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$9 Trillion Question Is How Tighter Fed Will Impact the World
February 13th, 2015
When Group of 20 finance ministers this week urged the Federal Reserve to “minimize negative spillovers” from potential interest-rate increases, they omitted a key figure: $9 trillion. That’s the amount owed in dollars by non-bank borrowers outside the U.S., ...
Asian shares jump on Ukraine ceasefire, Greek hopes
February 13th, 2015
Asian shares soared on Friday on news of a ceasefire accord in Ukraine, while Sweden’s surprise move to cut its main rate into negative territory and hopes of a resolution between debt-strapped Greece and its creditors burnished risk appetite. MSCI’s broadest index ...
Asia stocks, euro fall as Greek uncertainty saps confidence
February 12th, 2015
Asian stocks and the euro fell on Thursday as markets erred on the side of caution over the ongoing Greek debt negotiations amid conflicting headlines on progress in the talks. The uncertainty is expected to be highlighted in a ...
Stocks, currencies wary of Greek confusion
February 11th, 2015
Asian stock markets turned cautious on Wednesday while the U.S. dollar crept higher as looming euro zone meetings to discuss the Greek debt crisis threatened to produce more confusion than clarity. Euro zone finance ministers meet later on Wednesday and EU leaders on Thursday, ...
ICAP plc – Trading Statement
February 10th, 2015
Positive momentum in new Electronic and Post Trade initiatives Activity on EBS increased significantly as FX market volatility rose sharply Global Broking impacted by a reduction in bank client activity Cost savings programme remains on track ICAP plc (IAP.L), ...
Apple Goes Ahead With Swiss Franc Bond Sale
February 10th, 2015
Deal Will Be Apple’s Second Bond Sale Outside of the U.S. Apple Inc. was poised to complete a Swiss-franc bond sale on Tuesday, taking advantage of the country’s record-low borrowing costs. The company was seeking to raise at least 1 ...
If You Listen Carefully, The Bankers Are Actually Telling Us What Is Going To Happen Next
February 10th, 2015
Are we on the verge of a major worldwide economic downturn? Well, if recent warnings from prominent bankers all over the world are to be believed, that may be precisely what we are facing in the months ahead. As ...
Central Banks Move to Drive Down Currencies, Yielding Domino Effect
February 9th, 2015
The central-bank stimulus spree of 2015 has the look of a global currency war. In quick succession, countries representing about a third of the world’s economic output—from the eurozone to China, Australia and Canada—have taken steps that have driven ...
HSBC files show how Swiss bank helped clients dodge taxes and hide millions (Video)
February 9th, 2015
Data in massive cache of leaked secret bank account files lift lid on questionable practices at subsidiary of one of world’s biggest financial institutions. HSBC’s Swiss banking arm helped wealthy customers dodge taxes and conceal millions of dollars of ...
Asian markets mostly down on China exports
February 9th, 2015
Asian markets traded mostly lower on Monday as surprisingly weak trade data from the world’s second largest economy, China, dented investor confidence. Figures released on Sunday showed exports were up 3.3% in January from a year ago, while imports ...
