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It’s Germany vs. Greece, And The Very Survival Of The Eurozone Is At Stake
February 20th, 2015
Is this the beginning of the end for the eurozone? On Thursday, Germany rejected a Greek request for a six-month loan extension. The Germans insisted that the Greek proposal did not require the Greeks to adhere to the austerity ...
ESMA publishes annual report and supervisory focus for CRAs and TRs
February 17th, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today an annual report (Report) on its direct supervisory activities in 2014 regarding credit rating agencies (CRAs) and trade repositories (TR). The report summarises the key actions taken during 2014 ...
$9 Trillion Question Is How Tighter Fed Will Impact the World
February 13th, 2015
When Group of 20 finance ministers this week urged the Federal Reserve to “minimize negative spillovers” from potential interest-rate increases, they omitted a key figure: $9 trillion. That’s the amount owed in dollars by non-bank borrowers outside the U.S., ...
If You Listen Carefully, The Bankers Are Actually Telling Us What Is Going To Happen Next
February 10th, 2015
Are we on the verge of a major worldwide economic downturn? Well, if recent warnings from prominent bankers all over the world are to be believed, that may be precisely what we are facing in the months ahead. As ...
Bottom Line for S&P 500 Is Top Line as Price-Sales Ratio Expands
February 9th, 2015
The bottom line for this bull market may turn out to be the top line. After a six-year run in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, corporate revenue, not corporate profits, is flashing red. Judged against sales, the index ...
It Is About To Get Ugly: Oil Is Crashing And So Is Greece
February 5th, 2015
The price of oil collapsed by more than 8 percent on Wednesday, and a decision by the European Central Bank has Greece at the precipice of a complete and total financial meltdown. What a difference 24 hours can make. ...
SIX selects UnaVista as partner for its Swiss derivative trade repository solution
February 5th, 2015
In response to banks’ demand, SIX Securities Services Ltd is to establish a central trade repository for derivative transactions in Switzerland. The service from SIX will use the reporting technology of London Stock Exchange Group’s (LSEG) UnaVista platform. The solution ...
‘Currency war’ to be ‘lose-lose’ game: Strategist (video)
February 4th, 2015
With each fresh headline of a central bank cutting interest rates comes rising concerns over the global race to the bottom. As the U.S. contemplates coming off policies that suppressed the dollar’s value, its counterparts are heading in the ...
Greeks fly in for debt showdown
February 2nd, 2015
The anti-austerity Greek finance minister is to meet with chancellor George Osborne today as part of a Europe-wide charm offensive to win over creditors and fellow politicians. Investment bank Lazard has been hired by the Greek government to advise ...
Commodity currencies feel heat; dollar, yen, euro stable
January 30th, 2015
Commodity currencies nursed hefty losses on Friday, as investors sent the Australian dollar to 5 1/2 year lows as they bet on the Australian central bank reducing interest rates when it meets next week. While currencies from energy and resource producing countries, such ...
