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Oil Prices Sink As Investors Lose Faith In OPEC Freeze
March 11th, 2016
Two hundred and twenty-two years after John Stone patented the pile driver, and the oil market is trying to dodge getting hammered today. After yesterday’s EIA-inspired hullabaloo, oil is looking lower. Here are seven things to consider on this ...
Mark Carney: EU exit is ‘biggest domestic risk’
March 9th, 2016
The possibility of Britain leaving the EU is the “biggest domestic risk to financial stability”, Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said. He told the Treasury Committee that an exit vote could create economic uncertainty, although he added ...
Deutsche Börse announces new leadership structure within Market Data + Services
March 9th, 2016
Deutsche Börse Group today announced changes in the leadership structure of its Market Data + Services (MD+S) business area, which is part of the recently created division “IT & Operations, Data & New Asset Classes”, headed by Deputy Group ...
ISIS ‘making millions’ by gaming forex markets
March 4th, 2016
The militant group that calls itself Islamic State (ISIS) is exploiting national banking operations in Iraq and could be making up to $25 million a month in Middle Eastern money markets, according to experts. Speaking to a U.K. parliamentary ...
Swiss bank Credit Suisse warns the eurozone could collapse in case of a European recession
March 3rd, 2016
Credit Suisse recently warned the eurozone could collapse in the event of a fresh downturn or recession in Europe. Economists at the Swiss bank in a research note titled “Close to the edge” said the recession would unleash a ...
Biggest Indian Bank Surges Most in Seven Years on Capital Boost
March 2nd, 2016
RBI allows banks’ property values to be added to core capital Change in capital rules to align with Basel III standards: RBI State Bank of India shares surged the most in almost seven years, leading a rally in the ...
Asia mostly higher with Nikkei leading the pack
March 2nd, 2016
Asian markets rose Wednesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index leading the way after a strong finish on Wall Street overnight. The Japanese benchmark index was up 4.26 percent, with the yen hovering near the 114 handle against the dollar, after falling ...
Eurozone unemployment rate falls to 10.3%
March 1st, 2016
Unemployment in the eurozone fell for a third consecutive month in January, dropping to its lowest rate since August 2011. Eurostat, the EU’s statistical agency, said the jobless rate in the 19-country eurozone declined to 10.3% in January from 10.4% ...
Stocks Limp to End Weak February
March 1st, 2016
Investors remain cautious, as officials guide China’s currency to weakest level in three weeks February’s rally faded Monday, as the Dow industrials hung on to post a small gain for the month while the S&P 500 slipped into negative ...
Global regulators may propose rules for fintech: FSB’s Carney
February 29th, 2016
Global regulators may propose rules to prevent “fintech” innovations from destabilizing the broader financial system, the G20‘s Financial Stability Board said on Saturday. FSB Chairman Mark Carney said in a letter to central bankers and finance ministers from the ...