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Rosneft gains relief from sanctions
August 28th, 2014
Rosneft, Russia’s largest oil company, has received a new loan from Promsvyazbank to help it weather U.S. and European Union sanctions, and may yet get financial help from the Kremlin. Yet, the assistance doesn’t add up to the amount ...
ECB speculation drives down yields, weighs on euro
August 27th, 2014
Euro zone government bond yields plumbed record lows on Wednesday and the euro fell to its weakest in a year against the dollar on expectations the European Central Bank will act soon to counter low growth and slowing inflation. ...
Gold Showing Little Movement After Mixed US Data
August 27th, 2014
Gold is stable on Wednesday, as the pair trades at $1284.27 per ounce in the European session. It’s a quiet day on the release front, with no major releases out of the US. On Tuesday, the Russian and Ukrainian ...
I.M.F. Chief, Lagarde, Under Investigation in France
August 27th, 2014
Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, said on Wednesday that French prosecutors had placed her under formal investigation over a murky business affair that dates to her time as finance minister under former President Nicolas Sarkozy. ...
FCA fines RBS and NatWest
August 27th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today fined The Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest £14,474,600 for serious failings in their advised mortgage sales business. The firms failed to ensure that advice given to customers was suitable. The issues with ...
SEC Charges Investor Relations Firm Executive
August 27th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a director of market intelligence at a Manhattan-based investor relations firm with insider trading ahead of impending news announcements by more than a dozen clients. The charges were filed against Michael ...
India Hedge Funds Are World’s Best Performer on ‘Modi, the Hero’
August 27th, 2014
Hedge funds investing in India have become the world’s best performers this year on expectations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will revive Asia’s third-largest economy. India-focused hedge funds, with a sixth of the $16.5 billion in assets of those ...
Scottish independence: Firms question “Yes” vote business case
August 27th, 2014
More than 130 businesses have signed a letter saying the business case for Scottish independence “has not been made”. Scotland will go to the polls in the referendum on 18 September, with voters being asked the “Yes/No” question: “Should ...
Brevan’s Ex-Star Trader Contesting Non-Compete Restriction
August 27th, 2014
Chris Rokos Claims 5-Year Hedge Fund Restriction is “Contrary to the Public Interest” Former Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP star trader Chris Rokos, who is contesting a noncompete restriction with the hedge fund, twice made more than $1 billion ...
OSB Daily Technical Analysis
August 27th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for August 27, 2014 EUR/USD The EURUSD pair remains in bearish territory and looks likely to continue its downward trajectory despite some consolidative action on Tuesday. The bears dominate this market for now. More consolidation ...
