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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 ...
Royal Bank of Scotland to offload global Coutts arm
August 12th, 2014
Royal Bank of Scotland said it planned to sell the international operations of Coutts, its private bank for wealthy clients including Queen Elizabeth II and David Beckham, just months before the unit is expected to be fined for helping ...
Sydney man charged with insider trading
August 12th, 2014
Australian financial regulator ASIC, alleges that trader has earned $20,000 from insider information in trading and now faces jail and fine. A 31-year old Sydney man today appeared before court charged with eight counts of insider trading, following an ...
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 ...
Yen Weakens From 3-Week High on Reduced Haven Demand
August 12th, 2014
The yen weakened for a second day against the dollar as easing tensions in Ukraine reduced demand for the currency as a haven. The euro fell toward the lowest since November versus the greenback before data this week that ...
Bank sued Ex-Deutsche head for $6.3m
August 12th, 2014
Former China head of Deutsche Bank, Lee Zhang, was sued in Hong Kong by the firm over the 2001 transfer of $3.99m to the account of a firm with a bank in Shenzhen. Bloomberg News reports that the bank ...
Technical Analysis Gold – Eyes Down on Key $1290 Level
August 12th, 2014
Technical Analysis Gold for Tuesday, August 12, 2014 To finish out last week Gold exhibited signs of a rejection pattern with its last red candlestick which has been followed through a little to start this week as it has ...
Chiquita subject of $611m bid to rival Fyffes merger
August 12th, 2014
U.S. banana group Chiquita received a $611m (£363m) bid from two Brazilian companies. On Friday’s closing price the two firms, Juice maker Cutrale and conglomerate Safra have offered $13 a share. Chiquita shares rose31% in New York after the ...
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 ...
