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Russia Abandons PetroDollar By Opening Reserve Fund
January 16th, 2015
2015 has not been good to Russia; the spread between Brent and WTI is gone in anticipation of US exports and both benchmarks have flirted with sub $45 prices. A hostage to such prices, the ruble has yet to ...
Cyprus: a Recovery in Progress
January 15th, 2015
Cyprus’s banks all passed the European Central Bank’s stress tests, a result that is indicative of the recovery that is under way in the country’s financial sector. However, for these institutions to return to full health they must tackle ...
Swiss Stocks Tumble, European Equities Rise After SNB
January 15th, 2015
Stocks in Switzerland tumbled, led by the nation’s exporters, while the Euro Stoxx 50 Index rose, after the Swiss National Bank (SNBN) unexpectedly ended its minimum exchange rate. The Swiss Market Index plummeted 8.7 percent at 2:14 p.m. in ...
EU legal advisor supports ECB’s bond purchase plan
January 15th, 2015
EU Advocate General Cruz Villalon on Wednesday gave legal support to the European Central Bank (ECB) plan to purchase government bonds as an attempt to remedy the financial crisis in the Eurozone. The Outright Monetary Transactions program sets economic ...
Cinnober selected to receive EU funding for disruptive client clearing technology
January 14th, 2015
The European Commission recognizes need for real-time risk margining, multi-asset client clearing solution for the banking sector The European Commission has announced that Cinnober has been chosen to receive financial support to develop a real-time risk margining and multi-asset ...
Russia faces wave of bankruptcies if interest rates don’t fall
January 13th, 2015
The pressure is building on Vladimir Putin: Russia will be hit by a wave of bankruptcies unless it cuts interest rates very soon, a top financial official warned Monday. Anatoly Aksakov, president of Russia’s regional banking association and deputy ...
Russia’s credit rating likely to be downgraded to junk
January 12th, 2015
Standard & Poor’s is going to revise Russia’s sovereign credit rating with a “negative” outlook. The agency made the decision to revise Russia’s credit in late 2014. According to the agency, the flexibility of Russia’s monetary policy has been declining steadily. ...
Greece will need EU/IMF consent to cover funding needs via T-bills
January 12th, 2015
Greece‘s leftist opposition Syriza party will need EU/IMF approval to issue short-term debt to cover funding needs in the first quarter if it takes power after a January 25 election, the finance ministry said on Monday. Syriza, which is ...
Bulgarian regulator to fine KPMG over Corpbank audit
January 9th, 2015
A Bulgarian regulator said on Thursday it will fine the global accounting firm KPMG and two of its employees, saying they did not properly vet the books of Corporate Commercial Bank before it was hit by a run on ...
Execs of Credit Suisse’s China partner summoned
January 7th, 2015
The parent of Founder Securities, Credit Suisse AG‘s brokerage venture partner in China, said four of its executives were ordered to cooperate with an official investigation, stirring concerns as a dispute heats up with a major shareholder. Neither Founder ...
