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Asia Stocks Fall as Oil Rebounds Before Output Talks; Lira Sinks
September 26th, 2016
Turkey’s lira extends slide after Moody’s cut rating to junk Crude rebounds ahead of OPEC talks aimed at limiting output Asian stocks dropped by the most in two weeks and futures foreshadowed losses in European and U.S. equities as ...
Commerzbank eyes at least 5,000 job cuts
September 23rd, 2016
Commerzbank AG’s management is eyeing cuts of at least 5,000 jobs, or more than 10% of its workforce, and eliminating one of its units as part of a broader overhaul to address weak profitability amid low interest rates and ...
Recent Upgrade by S&P: What does it really mean?
September 22nd, 2016
The first long-awaited upgrade of the Cyprus economy by the rating agencies for this Fall has finally arrived with the recent upgrade from S&P by one notch (from BB- to BB). Now we are only two notches away from ...
Euro area employment rising faster than hoped
September 22nd, 2016
Employment in the euro zone is rising faster than expected and this may continue, but at a cost to productivity and potentially to long-term economic growth, European Central Bank research shows. Employment in proportion to GDP growth is now ...
New Study: Volkswagen are the least polluting diesel vehicles; Which car brands pollute more than the legal limits
September 19th, 2016
Dieselgate 1st anniversary: all diesel car brands in Europe are even more polluting than Volkswagen – study As Dieselgate turns one year old, a new study by Transport & Environment (T&E) reveals that Volkswagen is currently selling the least ...
China Rich Help Europe Banks Raise $14 Billion Since August
September 19th, 2016
Eight European finance companies opened books in Asia hours ‘Asian investors tend to be more yield hungry,’ JPMorgan says The appetite of China’s wealthy to diversify from a weakening yuan is helping European finance companies boost capital to prepare ...
Deutsche Bank AG said it won’t pay the $14 billion sought by the U.S.
September 16th, 2016
Negotiations are ‘just beginning,’ lender says in statement U.S. shares of biggest German bank tumble in extended trading Deutsche Bank AG said it won’t pay the $14 billion sought by the U.S. Justice Department to settle an investigation into ...
Why the EU is doomed
September 16th, 2016
We are accustomed to looking at Europe’s woes in a purely financial context. This is a mistake, because it misses the real reasons why the EU will fail and not survive the next financial crisis. We normally survive financial ...
Swiss National Bank leaves expansionary monetary policy unchanged
September 15th, 2016
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is maintaining its expansionary monetary policy. Interest on sight deposits at the SNB is to remain at –0.75% and the target range for the three-month Libor is unchanged at between –1.25% and –0.25%. At ...
The British Pound strengthens; Asian Shares continue the fall; Yen Gains; Kiwi weakens; Oil below $44
September 15th, 2016
Pound edges higher ahead of BOE policy meeting; kiwi weakens Hong Kong stocks advance, led by gains in Macau casinos A global equities selloff extended into Asian trading and European stock index futures fell after a slide in oil ...
