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Greece May Win 2 Billion-Euro Payout by Monday, EU Official Says
November 4th, 2015
Greek banks are said likely to need some rescue funds Extra 15 billion euros for Greek lenders seen as unnecessary The Greek government might win a delayed 2 billion-euro ($2.2 billion) aid disbursement by Nov. 9 and the country’s ...
BaFin and the SEC: An international comparison of supervisory practice
November 3rd, 2015
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) is often compared to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the media and by the public. The SEC is frequently perceived as the more powerful authority, in ...
Greece: Recap won’t be enough for credit sector
November 2nd, 2015
The Greek economy will have to grow at satisfactory rates for many years to recoup the severe output loss recorded during the 2008-15 period, and perhaps 2016 too. This is not likely to happen if the private sector is ...
Report on Financial Structures details structural changes in the euro area financial sector
October 30th, 2015
New ECB report covers banks as well as other financial intermediaries Banks, insurance companies and pension funds in largest euro area economies exposed primarily domestically Consolidation and rationalisation in the banking sector continued in 2014, and the median Tier ...
US Stock Market Regained The Lead In Last Week’s Rally
October 26th, 2015
US stocks reclaimed the top spot in last week’s performance race for the major assets classes, based on a set of proxy ETFs. The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) gained 1.7% for the five trading days through Oct. ...
Asian stocks advance on China rate cut, U.S. tech earnings
October 26th, 2015
Asian stocks on Monday were close to wiping out all their losses since China’s shock currency devaluation in August, as global equities rallied after the Chinese central bank cut rates and U.S. tech giants provided upbeat earning guidance. MSCI’s ...
Europe Admits QE Has Failed, Promises More Of It
October 23rd, 2015
New Age monetary policy has begun to resemble the form of insanity in which a patient repeats the same behavior while expecting a different outcome. Throughout the developed world, interest rates are at record lows and central banks continue ...
FTSE 100 to crack 6,400 on back of Draghi factor
October 23rd, 2015
Yesterday’s hints of further QE in the EU should drive the FTSE 100 higher this morning London is expected to continue to draw comfort from comments yesterday by European Central Bank (ECB) governor Mario Draghi. The decision by the ...
Asian shares get a fillip from ECB stimulus hopes
October 23rd, 2015
Asian share markets advanced on Friday, tracking offshore gains following hints of new stimulus from the European Central Bank (ECB). ECB President Mario Draghi signaled on Thursday that the central bank is prepared to undertake another large stimulus package to tackle the lackluster ...
ECB: Monetary policy decisions
October 22nd, 2015
At today’s meeting, which was held in Malta, the Governing Council of the ECB decided that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain ...
