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European stocks hold six-year highs
June 6th, 2014
European stocks are holding six-year highs, while Wall Street is on course for another record, as investors continue to absorb the latest bout of central bank stimulus and attention turns to the health of the US jobs market. The ...
Asian Stocks Rise With Ringgit; U.S., Europe Futures Gain
June 6th, 2014
Asian stocks rose for the fourth straight week and emerging-market currencies strengthened after the European Central Bank cut interest rates to fight deflation. The dollar headed for its best week since April versus the yen and U.S. and European ...
Gunfire in Karachi, Stocks Drop on Report of Politician’s Arrest
June 4th, 2014
Shops closed and public buses stopped operating in Pakistan’s biggest city a day after U.K. police questioned Karachi’s most powerful political figure as part of a money-laundering investigation. About 400 people blocked one of Karachi’s main streets to protest ...
China’s Yuan edges lower on Dollar demand for dividend payments
June 4th, 2014
China’s yuan weakened marginally against the dollar on Wednesday as overseas-listed Chinese companies bought dollars to pay interim dividends, traders said. Spot yuan stood at 6.2552 per dollar at midday, easing 0.02 per cent from Tuesday’s close as the ...
Singapore follows China With Dangerous Debt Level
June 4th, 2014
Singapore companies’ indebtedness has swelled to the most in Asia after China and India as the city-state’s economic growth slows, according to GMT Research Ltd. Leverage among the Southeast Asian nation’s corporates is following counterparts in the two larger ...
Iran Eliminates US Dollar from Forex Reserves
June 3rd, 2014
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has practically rid the country’s foreign currency reserves of US dollar, replacing them with the United Arab Emirates’ dirham, an official said. Hossein Ya’qoubi, CBI governor for international affairs, told the Tasnim News ...
RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 8%; SLR cut by 50 bps
June 3rd, 2014
In line with market expectations, the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday kept key rates unchanged. While the repo rate was maintained at 8% and reverse repo rate at 7%, the SLR was cut by 50 basis points. The ...
Bank of England’s governor urges for more transparency
June 2nd, 2014
Bank of England deputy governor Jon Cunliffe said asset-backed securities in the European Union should be made more transparent to revive a market badly hit by the 2008 financial crisis. He was speaking after news the European Central Bank ...
Tax case: Vodafone officials to meet Finance Secretary
May 30th, 2014
Representatives of Vodafone are likely to meet senior officials of the Finance Ministry. They would be meeting Finance Secretary Arvind Mayaram and Revenue Secretary Rajiv Takru, said sources. The meeting would be taking place in the backdrop of the British ...
Gold nears worst week since March as stocks climb, demand falls
May 30th, 2014
Gold steady above $1,250/oz, heads for 3 pct weekly loss * Improved appetite for risk pushes stock markets higher * Premiums fall in India; demand soft across Asia-traders (Updates throughout, changes dateline, pvs SINGAPORE) Gold steadied on Friday ...