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Statement of Reserve Bank of New Zealand on Official Cash Rate
January 29th, 2015
With a statement issued today, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand released that left the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 3.5 percent. Trading partner growth in 2015 is expected to be similar to 2014, though the outlook is weaker ...
Asian shares skid as bullish Fed take investors by surprise
January 29th, 2015
Asian shares extended losses on Thursday after the Federal Reserve took an upbeat view on the U.S. economy and signalled that it remains firmly on track to raise interest rates this year despite an uncertain global outlook. A greater likelihood of ...
Swiss to Compensate Workers Hurt by Franc
January 28th, 2015
The Swiss government said it will compensate employees forced to work fewer hours at companies hit by the sharp appreciation of the Swiss franc, marking the first domestic political action aimed at cushioning the impact of recent currency moves. ...
European Stocks Fall Following Greek Selloff
January 28th, 2015
Markets Cautious Ahead of U.S. Federal Reserve Statement European stocks fell Wednesday, hit by a big selloff in Greece and caution ahead of the latest message on the path of monetary policy due from the U.S. Federal Reserve statement later in the day. ...
The Federal Reserve Bitcoin Strategy
January 28th, 2015
This morning The Federal Reserve Bitcoin Strategy was released in a paper outlining multiple options for improving the U.S. payment system. In the past, Digital currency had been deemed too immature. Now, after pressure from private sector interests, the ...
Global shares resilient as investors pin hopes on Fed; Apple outperforms
January 28th, 2015
Asian stocks showed some resilience on Wednesday as investors speculated whether the Federal Reserve could take a dovish turn in its post-meeting statement later in the session, amid signs a stronger dollar was hurting U.S. corporate profits. Apple Inc (AAPL.O) also ...
Foreign Law Firms Face Pressure in China
January 27th, 2015
For Western law firms doing business in Asia, last week represented the best of times and the worst of times. On one end of the spectrum: New York law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, which said ...
Microsoft sales soar for all its non-Windows products
January 27th, 2015
Microsoft sales are growing for just about every product it makes … except for Windows. A couple years ago, that would have caused a panic — Windows has been Microsoft’s cash cow since 1985. In 2015, Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30) isn’t sweating it too ...
Asia shares inch ahead, euro steady as Fed meets
January 27th, 2015
Most Asian share markets firmed on Tuesday and the euro clung to rare gains, relieved that European equities had weathered Greece’s election outcome without too much disruption. The main European indices were expected to open higher, though foul weather ...
Greece debt repayment in full is ‘unrealistic’, says Syriza
January 27th, 2015
It is unrealistic to expect Greece to repay its huge debt in full, the chief economics spokesman for the victorious Syriza party has told the BBC. “Nobody believes that the Greek debt is sustainable,” Euclid Tsakalotos said. The far-left ...
