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ECB published its Convergence Report 2016 for Bulgaria, Romania, Poland and another four Countries
June 8th, 2016
The period covering the latest rounds of EU enlargement has seen many countries making considerable progress towards participating in Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) The seven countries under review comply with most of the quantitative economic criteria, but none ...
Pound Tumbles, Volatility Jumps After Polls Show Brexit Momentum
June 6th, 2016
ITV poll shows Brexit ahead 45% to 41%; TNS has 43% to 41% One-month volatility at seven-year high before June 23 vote The pound slumped to a three-week low after polls showed more Britons favor exiting the European Union, reviving ...
Fed likely to avoid rate hike before Britain votes on leaving EU
June 3rd, 2016
The U.S. Federal Reserve may be forced to delay a rate hike at its June meeting because of mounting concern over the economic fallout from Britain’s vote on whether to leave the European Union. The geopolitical risk likely will ...
Japanese Stocks Drop as Yen Advances; Oil Near $49 Before OPEC
June 2nd, 2016
Euro climbs to one-week high before ECB policy review Haven assets including gold and U.S. Treasuries rise Japanese stocks fell by the most in a month and the yen strengthened after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held back a widely ...
OECD says the global economy is stuck in a low-growth trap
June 1st, 2016
The global economy is stuck in a low-growth trap that will require more coordinated and comprehensive use of fiscal, monetary and structural policies to move to a higher growth path and ensure that promises are kept to both young ...
Lessons for the Euro from Early American History
May 30th, 2016
The euro is still a very young currency. When watching the struggles of the European Union over the the euro, it’s worth remembering that it too the US dollar a long time to become a functional currency. Jeffry Frieden ...
Asian Stocks Extend Global Rally as Oil Regains $50; Yen Climbs
May 26th, 2016
Crude Rises on falling U.S. oil stocks, supply disruptions Norwegian krone, Malaysian ringgit strengthen; gold rebounds Energy producers led stocks higher in Asia and the currencies of oil-exporting nations strengthened as Brent crude traded above $50 a barrel for ...
Eurozone finance ministers are set to discuss easing Greece’s debt burden
May 23rd, 2016
Greek lawmakers on Sunday (22 May) adopted another batch of controversial spending cuts and tax hikes, two days before a crunch eurozone meeting expected to unlock the next tranche of much-needed bailout funds for the debt-ridden nation. The 7,000-page ...
Dollar edges down, Aussie soars on less dovish RBA minutes
May 17th, 2016
The dollar edged down slightly in Asian trading on Tuesday, while the Australian dollar soared after central bank minutes reduced expectations of an interest rate cut. The Aussie was already bolstered by a rebound in crude oil futures. U.S. ...
IMF warns on “very bad” consequences of Brexit
May 16th, 2016
The consequences of Brexit would be “pretty bad, to very, very bad”, according to International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde. Speaking at the launch of the Washington-based lender’s most recent review of the UK economy, Lagarde gave a bleak ...
