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European Bank Assets Recover in First Half
September 12th, 2014
Europe’s big banks returned to growth mode in the first half of this year, expanding their books by 530 million euros ($685 million), in a sign they are starting to get back on their feet after the financial crisis. ...
Argentina’s Congress passes debt restructuring law
September 11th, 2014
Argentina’s Congress gave final approval on Thursday to a law proposing to restructure the country’s debt to skirt a U.S. court ruling that forced it into its second default in 12 years. The debt restructuring plan aims to enable ...
China’s Tianhe denies overstating profits, cites investor support
September 11th, 2014
Tianhe Chemicals (1619.HK) has denied allegations that it made false statements in its initial public offering prospectus and said key investor Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia (MSPEA) has given it full support. A report by Anonymous Analytics, which describes ...
China Hits Record Oversees Investments in 2013
September 10th, 2014
China was the world’s third largest investor in 2013 for the second year running, according to state news agency Xinhua. Outbound direct investment (ODI) from China reached a record high of $108bn (£66.98bn) last year, a 22.8% rise on ...
GSK China consumer healthcare unit linked to DOJ probe in 2012
September 9th, 2014
A U.S. anti-bribery probe into GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK.L) touched on the firm’s Chinese consumer healthcare business in 2012, internal documents show, suggesting the drugmaker’s compliance problems in China could go wider than previously revealed. GSK confirmed it had conducted ...
Morgan Stanley to pay $95 million in U.S. mortgage-debt settlement
September 9th, 2014
Morgan Stanley (MS.N) has agreed to pay $95 million to resolve a lawsuit accusing the Wall Street bank of misleading investors in mortgage-backed securities in the run up to the 2008 financial crisis. The settlement, disclosed in court papers ...
Dollar sweeps higher, Japan shares shy from peaks
September 9th, 2014
The U.S. dollar held on to broad-based gains in Asia on Tuesday in a boon for shares of Japanese exporters but a burden for oil, gold and stocks in the energy majors. As the dollar finally broke to a ...
Australia 200 – Looks for Any Support at 5550
September 9th, 2014
Australia 200 for Tuesday, September 9, 2014 Over the last few days the Australia 200 Index has declined from its multi-year high after running into resistance around 5650. For the last couple of weeks the Australian 200 Index has ...
Shifting Polls in Scotland Send Investors Rushing for Shelter
September 9th, 2014
Scotland, home to just five million people, has never weighed on the minds of currency traders and market investors the way that Russia or China or the eurozone has — until now. A poll this weekend showed Scottish voters ...
China August exports beat forecasts, imports in surprise fall
September 8th, 2014
China’s import growth unexpectedly fell for the second consecutive month in August, posting its worst performance in over a year and stoking speculation about whether authorities should loosen policy further to revive domestic demand. Imports by the world’s second-biggest ...
