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Eurogroup: The statements rejected, changed, withdrawn (read them all!)
February 17th, 2015
Eurogroup Finance Ministers ended their meeting without an agreement. The Radical Left Coalition’s (SYRIZA) plan was accepted, but one statement proved a stumbling block: “The Greek authorities have indicated that they intend to successfully conclude the program, taking ...
Tokyo shares at eight-year top, Greek talks loom
February 16th, 2015
Japanese shares touched an eight-year high on Monday following a record close on Wall Street, with investors cautiously optimistic the European Union would make progress this week on a debt deal with Greece. Oil prices faded after an early spurt, ...
ASIC issues stop order on pre-prospectus publications by Bitcoin Group Limited
February 13th, 2015
ASIC has placed a stop order prohibiting Bitcoin Group Limited (a proposed Bitcoin ‘miner’ in Australia) from publishing any statements concerning its intention to make an initial public offering of its shares until the lodgement of a prospectus. ASIC’s ...
$9 Trillion Question Is How Tighter Fed Will Impact the World
February 13th, 2015
When Group of 20 finance ministers this week urged the Federal Reserve to “minimize negative spillovers” from potential interest-rate increases, they omitted a key figure: $9 trillion. That’s the amount owed in dollars by non-bank borrowers outside the U.S., ...
Foreign companies feel China targets them in investigations
February 11th, 2015
Nearly half of foreign companies in China feel singled out in a wave of anti-monopoly and other investigations, and a growing number are deciding not to expand their investments, the American Chamber of Commerce in China said Wednesday. The ...
Eurogroup: Points of agreement and discord
February 11th, 2015
All eyes are on the Eurogroup meeting that kicks of at 7 p.m. on Wednesday with EU partners waiting with baited breath to see how the chips will fall The Eurogroup meeting in Brussels on Wednesday has been dubbed ...
Athens prepares a compromise before Eurogroup
February 10th, 2015
Plan entails ‘bridge program’ to September, possible use of loan tranche Government sources Monday gave a preview of the proposal planned for Wednesday’s crucial Eurogroup summit, foreseeing a bridge program linking to a “new deal” with creditors that would ...
Computer-Driven, Automatic Trading Strategies Score Big
February 6th, 2015
So-Called Quant Traders Take Advantage of Volatility ‘These are the best conditions we’ve seen since 2008,’ says Roy Niederhoffer Recent market volatility caught many investors flat-footed. Among the few winners were traders who let a computer be their guide. ...
BGC Extends All-Cash Tender Offer to Acquire GFI GROUP
February 5th, 2015
BGC Extends All-Cash Tender Offer to Acquire GFI GROUP for $6.10 per share to February 19 Including Shares Owned by BGC, Stockholders Representing Approximately 70% of GFI’s Shares Not Owned by Executives and/or Directors Supported Proposed Transaction Only an ...
ICAP to fight €14.9m Brussels fine
February 5th, 2015
ICAP is to fight a €14.9m fine imposed on it by European antitrust authorities for aiding a cartel in the yen swaps markets as Brussels formally closed a portion of its long-running probe into rate manipulation. The UK interdealer broker ...