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Hedge Funds Keep Losing — And Closing — And Why It Matters
January 4th, 2016
Unmanageable Money, Part 2: Hedge Funds Keep Losing — And Closing — And Why It Matters How do you make money in a world where history is meaningless? The answer, for a growing number of big fund managers, is ...
Ukraine officially defaults on $3bn debt to Russia; Moscow to sue Kiev in London court
January 4th, 2016
Russia’s Finance Ministry is filing a lawsuit against Ukraine for failing to pay off its $3 billion debt to Russia before the December 31 deadline. This means that Ukraine is now officially in a state of default, the ministry ...
January 1, 2016: The New Bank Bail-In System Goes Into Effect In Europe
December 30th, 2015
If you have a bank account anywhere in Europe, you need to read this article. On January 1st, 2016, a new bail-in system will go into effect for all European banks. This new system is based on the Cyprus ...
The 25 financial events that shaped the year 2015
December 30th, 2015
As we are close to move from year 2015 to year 2016, OneStopBrokers has collected and presents the major Financial events happened in 2015. 2015 was a year that the Eurozone was almost collapsed. We all witnessed a possible ...
Saudi Arabia Set to Announce 2016 Budget Amid Oil Plunge
December 28th, 2015
Budget is 1st under King Salman, may see capital spending cut Kingdom may post a budget deficit of 20% of GDP this year Saudi Arabia, seeking to cope with the lowest oil prices in more than a decade, may ...
UAE, China agree to set up RMB clearing hub
December 28th, 2015
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed an agreement with China to set up a clearing hub for the Chinese currency Yuan or Renminbi (People’s money), local UAE media reported on Sunday. The UAE clearing hub for the Chinese ...
Outlook for the USD index for 2016
December 23rd, 2015
Goldman Sachs recently released a fairly optimistic outlook for the US dollar for 2016. The group anticipates that the dollar will be strong against both the yen and euro, while expecting US inflation to increase. With an impending ...
Morgan Stanley Settles Charges in “Parking” Scheme
December 23rd, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Morgan Stanley Investment Management has agreed to pay $8.8 million to settle charges that one of its portfolio managers unlawfully conducted prearranged trading known as “parking” that favored certain advisory client ...
The Recession And Bear Market Of 2016, In Two Charts
December 23rd, 2015
Good friend Michael Pollaro just sent a couple of charts that show the US economy heading for a brick wall. The first illustrates what happens when business sales (the green line) turn negative. In the previous two boom/bust cycles, ...
Saudi Arabia’s government is looking at smart, alternate revenue sources
December 21st, 2015
Saudi Arabia’s foreign reserves are a confidence booster but undoubtedly the government is looking at smart, alternate revenue sources that will not erode the country’s competitive advantage, say economists. Saudi Arabia has the financial depth to continue spending on ...
