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Iran Said to Attend Doha Talks Without Joining Oil Freeze
March 30th, 2016
All OPEC members except Libya now scheduled to attend talks Russia will join meeting while Argentina, Brazil declined Iran will attend talks with fellow OPEC members and Russia in Qatar next month without joining their proposal to freeze crude ...
ICAP Announces Bondholder Consent For Disposal
March 30th, 2016
ICAP plc (“ICAP”) and ICAP Group Holdings plc (together with ICAP, the “Issuers”) have successfully obtained consent to amend certain terms and conditions in respect of the proposed disposal of ICAP’s global hybrid voice-broking and information business to Tullett ...
Most Asian markets up in wake of dovish Yellen remarks, but Nikkei lags
March 30th, 2016
Most Asian markets advanced after remarks from Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen assuaged concerns about a near-term interest rate hike, but Japan’s shares retreated as the yen strengthened. “Janet Yellen doubled down on dovishness, in a speech full of risks to ...
Egypt targets higher growth, deficit reduction in new government program
March 29th, 2016
Egypt promised tough action to restore growth on Sunday with a government program that aimed to reduce the budget deficit while protecting the poor as public anger mounts over a deteriorating economy. Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, reading out a ...
Will London Stock Exchange Merge With Deutsche Börse? Criticism Over Potential Deal Heats Up In UK, Germany
March 29th, 2016
Criticism of the potential sale of the London Stock Exchange Group to its German rival Deutsche Börse is heating up in both countries. Shareholders, industry veterans and politicians are split over the merger outlined this month, which would create one of the world’s largest ...
Investors are still betting big on gold. What do they know that you don’t?
March 28th, 2016
The stock market may be back on track, but nervous investors are still showering gold with tons of love. An impressive $13.4 billion was poured into gold assets over the past 11 weeks, according to Bank of America Merrill ...
Round tables held by ACCA and Grant Thornton: Audit needs to respond more quickly to change
March 28th, 2016
Round tables point to concerns over Audit in developed countries A series of round tables held by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and Grant Thornton in seven countries across the world has revealed a series of highly diverse opinions ...
CFTC Orders Payment of Penalties Totaling $665,000 by Credit Suisse
March 28th, 2016
CFTC Orders Payment of Penalties Totaling $665,000 by Credit Suisse International for Violating the Speculative Position Limit for Wheat Futures and by Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC for Submitting False or Misleading Information to the CFTC The U.S. Commodity ...
France fines Google for breaking ‘right to be forgotten’ law
March 28th, 2016
The nation can’t control what people access outside its borders, Google says. Europe’s “right to be forgotten” law is a boon to privacy, helping individuals hide embarrassing Facebook posts and other “out-of-date and irrelevant” results from search engines. However, ...
HSBC reports on Oil prices scenarios
March 24th, 2016
Despite hopes that lower oil prices will stabilise global growth, experience suggests otherwise. Growth was disappointing in 2015 even though the oil price had plunged in 2014. While developed-world consumer spending grew at the fastest rate since before the ...
