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Oil prices climb on upbeat economic data, ECB stimulus moves
October 23rd, 2015
Oil prices extended gains into a second day in Asian trade on Friday, finding support from brighter economic data and a global stock market rally after the European Central Bank signaled its willingness to launch more stimulus measures. Brent ...
Asian shares get a fillip from ECB stimulus hopes
October 23rd, 2015
Asian share markets advanced on Friday, tracking offshore gains following hints of new stimulus from the European Central Bank (ECB). ECB President Mario Draghi signaled on Thursday that the central bank is prepared to undertake another large stimulus package to tackle the lackluster ...
Broadridge hired three senior executives to its London office
October 22nd, 2015
Kimberly Jewell, Mike Thrower and Peter Morris join Broadridge’s London office Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) has hired three senior executives to its London office to expand the firm’s support for global financial institutions in key market-centers internationally. The ...
5 reasons oil could be nearing a new tipping point
October 22nd, 2015
Oil’s bounce back from the summer’s lows has the look of a bottoming in crude prices, but some strategists say the shakeout is not over. “I’m pretty sure we’re going to see a new low. The probabilities are that ...
China small-caps lead gains; rest of Asia mixed
October 22nd, 2015
Chinese stocks recovered from the prior day’s sudden sell-off, as a surge in small-caps rekindled investor interest. The rest of the region, however, put up a mixed performance as renewed weakness in commodity prices and an uninspiring lead from ...
P2P lending platform expands into mainland Europe with the acquisition of Zencap
October 21st, 2015
Funding Circle launches across Europe with deal for Rocket Internet-backed Zencap Leading global marketplace for business loans expands into Germany, Spain and the Netherlands Funding Circle, the world’s leading online marketplace for business loans, today announced it has joined ...
Foreign Investors Complain About Russia’s Unpredictable Laws
October 21st, 2015
Unpredictable lawmaking is undermining Russia‘s ability to attract foreign investors, the Foreign Investment Advisory Council (FIAC) — a group of the biggest foreign companies working in Russia — told Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Monday. A report by financial services ...
Credit Suisse to Raise $6.3 Billion Of Capital in Strategy Shift
October 21st, 2015
Bank plans to hold IPO of Swiss banking unit by 2017 Third-quarter profit misses estimates on investment bank loss Credit Suisse Group AG will raise about 6.05 billion Swiss francs ($6.3 billion) of capital as part of a broad ...
Oil falls after industry report shows surge in U.S. crude stocks
October 21st, 2015
Oil prices fell on Wednesday after data from an industry group showed a larger-than-expected build in U.S. crude inventories last week, fanning worries over global oversupply, even as a slightly weaker dollar provided some support. Brent crude for December ...
Asia shares lag behind Nikkei, euro firm for ECB
October 21st, 2015
Asian shares turned mixed on Wednesday as soft export data kept investors cautious ahead of the European Central Bank‘s policy meeting later in the week, though Japan’s market was having a go at setting a new peak for the ...
