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The U.S. Dollar Has Already Caused A Global Recession And Now The Fed Is Going To Make It Worse
November 24th, 2015
The 7th largest economy on the entire planet, Brazil, has been gripped by a horrifying recession, as has much of the rest of South America. But it isn’t just South America that is experiencing a very serious economic downturn. ...
CySec informs on Contribution of CIFs to the Single Resolution Fund and National Resolution Fund
November 23rd, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the Cyprus financial regulatory authority, has issued today a circular to inform Cyprus Investment Firms about their contribution the Single Resolution Fund and National Resolution Fund. CySec’s Circular informs in relation to ...
Piraeus Bank fails to get needed private funding
November 23rd, 2015
Greece’s second largest lender by assets Piraeus Bank SA announced on Saturday that it didn’t manage to raise all the funds needed from private investors, after capital shortfalls outlined by the European Central Bank in October. This means that ...
Is Anybody Okay Out There?
November 20th, 2015
In normal times, the world’s major economies are a mixed bag. Some are up, some are down, some are placid, some are in crisis. It’s only at the boom/bust extremes that everyone finds themselves in more-or-less the same boat. ...
Greek banks: Recap offers are oversubscribed
November 19th, 2015
Greece: Banks National and Alpha are likely to announce the successful completion of their share capital increases on Thursday, following Eurobank’s announcement on Wednesday to the same effect, while Piraeus is keeping its book of offers open. It is ...
Greece secures deal on next portion of bailout cash
November 18th, 2015
Greece has secured a tentative deal with the eurozone to unlock the latest tranche of financial aid. The two sides have agreed a batch of reforms that will be presented to the Greek Parliament on Thursday. The eurozone countries ...
RBI’s Defence of Rupee Depletes Forex by USD 1.90 Billion
November 16th, 2015
The central bank’s attempts to arrest the fall in the rupee’s value due to domestic political uncertainty and a strengthening US dollar drained $1.90 billion from India’s foreign exchange (Forex) kitty, experts said on Saturday. Overall, the Forex reserves ...
Even Small, Well-Run Countries Can’t Escape The Currency War
November 13th, 2015
The old saying “When elephants fight, the grass gets trampled” captures perfectly the dilemma of the world’s non-superpowers. From Brazil to Thailand to non-eurozone Europe, the currency war raging between the leading economies is creating collateral damage. ...
Foreign investors warn China e-trading proposal could sink Stock Connect
November 13th, 2015
Draft rules to curb high-speed trading blamed for China’s summer stock market crash could kill off billions of dollars of investment into China, global banks and investors have told Chinese regulators in a letter. Industry participants who signed off ...
Gold demand rises 8% in third quarter
November 12th, 2015
Global gold demand rose 8% in the third quarter, boosted by buying from retail investors in key regions scooping up cheaper metal after it fell in price, said the World Gold Council Thursday. Consumption of the precious metal was ...
