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Switzerland Weathers the Superstrong Franc
January 15th, 2016
It was in a small, wood-paneled boardroom overlooking Lake Zurich that Thomas Jordan and his colleagues at the Swiss National Bank made a decision that caught global markets unawares, infuriated Swiss industrial leaders, and tipped the economy dangerously close ...
Societe Generale predicts collapse of the eurozone
January 14th, 2016
Societe Generale seconds RBS doomsday prophecy and predicts collapse of the eurozone Albert Edwards, a strategist at Société Générale bank, has warned of an impending global financial crisis similar to the one that occurred in 2008-09. This time, he ...
Cyprus: Haircut battle due to kick off within weeks
January 4th, 2016
A GRAND Chamber comprising 15 judges of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) will hear a number of appeals brought by Cypriot bank depositors, who lost their money in the March 2013 ‘haircut’ against the European Commission and the ...
What Investors May Expect in 2016
December 17th, 2015
2016 is expected to be a trying year for the financial markets and global economy as a whole. Several analysts are predicting a stock market crash, while others are forecasting a deeper recession in Europe. While there’s no way ...
The Launch of RMB Index Helps to Guide Public View of RMB Exchange Rate
December 14th, 2015
Guest Commentator of CFETS, Dec 11th, 2015 The China Foreign Exchange Trade System (also known as CFETS) has published CFETS exchange rate index on its website on December 11th. This will help bring about a shift in how the ...
Asian stocks at three-week lows on oil drop; Fed eyed
December 8th, 2015
Asian stocks hit three-week lows on Tuesday as a rout in oil prices knocked energy company shares lower and many investors moved to the sidelines ahead of next week’s meeting where the Federal Reserve is expected to raise U.S. ...
Asian markets close near flat, economic data eyed
December 7th, 2015
Asian stocks lost much of their gains from the morning session to close near flat on Monday, as investors eye a host of economic data due this week. Last week, nonfarm payrolls data showed the U.S. economy created 211,000 ...
Asian markets close on three-week lows, weighed by ECB, Fed
December 4th, 2015
Asian equities slumped to three-week lows Friday, following a global sell-off overnight as investors digested comments from the Fed and the European Central Bank (ECB). Overnight, Fed chair Janet Yellen said in a testimony before Congress that recent economic ...
ECB announces decrease on the deposit facility interest rate
December 3rd, 2015
The European Central Bank (ECB) has issued a press release to inform regarding its Monetary policy decisions at today’s meeting. According to the press release, ECB decided that: The interest rate on the deposit facility will be decreased by 10 ...
Gold sank to the lowest level in more than five years, Silver and platinum dropped to multiyear lows
December 3rd, 2015
Gold Drops as Top Bullion Forecaster Says Rate Rise Near Certain Fed Chair Janet Yellen signals her confidence in U.S. economy Holdings in SPDR shrink by most since 2011 as dollar climbs Gold sank to the lowest level in ...