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Asian Shares Flat; Yuan-Related Turmoil Fades
August 18th, 2015
China property data continues to be rare bright spot Asian markets were roughly flat Tuesday as turmoil from a weaker yuan dissipated and China’s property market showed signs of recovery. In China, housing continues to be a rare bright ...
Another Monday, Another Batch Of Brutal Numbers
August 17th, 2015
The global recovery meme got another series of jolts this morning, as pretty much everything suprised on the downside. In no particular order: ” Japan economy shrinks in second quarter in setback for ‘Abenomics’ China’s economic ...
China, the Hollow Dragon
August 17th, 2015
In terms of profitability and trade-generated wealth, China is a hollow dragon. It is widely assumed that manufacturing (a.k.a. the world’s workshop) is the source of China’s wealth. But how can this be true, given that manufacturing profit margins ...
Saudi money market turmoil shows bank jitters over bond issues
August 17th, 2015
Longer-term money rates, dollar/riyal forwards surge Banks easily absorb last week’s sovereign bond issue Multi-year issuance programme could be different Official secrecy around bond plans adds to jitters Some see eventual pressure on FX peg, but CDS show no ...
British Trader Charged in ‘Flash Crash’ Released After Bail Reduction
August 17th, 2015
Navinder Singh Sarao, the British futures trader charged by United States authorities with contributing to a sudden plunge in American stock markets five years ago, was assigned a reduced bail at a court hearing on Friday, allowing him to ...
HSBC predicts Gold prices will end the year as much as 10 percent higher than current levels
August 17th, 2015
Cheer up, gold bugs: HSBC predicts a year-end recovery The precipitous downturn in gold has taken the market to levels not seen since March 2009 but low prices may contain the seeds of the next rally, according to HSBC. ...
U.S. judge upholds gas market manipulation charge against BP
August 14th, 2015
A U.S. judge on Thursday found that BP Plc (BP.L) manipulated the natural gas market in 2008, as alleged by the U.S. energy regulator, but did not address a proposed $28 million (18 million pounds) fine or any other ...
Asia stocks drift as yuan stable for second day
August 14th, 2015
Asian stock markets drifted Friday as China’s currency stabilized for a second day, easing uncertainty about its direction after an unexpected devaluation earlier in the week. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 was down 0.2 percent to 20,520.50 while Hong ...
China’s Yuan Rate Rises for First Time Since Devaluation
August 14th, 2015
The yuan halted a three-day slide after China’s central bank raised its reference rate for the first time since Tuesday’s devaluation and said it will intervene to prevent excessive swings. The onshore spot rate was little changed at 6.4003 ...
Egypt faces taxing challenge amid its inaction on cutting fiscal deficit
August 13th, 2015
Egypt’s government in the coming months faces one of its biggest economic challenges since it came to power a year ago: the implementation of the long-planned value-added tax (VAT). The VAT promises to be hugely unpopular among businesses, which ...
