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Deutsche Bank to Face British Lawsuit Over High-Speed Trading
January 19th, 2016
Deutsche Bank, already troubled by lawsuits and official investigations, faces another challenge. A group of lawyers said on Monday that they planned to sue the company in British court, accusing the bank of using high-speed trading software to profit in foreign ...
Italian Banks Lead European Decliners on Bad-Loan Concerns
January 19th, 2016
Italy’s government has been struggling to set up a bad bank Country’s bad loans reached 201 billion euros in November Italian banks dropped in Milan, leading declines in the European Stoxx 600 Banks Index, reflecting investor concerns about lenders’ ...
FXCM Inc (FXCM) Drops 5.61% on January 18
January 19th, 2016
FXCM Inc (FXCM) was one of the Russell 2000’s biggest losers for Monday January 18 as the stock slid 5.61% to $12.95, a loss of $-0.77 per share. Starting at an opening price of $13.24 a share, the stock traded ...
ECB policymakers divided over China risks
January 15th, 2016
Policymakers at the European Central Bank disagreed at their last meeting over how big a threat turmoil in China and other emerging markets pose to Europe’s modest economic recovery. The result of the Dec. 3 debate, for which a ...
Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5% and the size of the Asset Purchase Programme at £375 billion
January 14th, 2016
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy in order to meet the 2% inflation target and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. At its meeting ending on 13 January 2016, the ...
World Economic Forum in Davos: What is the theme of this year’s annual meeting
January 14th, 2016
Davos Set to Provide an Alpine View on the World’s Hot Spots China, Saudi Arabia, U.S. sending high-level emissaries `Geopolitical risks are becoming much more relevant’ The organizers of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland want attendees ...
China’s downturn could affect law firms
January 13th, 2016
The slowing Chinese economy will have a big impact on the Australian economy that could flow on to law firms, according to industry experts. Commonwealth Bank associate director economics Diana Mousina said the Australian economy is doing well domestically, but ...
China names central bank deputy governor as new forex boss
January 13th, 2016
China’s cabinet has named Pan Gongsheng, a deputy governor of the country’s central bank, as its new top foreign exchange regulator to manage the country’s currency reserves and steer yuan reforms. Pan will replace Yi Gang as head of ...
When OPEC cuts output, oil prices will begin to climb
January 13th, 2016
While the consensus view is the the oil price will go even lower yet, once production is reduced it will start rising again. There’s a very good reason why the price of oil keeps falling – there’s no real need to buy it. ...
Bear Market: The Average U.S. Stock Is Already Down More Than 20 Percent
January 12th, 2016
The stock market is in far worse shape than we are being told. As you will see in this article, the average U.S. stock is already down more than 20 percent from the peak of the market. But of ...
