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UK IPO market shrinks 42% post-Referendum
October 25th, 2016
A significant slowdown in the IPO market in the first half of the year has continued through the third quarter as the EU referendum takes its toll, according to Henderson Managed Investment Trusts. Just 32 companies listed on the ...
Switzerland adopts strategic directions to boost its Financial sector
October 25th, 2016
During its meeting on 19 October 2016, the Federal Council adopted a report and laid the foundations for a future-oriented financial market policy. The focus is on five strategic directions that should enable the Swiss financial centre to boost ...
Russia & Saudi Arabia agree to stabilize oil market
October 25th, 2016
Moscow and Riyadh have found common ground on a possible agreement with OPEC and a plan to stabilize oil prices after a meeting in the Saudi capital. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak met with representatives of Saudi Arabia and ...
Asian Stocks Rise With Industrial Metals as Fed Bets Buoy Dollar
October 25th, 2016
Nidec, SK Hynix rally after earnings; Apple reports Tuesday Kospi drops as South Korea tourism threatened by China spat Asian stocks rose to a two-week high and industrial metals advanced, buoyed by a generally upbeat corporate earnings season and ...
Are you thinking to work in UAE? Check the UAE Salary guide 2017
October 24th, 2016
UAE salary guide 2017: How much you can expect to earn in finance, technology, HR and admin Entry salaries for professionals in finance and accounting, financial services, technology and administration sectors are expected to rise an average 2.5 per ...
Fiat money and gold
October 21st, 2016
It is time to revisit the Fiat Money Quantity (FMQ), which totals US dollar money deposited in the banking system, the commercial banks’ money on deposit at the Fed and physical cash. Besides alerting us to how the expansion ...
Asian Stocks Weighed Down by Earnings as Euro Declines With Oil
October 21st, 2016
Crude falls on Russia supply concerns as dollar strengthens Hong Kong’s financial markets shut owing to Typhoon Haima Asian stocks snapped a three-day winning streak as corporate earnings gave cause for caution and the euro sank to its weakest ...
Who Will Exit the EU Next?
October 20th, 2016
The European Union’s future has been up for debate since the Continent’s economic crisis began nearly a decade ago. But questions about the bloc’s path have multiplied in recent years as Greece came close to quitting the eurozone and ...
Asian Stocks Rise With U.S. Futures, Mexican Peso After Debate
October 20th, 2016
Oil near 15-month high on surprise drop in U.S. stockpiles Aussie weakens on jobs data; euro steady ahead of ECB meeting Asian stocks rose with U.S. equity index futures and the Mexican peso as the third and final American ...
Oil rises on reported US crude inventory draw, expected OPEC cut
October 19th, 2016
Oil prices rose early on Wednesday, pushed up by a report of a fall in U.S. crude inventories and an OPEC statement saying a planned production cut was achievable, although analysts warned that Chinese economic data could erode the ...
