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China stock exchanges step up crackdown on short-selling
August 4th, 2015
China stepped up its crackdown on short-selling of shares on Tuesday, unveiling rules that make it harder for speculators to profit from hourly price changes, as some of the nation’s major brokerages suspended their short-selling businesses. China’s stock exchanges ...
Can Turkey compete with France for Iranian market?
August 3rd, 2015
The anticipated removal of sanctions on Iran opens up wide political and economic opportunities for that country’s authorities. A number of European countries are already expressing great interest in Iran’s economy. One of them is France. The visit of ...
KPMG forms alliance with alternative finance provider
August 3rd, 2015
Professional services firm KPMG has formed an alliance with an alternative finance provider to help more small businesses access the finance and advice they need to accelerate their growth. The partnership between the Big Four firm and MarketInvoice will ...
Bailout Money Goes to Greece, Only to Flow Out Again
August 3rd, 2015
The Greek businessman was nervous as he carried a suitcase stuffed with cash through security at the Athens airport a few months ago. But the distracted and overworked officials waved him through. A few hours later the man touched ...
Securities watchdog probes automated trading
August 3rd, 2015
China‘s securities watchdog is investigating the impact of automated trading on share markets, as authorities step up a crackdown on what they regard as heavy speculative selling that could destabilize the world’s second-largest economy. China’s main share markets, both ...
Greek Financial Markets to Open as Talks With Creditors Continue
August 3rd, 2015
Greek financial markets reopen on Monday after a five-week suspension as talks continue with creditors on austerity measures and reforms required for a third bailout. Local traders will be able to buy stocks, bonds, derivatives and warrants under certain conditions, according ...
Fed To Markets: You’re STILL Too Easy To Fool!
July 31st, 2015
These days no matter what the Federal Reserve actually says, the markets respond like dogs sensing a piece of bacon coming their way. This is so for several reasons: 1) The world is vastly overleveraged, which terrifies investors and ...
Gold could sink to $800: Yamada
July 31st, 2015
Gold just can’t get a bid. The precious metal fell near 5½-year lows on Thursday after the second-quarter GDP number showed the U.S. economy is growing at a steady rate and comments from Fed Chair Janet Yellen on Wednesday pointed ...
Asian shares edge up, wary of China volatility
July 31st, 2015
Asia markets record monthly loss after China drop U.S. GDP data reinforces bets that Fed is on track to hike Nikkei down after Japanese data disappoints Gold, copper record losses on stronger dollar Asian shares inched higher on ...
China’s 1929 moment
July 30th, 2015
Anyone with a nose for markets will tell you that the Chinese government’s attempt to rescue the country’s stock markets from collapse is far from succeeding. Bubbles collapse, period; and government interventions don’t stop them. Furthermore, we are beginning ...