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HKEX to Introduce Options on Three More Blue Chips on 10 April
March 16th, 2017
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) will introduce options on Hang Seng Index constituents AAC Technologies, Geely Automotive and Link REIT on Monday, 10 April 2017 to further strengthen its options market. The Link options will be HKEX’s ...
Bank of Israel keeps the interest rate unchanged
February 28th, 2017
Inflation data: The Consumer Price Index for January declined by 0.2 percent, in line with the average of forecasters’ projections. There were seasonal declines this month in the clothing and footwear component (9.2 percent), in the housing component (0.5 ...
Global (economic) warming
February 26th, 2017
If the economy was on its uppers, Trumpenomics could be reasonably compared with Reaganomics. But that is not the case. The economy is operating close to capacity, ….any further fiscal and monetary expansion will begin to create …. economic ...
Dollar hits two-week high vs yen on U.S.-Japan summit relief
February 13th, 2017
The dollar rose to a two-week high versus the yen on Monday, with the market breathing a sigh of relief as the closely watched two-day U.S.-Japan summit held over the weekend was seen to have ended smoothly. U.S. President ...
Price controls and propaganda
February 5th, 2017
Most economists agree on one thing; price controls do not work. Many go on to say they create shortages of goods, which inevitably drives black market prices even higher than they would otherwise be. Price controls were last tried ...
US Dollar Predicted to Turn Higher
January 31st, 2017
The Dollar has struggled through the course of 2017 as the solid run higher noted in late 2016 fades. There are a number of cause being attributed for the weakness; yet as we note in this piece consensus is ...
The week ahead for Pound Sterling to Euro
January 30th, 2017
Pound Sterling trades at 1.1731 at the beginning of the new week based on general static market conditions. The currency of UK generally has reported a rise for two weeks against the Euro, despite a fell back of the ...
Arab National Bank to open derivatives trading unit
January 26th, 2017
The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority has given its approval for Arab National Bank to establish a Special Purpose Vehicle for its financial derivatives activities. The bank will establish a 100 per cent fully-owned subsidiary located in the Cayman Islands, ...
Inflation to Hurt UK Consumers in 2017?
January 9th, 2017
Ever since the onset of the financial crisis nearly a decade ago, central banks have been struggling to revive inflationary pressures mostly through easy monetary policy. After all, rising prices can shore up demand and allow businesses to rake ...
Outlook for 2017
December 26th, 2016
We exit 2016 on a tide of investor optimism. At long last, there will be a businessman in charge of the US economy in the form of a new president, and the stimulation he will provide is of tax ...