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5 Worst Performing Markets of 2014
December 29th, 2014
These indices have been hit hard by headwinds over the past 12 months, resulting in losses for investors. What does the future hold for these five indices? MSCI Russia Russian corporates this has been a terrible year, though it ...
Global Oil: Production, Politics, Price and Pain
December 23rd, 2014
The drop of oil prices in the past six months is all over the headlines with all sorts of opinions about how this is good or bad for economies around the world, consumers and corporations. Like everything there are ...
The Russian Riddle: An Alternative View on the Collapse of the Rouble
December 18th, 2014
Winston Churchill is famously quoted as saying that: “Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” The past twelve months have surely proved how right he was. The past couple of weeks have certainly not been ...
Russia’s economic crisis: five key charts
December 18th, 2014
Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, have been left out in the economic wilderness as sanctions imposed by the west, a tanking oil price, and plunging rouble take their toll. Here are five key charts. Growth in Russia is ...
Who Are the Winners of Russia’s Ruble Meltdown?
December 18th, 2014
The Russian ruble‘s spectacular falls this year have been relentlessly portrayed as bad news. But with the ruble now down some 45 percent against the U.S. dollar since January, are there no winners? Companies that produce in Russia but sell abroad are bound ...
Russian Finance Ministry Starts Selling Foreign Currency in Bid to Strengthen Ruble
December 17th, 2014
The Russian ruble strengthened sharply on Wednesday in volatile trade after the Finance Ministry said it had started selling foreign currency from its leftover stock. The Russian currency has come under heavy selling pressure this week, forcing the Central ...
Russia Economic Pain Spreads as UBS Cuts Seven Stocks
December 9th, 2014
Russia’s worsening economic crisis is spreading through its corporate bond and stock markets as a tumbling ruble and plunging growth erode confidence in companies recently seen as able to withstand the turmoil. UBS AG cut stock ratings for seven ...
America: The best place to put your money
December 8th, 2014
If you slept through the past five years, you missed a helluva ride for the American stock market. Not only did U.S. equities trounce their depressing performance from last decade, but they left all other major markets in the ...
The Russian Central Bank Is Intervening Again To Halt A Rouble Collapse
December 4th, 2014
Traders are claiming that the Central Bank of Russia has stepped back into currency markets to halt the rouble’s slide as it continued to fall in early trading on Wednesday. Here’s the evidence — the rouble sudden reversed its ...
Top 10 Technology Predictions For 2015
December 3rd, 2014
New technologies will account for 100% of growth. Worldwide IT and telecommunications spending will grow 3.8% in 2015 to more than $3.8 trillion. Wireless data, the largest segment of the telecommunications sector, will also be the fastest growing ...
