon about a fuel supply deal for the country’s Paks nuclear plant, the government said Friday, adding that the EU’s concerns do not block a planned expansion of the ...
Asian stock markets drift as investors await Fed meeting
March 16th, 2015
Most Asian stock markets drifted Monday as investors hunkered down ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting this week that may set the stage for the first U.S. interest rate hike since the global financial crisis. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark ...
Swiss Voters Reject Proposal To Replace VAT
March 13th, 2015
Swiss voters have resoundingly rejected a proposal to replace the value-added tax with an emissions-based levy. A referendum on the popular initiative, known as “Energy Rather than VAT,” was held on March 8. Had it been accepted by voters, ...
U.S. stocks post biggest gain in 5 weeks
March 13th, 2015
Banking stocks rally after passing Fed’s stress tests U.S. stocks recorded the biggest gain in more than a month as expectations for a rate hike were pushed back following disappointing data on retail sales. Monthly sales at U.S. retailers ...
Low oil prices and supportive policy to drive recovery in Eurozone
March 12th, 2015
After a year of tentative recovery in 2014, the Eurozone has moved into 2015 aided by two important growth drivers – sharply lower oil prices and QE according to the March 2015 issue of the EY Eurozone Forecast (EEF). ...
Commodities interdealer broker and Trading Technologies issued an announcement
March 12th, 2015
OTC Global Holdings’ EOXLive Active Markets to be Available on Trading Technologies’ New TT Platform OTC Global Holdings LP (OTCGH), the leading independent commodities interdealer broker, and Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of market-leading connectivity and ...
Asia stocks regain footing after US rate hike jitters fade
March 12th, 2015
Asian stock markets mostly rose Thursday, finding a firmer footing after several days of volatile trading linked to anxiety over a probable rate hike in the U.S. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index rose 1.2 percent to 18,945.97. ...
Mass hires: Pillsbury sees partners start to move to Winston & Strawn across three offices
March 11th, 2015
Up to 15 lawyers are set to quit from US firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman for Winston & Strawn, with the firm’s Abu Dhabi managing partner Stephen Jurgenson, London-based co-head of energy, infrastructure and projects James Simpson and New York-based structured ...
