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Welcome to the world of ZIRP zombies
August 14th, 2015
Interest rates in the US, Europe and the UK were reduced to close to zero in the wake of the Lehman crisis nearly seven years ago. Initially zero interest rate policy (ZIRP) was a temporary measure to counter the ...
China’s Yuan Rate Rises for First Time Since Devaluation
August 14th, 2015
The yuan halted a three-day slide after China’s central bank raised its reference rate for the first time since Tuesday’s devaluation and said it will intervene to prevent excessive swings. The onshore spot rate was little changed at 6.4003 ...
Egypt faces taxing challenge amid its inaction on cutting fiscal deficit
August 13th, 2015
Egypt’s government in the coming months faces one of its biggest economic challenges since it came to power a year ago: the implementation of the long-planned value-added tax (VAT). The VAT promises to be hugely unpopular among businesses, which ...
Malta-based hedge fund involved in $100 million fraud
August 13th, 2015
US authorities file complaint against Exante Ltd, a Malta-based hedge fund, involved in international securities fraud scheme The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday announced fraud charges against 32 defendants for taking part in a scheme to profit ...
Ready for Google’s Alphabet?
August 12th, 2015
In a move that shook the tech world, Google announced Monday that it will undergo restructuring so that it becomes a subsidiary of a new parent company called Alphabet, Inc. Co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin will be head of Alphabet, while ...
Citigroup Hires Ex-Deutsche Bank Prime Services Duo in London
August 12th, 2015
Citigroup Inc.C -1.91% has hired two former London-based Deutsche Bank AGDBK.XE -1.53% managers for its European client-services businesses, as the U.S. bank aims to attract more hedge funds as clients in stock-trading and other areas, according to an internal memo sent to employees on Tuesday. Citigroup ...
Yuan cut clobbers markets, rekindles fear of forex war
August 12th, 2015
China’s 2 percent devaluation of the yuan hit global equities and U.S. oil prices on Tuesday with investors fearing a new currency war as well as declining Chinese economic momentum. Wall Street ended lower as investors contemplated the implications ...
Asian markets down as yuan depreciates a further 1.6%
August 12th, 2015
Chinese shares were lower on Wednesday as its central bank again devalued the yuan, following Tuesday’s record cut. The People’s Bank of China fixed the daily guiding rate for the currency down 1.6% to 6.3306 against the dollar. The ...
Gold stalls as US jobs data keeps door open to Sept Fed hike
August 10th, 2015
Gold had longest weekly losing streak since 1999 Any delay in rate hike expectations won’t fuel gold rally – HSBC (Adds analyst comment, updates prices) Gold steadied not far above a 5-1/2-year low on Monday, with a firm dollar ...
Asia Stocks Swing as Aussie, Copper Slide on China; Oil Retreats
August 10th, 2015
Asian stocks swung between gains and losses and the Australian dollar slipped after a slump in Chinese exports and producer prices. Copper fell, while crude oil retreated toward this year’s low after U.S. producers added rigs. The MSCI Asia ...
