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Bank of England holds Bank Rate at 0.25%
September 15th, 2016
Bank of England has issued a press release to inform that the Monetary Policy Committee holds Bank Rate at 0.25%, maintains government bond purchases at £435bn and corporate bond purchases at up to £10bn. The Bank of England’s Monetary ...
The British Pound strengthens; Asian Shares continue the fall; Yen Gains; Kiwi weakens; Oil below $44
September 15th, 2016
Pound edges higher ahead of BOE policy meeting; kiwi weakens Hong Kong stocks advance, led by gains in Macau casinos A global equities selloff extended into Asian trading and European stock index futures fell after a slide in oil ...
5 Things to Watch at the BOE Meeting
September 15th, 2016
The Bank of England is expected to keep its benchmark interest rate steady Thursday The Bank of England is expected to keep its benchmark interest rate steady Thursday and refrain from adding to the stimulus measures it announced in ...
PBOC Boosts Weekly Injections as Yuan Climbs Amid Stability Bets
September 14th, 2016
Yuan interbank rates in Hong Kong surge before China holidays Monetary authority pumps in $57.7 billion, most since April China’s central bank boosted its cash injections to a five-month high, fueling speculation that it is looking to steady the ...
BOK Financial, Senior Executive Charged With Turning Blind Eye to Investment Scheme
September 12th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a subsidiary of Oklahoma-based BOK Financial Corporation has agreed to pay more than $1.6 million to settle charges that it concealed numerous problems and red flags from investors in municipal bond ...
Woes at Italy’s Biggest Bank Reverberate in Europe
September 12th, 2016
Troubles could worsen already-weak economy, imperil continent’s fragile financial stability For UniCredit SpA, the summer of discontent for Italy’s banks looks likely to stretch well into the fall—and possibly beyond. UniCredit, Italy’s largest lender by assets, emerged as one of the ...
Asian Markets Fall After North Korea Nuclear Test
September 9th, 2016
Asian shares moved lower after North Korea conducted a fifth nuclear test Friday, adding to weakness in the market brought on by disappointment about European Central Bank’s inaction on stimulus. But Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index continues to rally, ...
What to Watch at the ECB’s Meeting
September 8th, 2016
As Mario Draghi prepares to face the cameras on Thursday, analysts have rarely been so divided over what to expect from the European Central Bank president. In July, ECB officials signaled that they were ready to unleash fresh stimulus to support the eurozone’s ...
SWIFT: Virtual currencies unlikely to crowd out fiat currencies
September 7th, 2016
The SWIFT Institute has published a new research paper analysing whether Bitcoin will crowd out fiat currencies in the global community. The paper, entitled “Virtual currencies: Media of exchange or speculative assets?”, looks at the dynamic relationship between virtual currencies, such ...
ECB might deliver more QE but Fitch’s top economist says ‘don’t bother’
September 7th, 2016
Expectations for further quantitative easing at upcoming European Central Bank and Bank of Japan meetings may be running high, but chances are central bankers will be wasting their time with fresh measures, analysts warned. Brian Coulton, chief economist at ...
