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Asia markets broadly lower as risk-off sentiment settles in
April 8th, 2016
Asia markets were broadly lower on Friday, after U.S. equities sold off overnight amid renewed concerns over global growth and the effectiveness of central bank policy. Australia’s ASX 200 retraced some of the early losses to trade down 0.4 percent, as ...
Justice Department Sues to Block Halliburton’s Acquisition of Baker Hughes
April 7th, 2016
Merger would eliminate significant head-to-head competition in oilfield services industry The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today seeking to block Halliburton Company’s proposed acquisition of Baker Hughes Inc., alleging that the transaction threatens to eliminate competition, ...
IMF calls for labour market reform to boost jobs
April 7th, 2016
Reforms include higher public spending to help the jobless find work, cutting benefits to encourage the jobless to take low-paid work and cutting taxes The protracted weakness of the global economy has highlighted the need for lower taxes on employment and ...
Saxo Q2 Outlook: A social contract in tatters fuels anti-establishment voices and volatility
April 7th, 2016
A rise in political and social risk is the biggest challenge facing financial markets in Q2 2016 Saxo Bank, the online multi-asset trading and investment specialist, has today published its quarterly outlook for global markets and key trading ideas for the second quarter ...
Catalytic Finance Initiative Brings Together Banks and Investors, Directs $8 Billion in Capital for High-Impact Sustainable Projects
April 6th, 2016
AllianceBernstein, Babson Capital Management, Bank of America, Crédit Agricole CIB, European Investment Bank, HSBC, International Finance Corporation, Mirova and the Aligned Intermediary to Fund Clean Energy Solutions A consortium of leading financial institutions and investors today announced a new partnership ...
Eurozone economic activity ticks up after sharp fall: survey
April 6th, 2016
Eurozone private sector business activity ticked up in March after a sharp fall in February, a closely watched survey showed Tuesday, but the outlook remains clouded. Data monitoring company Markit said its March Composite Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) inched ...
Christine Lagarde: IMF chief says ‘we are on alert’ when assessing risks to global growth
April 6th, 2016
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde amped up calls for stronger action by world’s economies to boost growth, warning that downside risks were increasing without decisive action. In a speech at Goethe University of Frankfurt on 5 April, ...
KPMG’s Transaction Advisory Services achieves ALM Intelligence Vanguard Leader status
April 6th, 2016
KPMG International received a top performance evaluation from ALM Intelligence analysts for its depth of Transaction Advisory Services provided to clients worldwide in 2015. KPMG was seen as one of a few select organizations to earn the prestigious ALM ...
Shinzo Abe Says Countries Must Avoid Competitive Currency Devaluations
April 6th, 2016
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said countries should avoid competitively devaluing their currencies, speaking after the dollar fell to its lowest level against the yen in nearly a year and a half. The yen’s rise against the dollar has accelerated in the first months ...
Can A Divided OPEC Agree On Anything In Doha?
April 6th, 2016
Only two weeks remain until the fated meeting between the OPEC countries and their counterparts from outside the organization, scheduled to take place in the Qatari capital of Doha on the coast of the Persian Gulf. The meeting could ...
