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What happens next if Britain votes to leave the EU?
June 2nd, 2016
The first hours By the early hours of Friday 24 June, it will be clear if the UK has defied the experts and pollsters by voting to leave the European Union. If that happens, a shattered David Cameron, his leadership ...
MAS directs Swiss Bank “BSI Bank” to shut down in Singapore
May 24th, 2016
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that it has served BSI Bank Limited (BSI Bank) notice of intention to withdraw its status as a merchant bank in Singapore for serious breaches of anti-money laundering requirements, poor management ...
The Endgame
May 18th, 2016
And how we got here There is a growing fear in financial and monetary circles that there is something deeply wrong with the global economy. Publicly, officials and practitioners alike have become confused by policy failures, and privately, occasionally ...
Asian Stocks Fall as BOJ Leaves Monetary Policy Unchanged
April 28th, 2016
Shares slide in Tokyo market, led by brokerages and banks Economists confounded as BOJ refrains from adding to stimulus Asian stocks fell, led by a slump in Tokyo shares, after the Bank of Japan refrained from adding to its ...
Asian Stocks, Nasdaq Futures Slide on Apple; Aussie Sinks on CPI
April 27th, 2016
European shares fluctuate amid mixed earnings; Total climbs Apple, Twitter add to technology gloom as forecasts disappoint Treasuries rose, sending 10-year yields lower for the first time in eight days, and the dollar weakened, as markets signaled caution before ...
Asian Stocks Slip Before Fed, BOJ as Yen Rises; Ringgit Slides
April 26th, 2016
Copper drops as oil resumes gains; U.S. Treasuries advance Malaysia’s currency slumps as state fund misses bond payment Asian equities fell for a third day and copper dropped to a one-week low as investors shunned riskier assets ahead of ...
Asian Stocks Retreat as Oil Falls With Copper; Yen Strengthens
April 25th, 2016
Japanese currency advances after steepest drop since 2014 Crude retreats from five-month high; British pound gains Asian shares were set for the first back-to-back declines in a month as commodities prices retreated and the yen strengthened, reflecting investor caution ...
Asian Stocks Retreat as BOJ Negative-Rate Proposal Weakens Yen
April 22nd, 2016
Microsoft, Alphabet, Sony profits fall short of estimates Topix rebounds as currency weakens; Shanghai Composite falls Asian stocks retreated from a four-month high as companies including Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp. reported earnings that missed estimates. Japanese shares rose ...
This Is How They Fool Us, China Edition
April 20th, 2016
So it seems that China’s economy, caught in the grip of a credit crisis just a few months ago, is all better. And so, by extension, is everyone else. As the Wall Street Journal explains it: ...
Asian Stock Rally Sputters as Crude Retreats; China Shares Slump
April 20th, 2016
Aussie, Kiwi fall from the strongest levels since June Oil slips to about $40 as Kuwait strike ends; silver gains A rally in Asian stocks stumbled as oil fell back to around $40 a barrel and Chinese equities slumped ...
