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Japan suffers biggest economic slump since 2011 quake as tax hike bites
August 13th, 2014
A sales tax hike last quarter drove Japan’s economy into its biggest contraction since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Cabinet Office data showed on Wednesday, keeping policymakers under pressure to expand fiscal and monetary stimulus should recovery falter ...
Asian shares sluggish, Ukraine anxiety fans growth worries
August 13th, 2014
Asian shares were tentative on Wednesday, and copper prices slipped to six-week lows on worries about global growth, as investors remained cautious as the crisis in Ukraine threatened a fragile economic recovery in Europe. Adding to the fragile mood, ...
Brazil’s Petrobras Ramps Up Production of Pre-Salt Oil
August 12th, 2014
After several years of very little progress, Brazil is finally beginning to extract oil from ultra-deep water. Brazil’s economy grew at an astounding pace from 2005 to 2010, thanks to a commodity boom that sent exports of things like ...
Modi at the helm, and the rupee falls
August 12th, 2014
The Indian rupee has plunged almost 5% against the greenback since pro-business Prime Minister Narendra Modi swept to power in May – so what’s behind the currency’s fall and where is it headed next? Foreign exchange strategists point to ...
Singapore GDP Unexpectedly Expands as Outlook Improves
August 12th, 2014
Singapore’s economy unexpectedly expanded last quarter as manufacturing declined less than initially estimated amid recoveries in advanced countries. Gross domestic product rose an annualized 0.1% in the three months through June from the previous quarter, when it climbed a ...
Pound Bulls Face Day of Reckoning as BOE Inflation Report Looms
August 12th, 2014
This week’s economic forecasts from the Bank of England are shaping up to be decisive for the remaining sterling bulls. The pound strengthened against the euro today as investors prepared for clues from projections due in the central bank’s ...
Coutts’ sale shows the politics of banking – Bottom Line
August 12th, 2014
The biggest surprise about RBS considering selling the international units of its private bank Coutts is that it has not already flogged them. Since the crash and subsequent bailout, RBS has been cutting back to focus on UK retail ...
The Tricks of China’s Trade
August 11th, 2014
Last year, China ostensibly reached another milestone in its meteoric rise, surpassing the United States to become the world’s largest trading country, with its total trade turnover valued at CN¥25.83 trillion ($4.16 trillion). But this achievement is largely illusory ...
How Bond Traders Profited Off U.S. Wage of $24.45 an Hour
August 11th, 2014
Yields on 10-year Treasuries (USGG10YR) hit a three-week high, suggesting traders were bracing for evidence the long-awaited pickup in wages would materialize and provide the catalyst for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. While the economy rebounded last ...
China loosens monetary policy
August 11th, 2014
China loosened monetary conditions last quarter at the fastest pace in almost two years, a Bloomberg LP gauge showed, testing the waning effectiveness of credit in supporting economic growth. Bloomberg’s new China Monetary Conditions Index — a weighted average ...
