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Oil falls after Greek election sends euro tumbling
January 26th, 2015
Oil slid in early Asian trade on Monday, with U.S.crude falling close to a six-year low, after Greece’s election results heightened uncertainty in the euro zone and depressed the bloc’s currency against the dollar. Greece’s left-wing Syriza appeared on course to trounce the ...
Italian Regulatory/Antitrust Law Firm of the Year
January 23rd, 2015
Allen & Overy’s Regulatory/Antitrust team has been awarded ‘Italian Regulatory/Antitrust Law Firm of the Year’ at the Legalcommunity Energy Awards 2015. The awards ceremony took place on Monday 19 January at the Leonardo Da Vinci National Science and Technology ...
Pepperstone Releases New Commodity Pair
January 23rd, 2015
Pepperstone has released an exciting new commodity pair for all traders: Natural Gas – symbol XNG/USD Natural Gas is an energy commodity that is affected by factors such as unexpected weather related demand, fossil fuel prices as well as ...
Oil jumps as Saudi king’s death feeds market uncertainty
January 23rd, 2015
Oil prices jumped in Asian trading on Friday as news of the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah added to uncertainty in energy markets already facing some of the biggest shifts in decades. Abdullah died early on Friday and ...
Jan 22, ECB President Mario Draghi: Introductory statement to the press conference
January 22nd, 2015
“Ladies and gentlemen, the Vice-President and I are very pleased to welcome you to our press conference. Let me wish you all a Happy New Year. I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome Lithuania as the ...
Markets edge higher anticipating ECB stimulus plan
January 22nd, 2015
US stocks finished Wednesday’s volatile session with marginal gains as investors expect the European Central Bank to unveil the monetary stimulus program at its meeting on Thursday. Investor confidence was further boosted by rising oil prices. The market advance ...
Bank of Canada lowers overnight rate target to 3/4 per cent
January 22nd, 2015
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 3/4 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 per cent and the deposit rate is ...
Euro Near 11-Year Low as JGBs Plunge Before ECB
January 22nd, 2015
The euro traded near an 11-year low against the dollar and Japanese 10-year yields jumped the most since 2013 amid speculation the European Central Bank will boost stimulus through asset purchases. U.S. and European equity-index futures climbed and Hong ...
Bonds, shares, gold supported ahead of expected ECB action
January 21st, 2015
European shares held close to a seven-year high on Wednesday and Asian shares hit a six-week peak investors bet the European Central Bank would unveil a stimulus drive to boost the flagging euro zone economy. Expectations that the ECB ...
UBS launches white paper for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015
January 21st, 2015
Publication recommends solutions to challenges presented by US energy independence, technological advancement, financial policy shifts, and the environmental credit crunch. Zurich/Basel, 21 January 2015 – UBS today launches a white paper titled, The New Global Context: Could economic transformations threaten ...
