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Baker & McKenzie strengthens its China funds and private equity capabilities
June 4th, 2015
Baker & McKenzie strengthens its China funds and private equity capabilities through the Joint Operation it formed with FenXun Partners The Joint Operation provides clients of both firms with an unprecedented platform to serve their international and PRC legal ...
China shares sink, euro rides high as yields spike
June 4th, 2015
The euro continued riding high on Thursday thanks to a spike in euro zone debt yields, while in Asian equities Chinese shares slid and tempered risk sentiment. China’s CSI300 index .CSI300 lost 1.7 percent while the Shanghai Composite Index.SSEC dropped 1.8 percent. ...
World Stock Exchanges announce trading volumes for May 2015
June 3rd, 2015
Moscow Exchange Moscow Exchange announces trading volumes for May 2015. The Derivatives Market and FX Market posted the strongest growth, with volumes increasing 33% and 27% YoY, respectively. Secondary market turnover in bonds increased 12%. Equity & Bond Market Secondary market ...
Fitch: Steep Emerging-Market FX Reserve Falls Likely to Continuee
June 3rd, 2015
Global EM FX reserves have fallen by USD524bn since June 2014, surpassing the drop in 2008-2009, and further declines are probable. Emerging-market (EM) official foreign exchange (FX) reserves have been falling steadily by an average of USD58bn a month ...
Strengthening investment key to improving world economy’s B-minus grade, says OECD
June 3rd, 2015
Global growth will gradually strengthen towards its pre-crisis trend rate by late 2016 as activity becomes more evenly shared across the major economies and overall external imbalances are less marked than in the run-up to 2007, according to the ...
What will Opec do about the oil supply?
June 3rd, 2015
With oil prices down some 40% in a year, the oil ministers of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) are once again getting together in Vienna this week to decide whether to cut output or keep pumping ...
Asia stocks subdued, euro and Aussie stand tall
June 3rd, 2015
A spike in U.S. and German debt yields reduced the appetite for riskier assets to keep Asian share markets subdued on Wednesday, while the euro held gains made on upbeat euro zone inflation data and on hopes that Greece ...
2007 All Over Again? Mega-Merger Edition
June 2nd, 2015
Intel is buying chip maker Altera. Charter is buying Time Warner Cable. All the big drug makers are buying all the mediums-sized ones. Great news, right? If these huge companies with their top-of-the-line analytical tools and deep insight into ...
Statement by Glenn Stevens, RBA Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
June 2nd, 2015
At its meeting today, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 2.0 per cent. The global economy is expanding at a moderate pace, but some key commodity prices are much lower than ...
Top news of the day, May 29
May 29th, 2015
1. China’s campaign to turn the tightly controlled yuan into a global currency is crossing a new threshold, as the government plans to make it easier for individuals and companies to invest overseas. The latest initiative, expected to be ...
