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China Economic Data Weaker Than Expected
March 11th, 2015
Growth in China’s investment, retail sales and factory output all missed forecasts in January and February and fell to multi-year lows, leaving investors with little doubt that the economy is still losing steam and in need of further support ...
U.S. banks’ buybacks, dividends may be no reason for shareholder celebrations
March 11th, 2015
Big U.S. banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and Citigroup Inc(C.N), are expected to win Federal Reserve backing on Wednesday to buy back more shares and increase their dividends in the coming year, but the approvals may be as much about the institutions’ financial ...
Strongest Dollar in 12 Years Sinks Stocks While Oil Slips
March 11th, 2015
The strongest dollar in nearly 12 years versus the euro and the specter of higher U.S. interest rates fueled a selloff in global equities that sent the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index down the most since Jan. 5. Oil ...
Hungry Market Eats Up Oil Bonds
March 10th, 2015
Drop in oil prices has producers raising cash Investors are snapping up new stock and bonds from energy producers as they search for bargains amid the tumult caused by the plunge in oil prices. The buyers are betting these ...
Interview with Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB
March 9th, 2015
Interview with Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Yannis Seitanidis on 8 March 2015 The ECB’s Governing Council had a meeting in Nicosia, two years after the “bail-in” agreement on the recapitalisation of ...
Annual result of the Swiss National Bank for 2014
March 6th, 2015
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is reporting a profit of CHF 38.3 billion for the year 2014 (2013: loss of CHF 9.1 billion). The profit on foreign currency positions amounted to CHF 34.5 billion. A valuation gain of CHF ...
Mario Draghi: Introductory statement to the press conference in Nicosia
March 5th, 2015
Latest Update, March 06, on March 05 release of President of the ECB Introductory statement. The update is regarding Questions and Answers. You can find the Questions and Answers at the end of the following statement. Mario Draghi, President ...
India To Cut Corporate Tax Rate By Five Percent
March 3rd, 2015
In his 2015 Budget speech, India’s Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, set out his roadmap for accelerating growth and enhancing prospects for investment, including plans for a five percent cut to the corporate income tax rate. The tax cut, which ...
EBA updates on future EU-wide stress tests
March 3rd, 2015
European Banking Authority has issued a press release informing that: In its meeting on 24 February 2015, the Board of Supervisors of the European Banking Authority (EBA) decided not to carry out an EU-wide stress test in 2015 and ...
Greek government searches for funds amid fresh speculation about third bailout
March 3rd, 2015
The government on Monday scrambled to find ways to raise much-needed funding amid renewed speculation about a third bailout for Greece. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis met with his deputies and other officials to discuss ways of covering the country’s ...