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Gold braced for Fed rate hike
December 14th, 2015
Historical data shows that this isn’t the time to initiate shorts on gold Gold has been lost for direction in recent weeks, moving sideways in the range of $1,060-1,080/ounce. Last week, it ended at $1,074/ounce, down 1.1 per cent. ...
Yuan in Biggest Weekly Drop Since Devaluation as PBOC Eases Grip
December 11th, 2015
Central bank may enter market again after Fed decision: OCBC Yuan weakness trend is inevitable, according to Commerzbank The yuan recorded its biggest weekly drop since an August devaluation on speculation China’s central bank is taking advantage of a stronger ...
Chinese Finance-Sector IPOs Set to Maintain Strong Presence in 2016
December 11th, 2015
After dominating in Hong Kong this year, more Chinese finance-sector IPOs are expected to come to market next year China’s banks and brokers have had a tough year with rising bad loans, a stock market crash and weak share performance. ...
Credit Suisse, Julius Baer eye bids for BTG Pactual’s Swiss unit
December 10th, 2015
Credit Suisse (CSGN.VX) and Julius Baer (BAER.VX) are among a handful of banks vying to buy the Swiss private-banking arm of embattled Brazilian investment bank Grupo BTG Pactual SA (BBTG11.SA) in a cut-price deal, sources with direct knowledge of ...
Cheap oil makes UAE an attractive place to invest, says ADFG chief
December 10th, 2015
Abu Dhabi Financial Group is targeting a series of investments in the UAE, according to Jassim Alseddiqi, the investment firm’s chief executive, as lower oil prices make investments financially attractive. “The pricing today for the UAE markets, whether it’s ...
Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5% and the size of the Asset Purchase Programme at £375 billion
December 10th, 2015
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy in order to meet the 2% inflation target and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. At its meeting ending on 9 December 2015, the MPC ...
Citi: Seven warnings signs for stocks in 2016
December 10th, 2015
Wall Street has tamped down stock market expectations in 2016 for a variety of reasons. Less accommodative monetary policy, slow growth and geopolitical concerns only get the ball rolling. There’s a whole slew of reasons why the year ahead ...
RBS pays €23.8m to settle tax evasion inquiry into Coutts’ Swiss operation
December 10th, 2015
Settlement with German prosecutors, which involves immunity for any current for former staff, is latest embarrassment for bailed-out bank Royal Bank of Scotland is paying €23.8m (£17.3m) to German prosecutors to settle an investigation into tax evasion by part of ...
Falling Oil + Rising Dollar = Crisis For A Whole Lot Of People
December 10th, 2015
Oil is plunging again, this time in the wake of OPEC’s inability to limit its members’ production. The US dollar, meanwhile, is up on the divergence between Fed tightening and ECB/BoJ/BoC easing. This widening gap is a perfect storm ...
Shale Doesn’t Swing Oil Prices—OPEC Does
December 10th, 2015
The oil cartel is still influential, and American shale can’t replace the world’s true “swing” producer. The breathtaking crash in oil prices has generated a new conventional wisdom: America’s shale oil industry has supplanted OPEC as the so-called “swing” ...
