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Asian Stocks Rise With Ringgit; U.S., Europe Futures Gain
June 6th, 2014
Asian stocks rose for the fourth straight week and emerging-market currencies strengthened after the European Central Bank cut interest rates to fight deflation. The dollar headed for its best week since April versus the yen and U.S. and European ...
Europe Stocks Rise With Italy Bonds After ECB; Euro Drops
June 5th, 2014
European stocks extended gains, Italian bonds advanced and corporate credit risk slid to a six-year low after the European Central Bank cut all three interest rates. The euro weakened, treasuries rose and commodities fell. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index ...
Eurozone inflation rate fall adds to pressure on ECB
June 4th, 2014
Eurozone inflation fell to 0.5% in May, down from 0.7% in April and well below the European Central Bank’s 2% target. The fall means the ECB will be expected to take steps to boost growth and counter the threat ...
Pimco’s ‘Bond King’ suffers 13th month of outflows at Total Return Fund
June 3rd, 2014
Bill Gross’ Pimco Total Return Fund, the world’s largest bond fund, posted $4.3 billion in net outflows in May, marking its 13th straight month of investor withdrawals despite achieving its best performance in four months, Morningstar data showed on ...
BNP Fine Puts Pressure on Hollande to Act
June 2nd, 2014
A potential $10 billion U.S. penalty against France’s largest bank BNP Paribas SA (BNP) for its alleged dealings with Iran and other sanctioned nations, is stirring outrage in the country. It is putting pressure on President Francois Hollande, who hosts ...
Levine on Wall Street: Wise Rabbits and Philosophical Regulators
May 28th, 2014
Paul McCulley is back. Pimco’s new chief economist is Paul McCulley, back for his third stint at the firm that he previously left in 1992, returned to in 1999, and left again in 2010. So he knows what the ...
Dear Investors: China’s Problems Are Your Problems
May 27th, 2014
I have long argued that it will take a sizable shock to switch the current “risk on” investment climate to one of “risk off.” The robust U.S. stock market persists even though the housing recovery has stagnated, labor markets ...
Europe Index Futures Rise With Asia Stocks as Kiwi Drops
May 26th, 2014
European stock index futures rose as Asian stocks headed for their highest close this year after China’s premier said policy will be fine-tuned as needed to support the economy. New Zealand’s dollar fell with crude futures as copper and ...
Low on taxes, high on risk-aversion
May 21st, 2014
High quality global journalism requires investment. Zurich, the world’s private banking capital, is not just luring in old money. Ambitious founders are making Switzerland’s largest city their base – albeit away from the pretty, but expensive, old town. The ...
Russia’s economy fall sharply in growth
May 16th, 2014
Russia’s economy slowed sharply in the first three months of 2014 as the Ukraine crisis slammed business confidence and investment. Official Russian statistics showed gross domestic product grew by an annual rate of 0.9% in the first quarter. That ...