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Low oil prices and supportive policy to drive recovery in Eurozone
March 12th, 2015
After a year of tentative recovery in 2014, the Eurozone has moved into 2015 aided by two important growth drivers – sharply lower oil prices and QE according to the March 2015 issue of the EY Eurozone Forecast (EEF). ...
Deutsche Bank statement regarding the Federal Reserve’s 2015 DFAST and CCAR results
March 12th, 2015
Deutsche Bank Bank (XETRA: DBKGn.DE / NYSE: DB) today responded to the announcement by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (the Fed) of the 2015 results of the Dodd Frank Act Stress Test (DFAST) and Comprehensive Capital ...
ESMA sees continued tense securities market conditions
March 12th, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its Report No. 1, 2015 on Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities in European Union (EU) securities markets, covering market developments from July to December 2014. The report finds that market conditions in the ...
UAE set to be the first to offer green-energy sukuk
March 12th, 2015
The UAE is expected to issue the world’s first Sharia-compliant bond aimed at financing green energy projects this year, possibly as early as next month, according to industry experts. “We are going to get one, possibly two , ...
Big Banks Struggle to Pass Fed’s ‘Stress Tests’
March 12th, 2015
Bank of America must resubmit proposal to address certain weaknesses Four of the biggest names on Wall Street struggled to pass the Federal Reserve’s 2015 “stress tests,” and the U.S. units of two foreign banks fell short, underscoring the ...
Asia stocks regain footing after US rate hike jitters fade
March 12th, 2015
Asian stock markets mostly rose Thursday, finding a firmer footing after several days of volatile trading linked to anxiety over a probable rate hike in the U.S. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index rose 1.2 percent to 18,945.97. ...
Monetary Policy Decision
March 12th, 2015
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Korea decided today to lower the Base Rate by 25 basis points, from 2.00% to 1.75%. Based on currently available information the Committee considers that, although the trend of a solid ...
R.J. O’Brien to Acquire The Kyte Group from GFI Group
March 11th, 2015
Acquisition Marks Strategic Expansion for RJO in Europe R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO), the oldest and largest independent futures brokerage and clearing firm in the United States, and GFI Group (NYSE:GFIG), a leading intermediary and provider of trading technologies and ...
China Prepares Mergers for Big State-Owned Enterprises
March 11th, 2015
Plan seeks to make firms more profitable but tightens government’s grip China’s leadership is preparing to radically consolidate the country’s bloated state-owned sector, telling thousands of enterprises they need to rely less on state life support and get ready ...
The ECB and its Watchers XVI Conference: M.Draghi
March 11th, 2015
Summary In January, the ECB decided to expand its asset purchase programme to include government bonds after it became clear that there was a need for more monetary stimulus. Asset purchases are unconventional, but not unorthodox, and they have ...
