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Asian Shares Gain After Rosy China Data
August 5th, 2015
IMF says China likely needs more market liberalization before labeling yuan a reserve currency Asian shares pared earlier losses to trade higher Wednesday after a gauge of China’s service sector reached an 11-month high, outweighing concerns that a rise ...
Here Comes The Next Trillion-Dollar Bailout
August 4th, 2015
As boxers like to say, it’s the punch you don’t see that knocks you out. In a world where a growing part of the financial system is hidden from view and excluded from official statistics, those are words to ...
Global Banks report their results
August 4th, 2015
Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, UBS AG, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. and HSBC issued reports to inform public regarding interim results HSBC Holdings plc HSBC Holdings plc 2015 Interim Results – highlights Financial performance Reported profit before tax ...
Former Libor ‘Ringmaster’ Hayes Gets 14 Years for Libor Rigging
August 4th, 2015
Former UBS Group AG and Citigroup Inc. trader Tom Hayes, the first person to stand trial for manipulating Libor, was sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of conspiracy to rig the benchmark rate. After a ...
Asian shares up despite weak US lead
August 4th, 2015
Asian markets traded mostly higher on Tuesday despite a lacklustre lead from Wall Street, where US stocks closed down on weak economic data. US data on Monday showed weaker manufacturing activity and a modest gain in consumer spending as ...
E&Y Japan has launched an in-house investigation into its audit in relation of Toshiba Corp accounting scandal
August 3rd, 2015
The Japanese affiliate of Ernst & Young LLC has launched an in-house investigation into its audit of Toshiba Corp in the wake of the electronics maker’s $1.2 billion accounting scandal, a person with knowledge of the matter said. Ernst ...
Asian stocks near 2015 lows on China worry, dollar steadies
August 3rd, 2015
An index of Asian shares outside Japan fell close to this year’s lows on Monday thanks to a deepening selloff in commodities and fresh concerns over slowing growth in China, while the dollar held its ground against a basket of ...
Asian shares edge up, wary of China volatility
July 31st, 2015
Asia markets record monthly loss after China drop U.S. GDP data reinforces bets that Fed is on track to hike Nikkei down after Japanese data disappoints Gold, copper record losses on stronger dollar Asian shares inched higher on ...
Currency Devaluation: The Crushing Vice of Price
July 30th, 2015
Devaluation has a negative consequence few mention: the cost of imports skyrockets. When stagnation grabs exporting nations by the throat, the universal solution offered is devalue your currency to boost exports. As a currency loses purchasing power relative to the currencies ...
Asian shares, dollar up on Fed’s optimism; earnings in focus
July 30th, 2015
Asian stocks tiptoed higher on Thursday and the dollar consolidated recent gains after the U.S. Federal Reserve painted a relatively bright picture of the economy, but a deepening sell-off in commodities kept gains in check. Prospects of stronger U.S. ...