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Japan shares clear 18-year peak, dollar firm
June 24th, 2015
Asia shares were trying to score a sixth session of gains on Wednesday as investors chose to be optimistic on the chances of a Greek debt deal, while the dollar held firm as the prospect of U.S. rate rises ...
Asian shares bolstered by hopes for Greek deal
June 23rd, 2015
Asian shares rose on Tuesday after Greece‘s latest budget proposals raised hopes it would stave off a debt default and reach a deal with lenders later this week. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was up ...
EU-Greece negotiations are at the finish line
June 22nd, 2015
After five months of high drama, debt negotiations between the leftist government in Greece and its official lenders – the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund, and the European Central Bank – are near the finish line. On June ...
Access to the Financial Sector: A Global Perspective
June 22nd, 2015
The availability of a bank account is a big help to individuals, and to an economy. For the individual, it provides safety for saving, a channel for receiving and making payments, and the possibility of getting a loan at ...
Lindsey Williams, Martin Armstrong And Alex Jones All Warn About What Is Coming In The Fall Of 2015
June 22nd, 2015
Not since the financial crash of 2008 have so many prominent people issued such urgent warnings about a specific time period. Almost daily now, really big names are coming out with chilling predictions about what they believe is going ...
Nasdaq closes at record high
June 19th, 2015
Good news for anyone who bought tech stocks on March 10, 2000. You’re finally making money! The Nasdaq soared 1.3% Thursday to an intraday record of 5,143.32, topping the previous all-time high of 5,132.52 from more than 15 years ago. The ...
FIFA, Iran, HSBC Top To-Do List for Swiss Prosecutor
June 18th, 2015
After winning re-election as Switzerland’s Attorney-General on Wednesday, Michael Lauber went straight back to work. Not that he had much choice with a to-do list that’s getting longer by the day. Swiss authorities last week opened a probe into ...
Libor Brokers Called Hayes Berating ‘Very Upsetting’ in Messages
June 17th, 2015
Thomas Hayes, the former UBS Group AG and Citigroup Inc., trader accused of rigging Libor, berated brokers and colleagues when things didn’t go his way, according to messages shown to jurors by prosecutors. Hayes communicated daily with interdealer brokers, ...
A record $9 billion penalty levied against BNP Paribas SA
June 16th, 2015
A record $9 billion penalty levied against BNP Paribas SA for violating U.S. economic sanctions Terrorism Victims Seek Part of BNP Penalty Large contingency lost family or were injured in 1998 embassy bombings The record penalty is morphing into ...
Bank of Russia on fine-tuning FX swap auctions
June 16th, 2015
The Central Bank of Russian Federation has issued an announcement regarding: From 16 June 2015, the Bank of Russia supplemented its system of monetary policy instruments with USD/RUB and EUR/RUB buy/sell fine-tuning FX swap auctions from 1 to 2 ...
