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“Soon” And “Really, Really Crazy.”: Starting Up The Helicopters
July 14th, 2016
As the abject failures of the past few years’ monetary experiments became apparent, it was clear that something else would have to be tried. The only questions were when this would happen and how crazy the next iteration would ...
Gold eases ahead of BoE policy
July 14th, 2016
Gold slipped on Thursday after rising nearly 1 percent in the previous session, as the dollar firmed and Asian stocks stayed near eight-month highs on expectations of an interest rate hike by the Bank of England. Investors bet the ...
Asian Equity Rally Loses Momentum With Oil Near $45; Pound Gains
July 14th, 2016
Japan’s Topix climbs, yen falls amid talk of helicopter money Sterling rises before forecast cut in U.K. interest rates The rally that drove Asian stocks to levels last seen in April showed signs of flagging as investors awaited details ...
What Brexit means for accountants
July 13th, 2016
Shortly after the UK voted for Brexit on 23 June, sterling hit a thirty year low against the dollar and the UK has had its credit rating downgraded by two different agencies. It is currently unclear whether these repercussions ...
Asian shares near 2016 highs as risk appetite improves
July 13th, 2016
Asian shares came within reach of their 2016 highs on Wednesday as prospects of solid U.S. growth and accommodative economic policy in major markets whet investors’ risk appetite damaged by uncertainty from Brexit. Spread betters expected European shares to ...
Gold Snaps Two-Day Loss
July 13th, 2016
Gold climbed, snapping a two-day loss, as investors took advantage of the decline to boost positions even as global equities extended an advance. Silver in China traded near the highest level in almost three years. Bullion for immediate delivery ...
Oil prices rise on Iraq loading worries; bearish investors cap gains
July 12th, 2016
Oil futures rose on Tuesday as an interruption in Iraqi crude loadings at Basra threatened to tighten supplies, but prices held close to two-month lows hit in the previous session as investors continued to slash their bullish bets. Brent ...
Asian Shares Jump With Won After U.S. Payrolls Boost; Oil Falls
July 11th, 2016
Topix jumps by most since February after Abe election victory Won jumps with ringgit after hiring picks up in U.S. Asia’s stocks and emerging-market currencies rallied, while commodities gained as heightened prospects for stimulus in Japan and better-than-expected U.S. jobs ...
Ex-Barclays traders jailed over Libor rigging
July 8th, 2016
A London court has sentenced four former Barclays traders to prison. They were found guilty of Libor manipulation between 2005 and 2007. Jay Merchant received six-and-a-half years in prison, Jonathan Mathew and Peter Johnson were each jailed for four ...
Romanian police reveal Israel links to illegal binary options firms
July 7th, 2016
Romanian prosecutors are set to try at least 10 individuals involved in alleged forex and binary options fraud who were operating illegally on Romanian soil, the country’s Police Directorate for the Investigation of Economic Crimes told The Times of ...