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Portugal Is Potentially A Very Big Deal
November 11th, 2015
Portugal has entered a phase change, with potentially huge ramifications. After handing a parliamentary majority to a coalition of leftist (i.e., anti-austerity, anti-euro, anti-NATO) parties, and then trying to prevent them forming a government, the country now looks likely ...
David Cameron sets out EU reform goals
November 10th, 2015
David Cameron has outlined his four goals for reforming the UK’s membership of the EU, including restrictions on benefits for people coming to the UK. He said Britain faced a “huge decision” in the in/out referendum promised before the ...
HSBC hopes to leapfrog rivals with new China partnership
November 10th, 2015
HSBC to use JV to tap China’s onshore bond market Foreign rivals on restrictive licences have made little inroad HSBC will have full control of JV and broader licence Risk of rising defaults in slowing Chinese economy HSBC is ...
Greece, Creditors Said to Need a Few More Days to Reach Aid Pact
November 9th, 2015
Update: Greece and its European Union creditors need a few more days to reach an agreement that would release an aid payment of 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion), according to an EU official with knowledge of the talks. The ...
CySec issued a Circular regarding National Risk Assessment of Anti Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing Measures
November 4th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the financial regulator of Cyprus, has issued a Circular to inform Regulated Entities the following: 1) National Risk Assessment (‘NRA’) In accordance with the international standards set by the Financial Action Task ...
Oil prices slide on profit-taking, but supply risks support
November 4th, 2015
Oil prices slipped in thin trading on Wednesday as investors took profits from the previous session’s rally, while potential supply disruptions in the United States, Brazil and Libya curbed losses. Brent futures for December delivery had fallen 4 cents ...
China raises central rate for yuan by largest amount in a decade
November 2nd, 2015
China raised the central parity rate of the yuan by 341 basis points to 6.3154 against the US dollar on Monday (2 November), the largest amount by far on a single day in a decade. The move comes at ...
Scariest Events from the Financial World: 2000 to Present
October 30th, 2015
It’s no secret that the global financial markets offers a ton of opportunity, but can be equally as scary. There are so many factors at play in the free flow of trillions of dollars each day that it’s ...
These are the 18 best countries in the world for starting and running a business
October 29th, 2015
The World Bank’s Doing Business 2016 report is just out — it’s the most authoritative source in the world for which countries are most friendly to entrepreneurs, and where’s it’s least onerous to keep an enterprise running. We’ve laid ...
US Stock Market Regained The Lead In Last Week’s Rally
October 26th, 2015
US stocks reclaimed the top spot in last week’s performance race for the major assets classes, based on a set of proxy ETFs. The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) gained 1.7% for the five trading days through Oct. ...
