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Greece Latest: New payouts and the start of debt relief talks may delay
March 3rd, 2016
Euro zone, IMF split over how much Greece needs to reform Euro zone lenders and the International Monetary Fund disagree over how much more Greece needs to do to reform its economy, a dispute that may delay new payouts ...
Swiss Economy Returns to Growth as Franc Shock Overcome
March 2nd, 2016
Fourth-quarter GDP rose 0.4% vs estimate for 0.1% increase SNB expects growth to accelerate in 2016 versus last year The Swiss economy returned to growth at the end of last year as it fought off the impact of a ...
Asian shares consolidate, oil swings higher
February 17th, 2016
Asian shares were taking a breather on Wednesday after two sessions of solid gains, while oil prices swung higher as the market reconsidered the chances of a meaningful deal to restrict supply later in the year. The mood was ...
ECB policymakers divided over China risks
January 15th, 2016
Policymakers at the European Central Bank disagreed at their last meeting over how big a threat turmoil in China and other emerging markets pose to Europe’s modest economic recovery. The result of the Dec. 3 debate, for which a ...
Switzerland Weathers the Superstrong Franc
January 15th, 2016
It was in a small, wood-paneled boardroom overlooking Lake Zurich that Thomas Jordan and his colleagues at the Swiss National Bank made a decision that caught global markets unawares, infuriated Swiss industrial leaders, and tipped the economy dangerously close ...
Greece exits deflation after 33 months, uptick seen sustainable
January 14th, 2016
Greece emerged from 33 months of deflation in December, finally seeing some price rises after a bruising period of economic decline and political upheaval. Inflation calculated to European Union norms rose 0.4 percent in December, topping forecasts, data from ...
Multipolarity: The Next Step After Globalization?
January 14th, 2016
The world economy during the last few decades has experienced “globalization,” a broad and admittedly vague term which refers among other factors to a rise in the ratio of world exports to world GDP, as well as the pattern ...
Cyprus: Haircut battle due to kick off within weeks
January 4th, 2016
A GRAND Chamber comprising 15 judges of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) will hear a number of appeals brought by Cypriot bank depositors, who lost their money in the March 2013 ‘haircut’ against the European Commission and the ...
The 25 financial events that shaped the year 2015
December 30th, 2015
As we are close to move from year 2015 to year 2016, OneStopBrokers has collected and presents the major Financial events happened in 2015. 2015 was a year that the Eurozone was almost collapsed. We all witnessed a possible ...
Shares climb, dollar dips as Fed prepares to lift rates
December 16th, 2015
Shares and bond markets rose and the dollar dipped on Wednesday, as investors readied for what is expected to be the first rise in U.S. interest rates in almost a decade. After more than a year of posturing and ...
