Search Results for: economy
What type of liquidity does Cyprus need?
December 9th, 2014
There has been a lot of discussion recently, especially after the successful outcome from the stress tests of our main banks, that it’s time for the banks to start offering liquidity to the market to fund growth in our ...
Russia Economic Pain Spreads as UBS Cuts Seven Stocks
December 9th, 2014
Russia’s worsening economic crisis is spreading through its corporate bond and stock markets as a tumbling ruble and plunging growth erode confidence in companies recently seen as able to withstand the turmoil. UBS AG cut stock ratings for seven ...
America: The best place to put your money
December 8th, 2014
If you slept through the past five years, you missed a helluva ride for the American stock market. Not only did U.S. equities trounce their depressing performance from last decade, but they left all other major markets in the ...
Netherlands Growth Prospects Remain Subdued
December 8th, 2014
The Dutch Central Bank on Monday said the Netherlands is emerging from a lengthy economic crisis but that growth prospects remain subdued as a result of a weakening global economy. The central bank said it expects Dutch gross domestic ...
European Stocks Fall From 2008 High; Sika, Saint-Gobain Plunge
December 8th, 2014
A slump in construction companies sent European stocks down after a four-week rally. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index slid 0.4 percent to 349.75 at 9:34 a.m. in London after a 1.1 percent increase last week propelled it to its ...
French central bank sees fourth-quarter growth at 0.1 percent
December 8th, 2014
France’s economy is on course to grow 0.1 percent in the final quarter of the year, led by a modest gain in industrial activity, the central bank said on Monday in a second estimate confirming its first. The forecast ...
Asia stocks dip, somber data offsets strong U.S. job numbers
December 8th, 2014
Asian shares were mostly lower on Monday after sobering data highlighted the sluggishness of the region’s key economies and tempered the lift from much stronger-than-expected U.S. employment numbers. Spreadbetters expected a subdued start for European stocks, forecasting Britain’s FTSE .FTSE, Germany’s ...
Shanghai Composite Index Breaks 3,000 for First Time Since 2011
December 8th, 2014
China’s Shanghai Composite Index surpassed 3,000 for the first time since 2011 and a gauge of the nation’s biggest companies headed for a record winning streak on optimism shares will extend their world-beating rally. Citic Securities Co. and Haitong Securities Co., ...
How Did Germany Limit Unemployment in the Recession?
December 8th, 2014
Here’s a puzzle: During the Great Recession, the total contraction in economic output was noticeably larger in Germany than in the United States, but the rise in the unemployment rate was noticeably higher in the United States than in ...
Technical Analysis: Currency pairs – Dec 08
December 8th, 2014
Technical Analysis for December 08, 2014 EUR/USD moves lower once again crossing the last bottom line. The next target will be 1.225 and once it breaks that level it will target 1.2 for the long term. A reversal to ...
