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Crude oil, one of the worst investment of 2014
December 30th, 2014
Opec’s refusal to cut production sent the price of oil down below $60 a barrel Performance in 2014: -45.1% What happened? After hitting a peak of around $115.71 on 19 June, Brent crude oil began to slide. By September, ...
Asia to test bond record again in 2015
December 30th, 2014
Asia could set another record for international bond issues in 2015 if Chinese companies continue to borrow offshore at the same voracious pace they did this year, while bankers expect a heavy redemption schedule and larger pipelines from India ...
Vatican Bank Joins 100 Nations In FATCA Offshore Account Hunt
December 29th, 2014
In his annual Christmas messages to more than one billion Catholics, the Pope may have left out something: offshore account compliance. Maybe, but the U.S. Treasury is more than happy to fill in the blanks. Just before Christmas, the ...
Euro Is 0.3% From Two-Year Low Before Greek Ballot; Aussie Gains
December 29th, 2014
The euro traded 0.3 percent from a two-year low as Greece’s prime minister attempts to get his presidential candidate confirmed and avoid an early parliamentary election that risks severing the nation’s international lifeline. Australia’s dollar rose for a fourth ...
Asia pauses after Wall Street peak, oil pares losses
December 23rd, 2014
A holiday hush settled over Asian markets on Tuesday after Wall Street closed at historic highs while oil prices recouped just a little of the losses suffered when Saudi Arabia quashed all thought of curbing supply. A revival in ...
Yen Weakens Third Day as BOJ Maintains Easing; Aussie, Kiwi Gain
December 19th, 2014
The yen fell for a third day against the dollar as the Bank of Japan maintained unprecedented stimulus that has seen the exchange rate decline for five straight months. Japan’s currency fell at least 0.3 percent versus all 16 ...
Dollar Gauge 0.1% From Five-Year High After Fed as Won Slides
December 18th, 2014
A gauge of the dollar was 0.1 percent from a five-year high amid speculation the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next year after removing a pledge to keep them low for a “considerable time.” The U.S. currency matched ...
Yen Falls From Four-Week High Before Fed as N.Z. Dollar Slides
December 17th, 2014
The yen retreated from the strongest in four weeks against the dollar before the Federal Reserve concludes a two-day policy meeting today. The yen has been the biggest gainer among the 10-currency Bloomberg Correlation-Weighted Indexes in the past week ...
U.S. stocks finished lower on Monday
December 16th, 2014
U.S. stocks finished lower on Monday, topping off a wild ride that had the Dow Jones Industrial Average trading in a more than 300-point range on either side of neutral as investors monitored the price of oil. “Everyone keeps ...
Quindell seeks new broker to avoid suspension
December 15th, 2014
The listed legal services company Quindell is seeking to avoid the possibility of being suspended by finding a new broker after its last one stood down. Quindell is listed on AIM. A business can be suspended from AIM, however, ...