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Greek Stock Market on Course to Reopen as ECB Gives Assent
July 29th, 2015
The reopening of the Athens stock market is one step closer. The European Central Bank on Tuesday approved proposals for trading rules to end the four-week closure, according to a spokeswoman for the Athens Stock Exchange. The timing of ...
IMF reports: Euro Area Recovering, But Lasting Growth Requires Collective Push
July 28th, 2015
Euro area recovering but stronger growth needed to boost jobs More balanced policy mix can generate large growth dividends Cleaning up bad bank loans can help support more lending and investment The euro area recovery is strengthening, but the ...
Asian shares slip on weak data, dollar strong
July 23rd, 2015
Asian shares edged lower on Thursday as mixed regional data and overnight declines on Wall Street prompted investors to take profits, while the dollar held steady as expectations for a rise in U.S. interest rates were strengthened by buoyant ...
Russia and its oil are likely to be losers in Iran deal
July 17th, 2015
In its negotiations with the United States on any number of geopolitical issues, Russia has become accustomed to playing its “Iran card.” But after the West’s historic nuclear agreement with Iran, some experts are suggesting Russia will have less ...
China Opens Interbank Market to Central Banks, Sovereign Funds
July 14th, 2015
China issued new rules making it easier for foreign central banks, sovereign wealth funds and global financial organizations to access its interbank bond market, the latest step in the opening up of Asia’s largest economy. They will no longer ...
The 75 Trillion Dollar Shadow Banking System Is In Danger Of Collapsing
July 1st, 2015
Keep an eye on the shadow banking system – it is about to be shaken to the core. According to the Financial Stability Board, the size of the global shadow banking system has reached an astounding 75 trillion dollars. It has ...
Shanghai Shenyi Invetsment Co. deploys ORC to enhance Options Trading Capability in China
June 29th, 2015
Orc, the global market leader in electronic trading technology for listed derivatives, today announced that Shanghai ShenYi Investment Co. (ShenYi) has implemented Orc’s Trading Bricks solution to improve trade efficiency for ETF options trading on Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE). ...
HSBC dumps China PMI as Beijing tightens information flows
June 26th, 2015
For those on wanting to understand China there is one economic statistic more closely watched than any other. It’s the Flash Purchasing Managers Index – or PMI – which is released in the last week of every month. The index claims to be ...
MasterCard Continues to Define the Future of Digital Payments
June 22nd, 2015
MasterCard Continues to Define the Future of Digital Payments with Tokenization Support for App, eCommerce and Recurring Payment Card-on-File Programs MasterCard Digital Enablement Service (MDES) Helps Merchants Easily Increase Security and Consumer Convenience when Storing Card Numbers MasterCard announced it ...
What investors need to know and why a Grexit may not matter
June 22nd, 2015
After enjoying a seemingly unstoppable rise since the beginning of 2015, Europe now seems to be in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. With the Greek tragedy lurching from one ‘deadline’ to the next, an exit of the ...
