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German Companies continue their business activity
September 23rd, 2014
A rare bright spot in the European economy in recent years, many of the biggest German companies have begun capitalizing on their strength, striking big deals for overseas competitors. Germany’s businesses have been the rare bright spot in the ...
DAX drops on a weak German Data and Russian sanctions
August 7th, 2014
Germany’s benchmark stock index entered correction territory on Wednesday, hitting a low of 9030.72 points—10.15 percent down from a high point on June 20. Strategists blamed the worsening situation in Ukraine, and weak data out of Germany. The DAX ...
Commodities markets summary
August 7th, 2014
A summary of trading in key commodities markets: ENERGY Oil prices in New York have fallen again on worries about lower demand, even after an inventory report showed a surprising drop in US gasoline supplies. US benchmark West Texas ...
Watch what markets don’t do as world politics turns nasty
July 23rd, 2014
Like so much in the investment world of late, it’s what financial markets are not doing right now that is most intriguing. Over the course of the past month, conflicts, superpower standoffs and economic sanctions have flared in ...
Global stock markets hit by Portuguese bank concerns
July 11th, 2014
Stock markets in Europe and the US have fallen over concerns about the health of one of Portugal’s biggest banks. Shares in Banco Espirito Santo were suspended after falling 17% following concerns about accounting irregularities at its parent group. ...
EUR/USD: Listless as German Trade Balance Improves
July 8th, 2014
EUR/USD is showing little movement on Tuesday, as the pair trades just below the 1.36 line. There are no major releases on today’s schedule. In the Eurozone, German Trade Balance posted a wider surplus, as the indicator hit an ...
Shelbourne Markets purchased by ETX Capital
June 27th, 2014
ETX Capital, a London-based financial spread-betting and contracts-for-difference provider, has acquired Shelbourne Markets, Ireland’s largest financial spread-betting firm for an undisclosed sum. Shelbourne, which has 10,000-11,000 clients in Ireland, has been on the market for some months with four ...
German Bank reopens 10-year Federal bonds
June 17th, 2014
The German Bank, Deutsche Bundesbank, has announced the reopening of 10-year Federal bonds with an invitation to bid by auction. For the account of the Federal Government, the German Finance Agency, through Deutsche Bundesbank, will reopen the 1.50 % ...
Can This Be Good? China Looks To Build Out Risky Derivatives Market
June 2nd, 2014
The asset backed securities that sunk the U.S. economy, namely the complicated financial products known as mortgage backed securities, is a market China wants to consider opening up to…Americans. Well, not just Americans, but any multinational investment bank with ...
Market Chatter- Corporate finance press digest
June 2nd, 2014
The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media: * Japanese insurer Dai-ichi Life Co is in advanced talks to buy Protective Life Corp of the United States in a deal that could be worth over $5 billion, a ...
