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Draghi rules ECB Action
August 25th, 2014
Inflation expectations have deteriorated across the euro area and signaled policy makers are ready to add fresh monetary stimulus, according to the European Central Bank president, Mario Draghi. Yet officials aren’t finished with measures to stave off Japan-style stagnation. ...
Roche to acquire Drug Maker InterMune for $8.3 Billion
August 25th, 2014
The Swiss drug maker Roche is buying InterMune, a specialist in treatments for breathing diseases, for $8.3 billion, as pharmaceutical firms continue to seek new products to bolster their offerings. The Swiss drug maker Roche agreed on Sunday to ...
Chinese state-owned enterprise investment in Australia
August 25th, 2014
As the negotiation of the Australia–China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) moves into what is hopefully its final phase, there is intense focus on how the investment chapter of the FTA will treat the access of Chinese state-owned enterprises to ...
Dollar flatlines ahead of Yellen, Draghi at Jackson Hole
August 22nd, 2014
The dollar was steady on Friday after its strongest weekly run since March and world stocks were near all-time highs as markets waited for steers from the Federal Reserve and ECB on diverging policy plans. European shares .FTEU3 opened ...
Germany approves RWE unit sale to Russian investor
August 22nd, 2014
Germany’s economy ministry will approve the sale of utility RWE’s (RWEG.DE) oil and gas unit DEA to a Russian investor despite tensions and sanctions between Russia and the West over the Ukraine crisis, two people familiar with the matter ...
Shares, stocks and corporate news overview
August 22nd, 2014
European markets are set for a lower open this morning ahead of a long weekend here in the UK. The day will be fairly low-key with no major economic data being released, and investors have turned their attention to ...
Futures edge higher ahead of Jackson Hole meeting, data
August 21st, 2014
U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Thursday, ahead of a flurry of economic data and the start of the meeting of top central bankers and economists in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Policymakers are due to discuss the labor markets ...
G20 towards deal on ‘bail-in’ bond cushion for banks
August 21st, 2014
Government leaders are expected to agree in November that the world’s top banks must issue special bonds to increase the amount of capital which can be tapped in a crisis instead of calling on taxpayers to come to the ...
ESMA issues response form for market abuse regulations
August 21st, 2014
The European Securities and Markets Authorities (ESMA), has issued a response form so that business participants can assist in the process of producing new rulings covering the field of market abuse. ESMA aims to protect all firms under its ...
FCA warns investors against clone firms
August 21st, 2014
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British regulator has issued a warning against “AMT Markets” (www.amt-markets.co.uk) and “Euromax Finance Limited” (www.eurofinance.com) informing the investors that the two companies are the clones of the original ones. AMT Markets is the clone ...
