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ECB will reveal unprecedented amount of data after bank stress tests
July 17th, 2014
The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday laid out plans to publish a trove of data on individual banks – ranging from measures of their leverage to a standard level of non-performing loans – on individual banks when it ...
eBay profits rise despite ‘challenging quarter’
July 17th, 2014
Online retailer eBay reported profits of $676m (£395m) during the period from March to June, beating analyst expectations. Shares in the company were up by more than 1.5% in trading after the US stock market closed. Although revenue grew ...
MP Andrew Mitchell invested in scheme HMRC says avoided tax
July 17th, 2014
Former government chief whip Andrew Mitchell has invested in a high-profile film financing company considered to be a tax avoidance scheme by HMRC. Tax collectors say the scheme’s investors can expect to receive big tax bills in the coming ...
EU Readies Russia Sanctions Amid U.S. Pressure on Ukraine
July 16th, 2014
European Union leaders may impose their first sanctions today against Russian companies that are helping undermine Ukraine as the U.S. urges the bloc to take a tougher stance against Moscow. EU leaders may also agree at a summit tonight ...
Gold Slips Below 1300 on Yellen Rate Comments
July 16th, 2014
Gold is trading below the key level of $1300 on Wednesday. The metal dropped below this barrier on Tuesday for the first time in about a month, following remarks by Janet Yellen about a possible rate hike. In Wednesday’s ...
EUR/USD: Dollar Rally Continues on Yellen Remarks
July 16th, 2014
EUR/USD continues to point southward on Wednesday. In the European session, the pair is trading in the low-1.35 range. The dollar is broadly higher following remarks from Janet Yellen on Tuesday concerning an interest rate hike. The Fed chair ...
Bank of China Hires in Hong Kong as High-Yield Bond Trade Starts
July 16th, 2014
Bank of China Ltd. is hiring traders and sales people in Hong Kong as it sets up a high-yield bond-trading platform to boost market share and cement its position as one of Asia’s top 10 debt underwriters. Surging sales ...
Hedge-Fund Boutiques Show Dubai Nurturing Oasis Trading: Cities
July 16th, 2014
When Ahmad Zuaiter started a frontier-markets hedge fund, the former Soros Fund Management LLC money manager chose Dubai over New York and London. Zuaiter’s Jadara Capital Partners LP and VY Capital Management Co. Ltd. opened in the emirate in ...
Asia stocks manage muted cheer for China growth
July 16th, 2014
Asian stocks held stubbornly steady on Wednesday after China reported economic growth that was just ahead of market expectations, enough to prompt a sigh of relief from investors, but little else. China’s economy expanded by 2.0 percent in the ...
BofA Merrill Lynch: Survey finds global investors positioning aggressively for recovery in H2 2014
July 16th, 2014
A net 61 per cent of global asset allocators are now overweight equities. This ranks as the survey’s highest reading on this measure since early 2011 and represents the panel’s second-strongest response ever. This aggressive positioning for recovery in ...
