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European shares resume slide as Russia fears persist
December 17th, 2014
European shares fell in early trading on Wednesday, reversing part of the previous day’s tentative bounce, hurt by a further drop in oil prices and Russia’s brewing financial crisis. At 0807 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European ...
Russia warns of recession in 2015
December 2nd, 2014
The Russian government has warned the economy will fall into recession next year as Western sanctions, in response to its role in eastern Ukraine, and falling oil prices begin to bite. Russia’s economic development ministry estimates the economy will ...
Europe feels sting in the tail of Russia sanctions
November 26th, 2014
At a technology fair in Moscow last month, European executives faced the new reality of doing business in Russia since the West imposed sanctions: the number of companies at the international showcase had shrunk by half from a year ago. “The ...
Russia Enacts Russian CFC Bill
November 26th, 2014
On November 18, 2014, the Lower House of Russia’s Parliament, the State Duma, approved at second and third readings Bill No. 630365-6, which would introduce a new controlled foreign corporation (CFC) regime in the country. The new CFC regime ...
Saudi, UAE signal no push for OPEC oil cut
November 26th, 2014
OPEC leader Saudi Arabia and fellow member the United Arab Emirates signalled on Wednesday they were unlikely to push for a major change in oil output at the group’s meeting this week to prop up prices that have collapsed by a ...
Ruble Jumps on Rising Oil Prices and Stimulus Hopes
November 24th, 2014
The ruble rose sharply on Monday, lifted by Russian exporters buying to meet tax payments and as oil prices stabilised at around $80 a barrel. At 1356 GMT, the ruble was around 1.7 percent stronger against the dollar at ...
Ruble Recovers Slightly as Exporters Sell U.S. Dollars for Tax Payments
November 18th, 2014
The ruble strengthened on Tuesday as Russian exporters converted part of their foreign-currency earnings to meet tax payments, but weak oil prices capped gains. At 0830 GMT, the ruble was around 0.8 percent stronger against the dollar at 46.72 ...
Further economic sanctions on Russia not planned, Merkel says
November 11th, 2014
Germany’s Angela Merkel said on Tuesday there were no plans at present for further economic sanctions on Russia over Ukraine but she was unhappy that a ceasefire agreement was being broken and that pro-Russian rebels had gone ahead with ...
Stocks: Dow, S&P 500 close at record highs
November 11th, 2014
Wall Street continued to march further into record territory Monday as the Dow and S&P 500 closed at record highs again. Investors have been pushing stocks higher on signs the U.S. economy continues to improve and as corporate earnings come ...
Putin seeks to reassure world amid ‘perfect storm’
November 11th, 2014
The Russian ruble strengthened against the dollar on Monday after President Vladimir Putin said there were no “fundamental economic reasons” for the currency’s slide, but analysts –and the country’s central bank — beg to differ. Speaking at an Asia ...