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Why So Much Oil Price Volatility? Blame The Speculators
August 31st, 2015
Oil prices crashed last week only to rebound at lightning speed. On August 28, oil prices surged 10 percent, the largest one-day gain in seven years. So, what happens next for oil prices? On the face of it, the ...
Middle Eastern Stocks Rally Led by Oman After Oil-Price Rebound
August 31st, 2015
Muscat’s MSM30 Index advanced the most since January Brent crude capped the best week since 2009 on Friday Omani stocks led a rally in most equity markets across the Middle East after oil prices had the biggest-weekly jump in ...
Greek bourse calms down after rocky start – Tsipras Risks a Fragmented Parliament
August 27th, 2015
Following the roller-coaster ride during the first two sessions of the week, trading was stable on the Athens Stock Exchange on Wednesday. The general index moved up just 0.16 percent to 622.72 points. Turnover, however, was down considerably on ...
Bank of Cyprus: Group Financial Results for the six months ended 30 June 2015
August 27th, 2015
Key Highlights • Improving funding structure; loans to deposits ratio (L/D) declined to 136% (138% at 31 March 2015) and customer deposits accounting for 54% of total assets (51% at 31 March 2015) • ELA reduced by €1 bn ...
U.S. Stocks Come Charging Back
August 27th, 2015
Six-day losing streak ends as Fed official calls case for September rate increase ‘less compelling’ Stocks snapped a six-day losing streak Wednesday, soaring by the highest percentage in nearly four years amid signs of strength in the U.S. economy ...
China stocks slip as rate cut fails to convince investors
August 26th, 2015
China‘s turbulent stock markets slipped again on Wednesday, as a double-barrelled blast of central bank stimulus failed to convince investors of Beijing’s ability to jolt the world’s second biggest economy out of its slowdown. After watching share prices tumble ...
Mideast Stocks Fall as Saudi Arabia Mulls Budget Cut on Oil Drop
August 26th, 2015
Dubai’s benchmark gauge is biggest decliner in region Brent crude has dropped almost 60 percent in 12 months Most Middle Eastern stock markets declined amid mounting concern the region’s largest economy will cut spending after oil prices slumped to the ...
Swiss issuers to weather forex storm
August 26th, 2015
The ‘Swiss Credit Handbook 2015’ published today by Credit Suisse contains the credit profiles of the most important Swiss issuers and participants in the Swiss franc capital market. Assessments of the creditworthiness of the different entities covered by Credit Suisse credit ...
Oil recovers but still ends near 6-1/2-year lows
August 26th, 2015
U.S. crude rises 3 pct after Monday tumble, Brent up 1 pct China cuts interest rates, helping global stock market rebound EIA seen citing a 1.0 mln-barrel build in U.S. crude last week Coming Up: EIA inventory data on Wednesday ...
Global Markets to Fed: No Rate Hike, the Strong Dollar Is Killing Us
August 25th, 2015
Global markets are puking at the prospect of higher yields in the U.S. There are many reasons for global markets to melt down, but one that doesn’t get enough attention is the strong dollar. In effect, global markets are ...
