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Asia markets broadly lower as risk-off sentiment settles in
April 8th, 2016
Asia markets were broadly lower on Friday, after U.S. equities sold off overnight amid renewed concerns over global growth and the effectiveness of central bank policy. Australia’s ASX 200 retraced some of the early losses to trade down 0.4 percent, as ...
Saxo Q2 Outlook: A social contract in tatters fuels anti-establishment voices and volatility
April 7th, 2016
A rise in political and social risk is the biggest challenge facing financial markets in Q2 2016 Saxo Bank, the online multi-asset trading and investment specialist, has today published its quarterly outlook for global markets and key trading ideas for the second quarter ...
Barclays again warns on investment bank results
April 6th, 2016
Trading update states profits from investment arm will not be as high as previous year as bank seeks permission to sell off African operations Profits in Barclays investment banking arm will not be as high as last year, the bank said, ...
Can A Divided OPEC Agree On Anything In Doha?
April 6th, 2016
Only two weeks remain until the fated meeting between the OPEC countries and their counterparts from outside the organization, scheduled to take place in the Qatari capital of Doha on the coast of the Persian Gulf. The meeting could ...
PwC launches New Global Technology Team to Tap into Blockchain
April 5th, 2016
PwC has recruited 15 leading technology specialists to exploit and commercialise Blockchain, the technology that powers the crypto-currency, Bitcoin. The new Blockchain team will be based in PwC’s Belfast office and is expected to grow to over 40 digital ...
RBI:India Cuts Rates,First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2016-17
April 5th, 2016
Part A: Monetary Policy Monetary and Liquidity Measures On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation, it has been decided to: reduce the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 ...
How PwC is Finding and Hiring External Talent
March 31st, 2016
How PwC and The Washington Post Are Finding and Hiring External Talent Corporations across the globe are increasing their use of external talent. In the U.S. alone, companies are engaging roughly 6.4 million independent contractors, freelancers, and other types ...
Asia markets mixed; Nikkei up 0.4%, Kospi down 0.5%
March 31st, 2016
Asia markets traded mixed on Thursday, with some markets partially retracing their advances following Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen’s cautious stance on the path of tightening earlier this week. Japan’s Nikkei 225 wavered between gains and losses before trading up 0.41 percent, while ...
DCCC expands Collateral Basket to include major G6 currencies
March 30th, 2016
The Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation (DCCC), the central counter-party (CCP) for the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX), on Monday announced that Clearing members will now be able to deposit cash collateral to the Corporation in the form of ...
India to OPEC: We’ll take that extra oil you’re pumping
March 30th, 2016
India’s got an oil problem. The country’s lightning-fast growth rate is fueling increased demand for crude. Yet India doesn’t pump much oil at home, forcing it to rely on foreign imports. India also lacks a strategic petroleum reserve, or ...
