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PwC economists reveal predictions for 2016
January 11th, 2016
G7 to grow at fastest rate since 2010, led by US and UK Geopolitics (rather than economics) will top policymakers’ agendas Commodity prices will remain lower for longer End of the Eurozone crisis African population to rise in 2016 ...
Gold in 2016
January 8th, 2016
Advance signs of a global slump in economic activity emerged in 2015. Furthermore, the dollar’s strength, coupled with widening credit spreads confirms a global tendency for dollar-denominated debt to contract. These developments typically precede an economic and financial crisis ...
Greece’s economic crisis goes on, like an odyssey without end
January 7th, 2016
When Stavros Staikos thinks of the year ahead, he expresses dread. Although stoic in demeanour, the retired merchant seaman struggles to be upbeat about his country and his own circumstances. “It’s hard to be optimistic,” he says, waiting his ...
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 ...
Bitcoin is one of 2015’s biggest winners
December 30th, 2015
Gold is down nearly 10 percent, major U.S. stock indexes are roughly flat and energy commodities have nearly all fallen more than 30 percent: It’s been a tough year for investors. And while individual stocks have seen big pops ...
Spain and Italy receive economic recovery boost
December 29th, 2015
Spanish shops are now hiring at pre-crisis levels, while business confidence is also holding up in Italy, according to official figures. Spain’s national statistics agency said retail hiring in November grew 1.8% on last year, the fastest rate since ...
What Investors May Expect in 2016
December 17th, 2015
2016 is expected to be a trying year for the financial markets and global economy as a whole. Several analysts are predicting a stock market crash, while others are forecasting a deeper recession in Europe. While there’s no way ...
Greece: Market concerned about gov’t stability
December 14th, 2015
The government and the country’s international creditors have reached an agreement on the second list of 13 milestones that will lead to the disbursement of the sub-tranche of 1 billion euros by the end of the year. In addition, ...
ECB: Greek banks won’t need even more recapitalisation
December 1st, 2015
Greek banks will not need any further recapitalisation after the latest round, in which the European Central Bank put their additional capital needs at 14.4 billion euros, the ECB’s Monetary Policy Strategy division head Rasmus Rueffer said. The recapitalisation ...
