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Oil is expected to reach new lows – CNBC Oil Survey
December 3rd, 2015
OPEC is not expected to take any action this week to prop up oil prices, which have yet to hit rock bottom, according to a new CNBC Oil Survey. Oil is expected to reach new lows in the first ...
Money Is Becoming Unmanageable: Hedge Funds Post Losses, Face Outflows
December 3rd, 2015
Some of the money managers who made names (and billions of dollars) for themselves in the past decade are suddenly failing: ” Hedge Funds Brace for Redemptions (Bloomberg) – When BlueCrest Capital Management told investors Tuesday ...
Draghi’s dilemma: ECB’s five options to boost the eurozone economy
December 3rd, 2015
The European Central Bank president is poised to take action to tackle inflation in the single currency bloc. Here are some of his options After October’s meeting of the European Central Bank’s governing council, the bank’s president, Mario Draghi, ...
Morgan Stanley Said to Plan Global Fixed-Income Job Cuts
December 1st, 2015
Cuts would be across regions and take place in next two weeks Bank’s fixed-income trading revenue dropped 42% last quarter Morgan Stanley is planning a reduction of as much as a quarter of its fixed-income staff after years of ...
EU Commission’s proposal to improve access to finance for companies and simplify information for investors
December 1st, 2015
Small and medium-sized companies in particular will find it easier to raise funding when issuing shares or debt. Companies already listed on public markets will also benefit when they want to list additional shares or issue corporate bonds. As ...
Standard Bank to Pay $4.2 Million to Settle SEC Charges
December 1st, 2015
Bank Agrees to $36.9 Million Global Settlement with the SEC and the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Standard Bank Plc with failing to disclose certain payments in connection with debt issued by the ...
Russia’s Central Bank adds yuan to reserve currency basket
December 1st, 2015
According to the sources, the share of Russian reserves in yuan in the near future will remain small and symbolic Russia’s Central Bank has added the Chinese yuan to the foreign exchange reserve basket, two sources close to the ...
Chinese Debt Snowball Gaining Momentum
November 30th, 2015
Financial crises can happen quickly, like the bursting of the tech stock bubble in early 2000, or slowly, like the late-1980s junk bond bust. The shape of the crash depends mostly on the asset in question: Equities can plunge ...
Euro Heads for Biggest Monthly Loss Since March on ECB Outlook
November 30th, 2015
Currency may extend slide toward $1.03, Mizuho’s Karakama says ECB to boost stimulus Dec. 3, Bloomberg economist survey shows The euro headed for its biggest monthly decline since March versus the dollar as economists unanimously forecast the European Central Bank will ...
What Will It Mean If the Yuan Gets Reserve-Currency Status?
November 30th, 2015
At least $1 trillion of global reserves may migrate to yuan Successful bid would boost Xi’s economic reform efforts International Monetary Fund representatives have given China strong signals that the yuan is likely to soon join the fund’s basket of reserve ...
