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Fed Tiptoes Into Rate-Hike Debate
February 19th, 2015
Minutes of latest policy meeting show central bankers discussing when and how to raise interest rates from near zero The Federal Reserve’s debate about raising short-term interest rates is heating up. At their Jan. 27-28 policy meeting, officials heard ...
Japan shares hit 15-year peak; yields drop on Fed view
February 19th, 2015
The U.S. dollar nursed modest losses in Asia on Thursday while bonds held on to heftier gains as investors scaled back expectations on how fast, and how far, the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates in coming months and ...
Bank of Japan: Statement on Monetary Policy
February 18th, 2015
1. At the Monetary Policy Meeting held today, the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan decided, by an 8-1 majority vote, to set the following guideline for money market operations for the intermeeting period: The Bank ...
Asia shares rise on reduced Greek pessimism, dollar firm
February 18th, 2015
Asian equities rose on Wednesday as pessimism over the Greek debt saga receded somewhat, while the dollar held firm against the yen after spiking up on higher U.S. debt yields. Equities in Europe were also expected to gain. Spreadbetters ...
Indonesia Stocks Rise to Record as Rupiah Falls After Rate Cut
February 18th, 2015
Indonesian stocks headed toward a record close and government bonds advanced, while the rupiah fell, after the central bank unexpectedly cut borrowing costs. The benchmark rate was lowered to 7.5 percent from 7.75 percent after local markets closed Tuesday, ...
Local investors regain largest share of HKEx’s securities market trading
February 17th, 2015
Local investors have regained the largest share of securities market trading at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), according to the findings from HKEx’s Cash Market Transaction Survey 2013/14. The survey found local investors contributed 45 per cent ...
Greek stocks fall as debt deal talks stall
February 17th, 2015
Yanis Varoufakis: “We are ready and willing to do whatever it takes” Greece’s stock market fell by more than 4% at its open after European finance ministers failed to reach a new deal to restructure the country’s debts. Greek ...
Greece defies creditors, seeking credit but no bailout
February 17th, 2015
Talks between Greece and euro zone finance ministers over the country’s debt crisis broke down on Monday when Athens rejected a proposal to request a six-month extension of its international bailout package as “unacceptable”. The unexpectedly rapid collapse raised doubts about Greece’s future ...
Alpari-Forex: Improved Conditions for Investing in Structured Products
February 13th, 2015
Alpari is improving its conditions for investing in structured products which are nominated in USD. Use current market conditions to your advantage! Returns have been upped on Eurobonds for Russian companies. Their use as a fixed-return instrument has significantly ...
German Economic Growth Accelerates, French GDP Only Slightly Higher
February 13th, 2015
The eurozone’s largest economies were on diverging paths in the final three months of 2014, as German growth accelerated, France slid closer to stagnation and ...
