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What about the EU Single Market?
April 23rd, 2015
Discussions of the economic situation in Europe and the eurozone during the last few years have a heavy emphasis on government debt and central bank policy. But from the time when the Treaty of Rome back in 1957 created ...
Lifting potential growth in the euro area
April 23rd, 2015
Speech by Peter Praet, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the Welt-Währungskonferenz Potential growth and monetary policy The euro area economy seems now to be turning the corner. Both the hard and soft data suggest that ...
China, Japan stocks up as Beijing steps up stimulus
April 20th, 2015
Stock markets in China and Japan rose on Monday after Beijing’s latest stimulus to shore up the world’s second-largest economy underpinned sentiment and helped limit losses across the rest of Asia. China’s central bank on Sunday cut the amount ...
EnterNext launches initiative to create flexible financing solutions for the Dutch and Belgian markets
April 16th, 2015
EnterNext, the Euronext subsidiary dedicated to promoting and growing the market for small and medium sized companies today announced the launch of a commercial solution specifically designed to simplify Dutch small companies’ access to capital and provide a broader ...
OPEC Going Broke, Dumping Dollars. Is That Good Or Bad?
April 15th, 2015
When oil prices fell out of bed last winter there was much hand-wringing over the fate of the former beneficiaries of high-priced crude. Trillions of dollars of junk bonds issued by frackers, for instance, might default, oil field services ...
Europe’s Plunging Borrowing Costs Mark Two New Milestones
April 8th, 2015
Switzerland is first with 10-year bond at negative yield as Mexico lines up 100-year euro bond Europe’s plunging borrowing costs marked two new milestones on Wednesday, with Switzerland becoming the first country ever to issue 10-year debt that gives ...
EU lawyers: EU cannot maintain protection against Chinese imports
April 3rd, 2015
EU lawyers say EU cannot ignore rules on China‘s new WTO status EU yet to decide, could favour China to win favour with Beijing European fears of being forced to lower tariff defences against cheap Chinese imports have grown following a confidential ...
Iran Moves Closer to Restoring Oil Exports on Nuclear Accord
April 3rd, 2015
Iran’s accord with world powers brings the OPEC member a step closer to restoring oil production that was cut by sanctions while leaving unresolved when it will happen. The preliminary agreement outlined Thursday signals the Persian Gulf nation may ...
Greece’s Tsipras Meets Cabinet as Creditors Ponder Overhauls
March 30th, 2015
Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is holding a cabinet meeting as Greek officials and creditors in Brussels discuss proposed overhauls for the country to secure more funds from the euro area and stave off fiscal collapse. Negotiations with Greece’s ...
We’re All Hedge Funds Now, Part 2: Tech Startups and Nigerian Bonds
March 27th, 2015
Watching formerly risk-averse investors adapt to a negative interest rate world is almost as much fun as watching Europe try to keep Greece and Germany in the same financial family. In each case, success depends on all the parties ...
