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A Recent Surge of Leveraged Loans Rattles Regulators
November 5th, 2014
As regulators hunt for the next financial bubble, they are homing in on an obscure corner of Wall Street: the debt market where Tom Shannon’s company, a chain of flashy bowling alleys, recently borrowed nearly half a billion dollars. ...
China October HSBC Services PMI Falls to 52.9, Three-Month Low
November 5th, 2014
Growth in China’s services sector weakened further in October as new business cooled, a private survey showed on Wednesday, reinforcing signs of a gradual economic slowdown that could prod the government to unveil fresh stimulus measures. The services purchasing ...
Is Better Communication Longer and More Complex?
November 4th, 2014
Twenty years ago, when the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee wanted to change interest rates, it didn’t make any announcement. It just took action, and market participants observe those actions. Mark Wynne of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas ...
Most People Cannot Even Imagine That An Economic Collapse Is Coming
November 3rd, 2014
The idea that the United States is on the brink of a horrifying economic crash is absolutely inconceivable to most Americans. After all, the economy has been relatively stable for quite a few years and the stock market continues ...
How Will The Stock Market React To The End Of Quantitative Easing?
October 31st, 2014
It is widely expected that the Federal Reserve is going to announce the end of quantitative easing this week. Will this represent a major turning point for the stock market? As you will see below, since 2008 stocks have ...
Banker in Middle of Fight Between Goldman Sachs and Libya
October 30th, 2014
The emergence of Jaber George Jabbour in a battle between Libya’s sovereign wealth fund and Goldman Sachs reveals the complex relationship between banks and public sector entities. As an analyst at Goldman Sachs, Jaber George Jabbour learned the intricacies ...
China can cut 2015 GDP growth target to seven percent
October 29th, 2014
China can cut its economic growth target to 7 percent next year without hurting its labor market, the World Bank said on Wednesday even as it urged Beijing to get rid of rigid growth objectives. At its thrice-yearly review ...
Laiki and the European Central Bank in the New York Times
October 27th, 2014
The bankruptcy and accumulated debts of the Laiki Bank were a key element of the Cyprus financial crisis. A recent article (“To Restore Confidence in Economy, A Test of Europe’s Bank’s”, October 17) in The New York Times discusses ...
Fed to stress-test banks with housing scenarios
October 24th, 2014
The Federal Reserve said it will scrutinize how 31 large U.S. banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc., would respond to a plunge in equity and housing prices and a sharp downturn in the global economy. The ...
Skill set needed to make Cyprus a Strong Fund Jurisdiction
October 23rd, 2014
Despite the current financial crisis and recession that we are experiencing, one industry that stands out, is resilient, and is growing is the Financial Services. Despite the reputational damage that we suffered following the events of March 2013, many ...