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The declining interest rate cap
November 17th, 2015
Believe it or not, one of the topics in economics that confuses macroeconomists is the actual role of interest rates. For the most part they just assume that an interest rate is the cost of money, the price of ...
Tuesday, November 17: OSB Commodities & Equity Indices Cheat Sheet & Key Levels
November 17th, 2015
OSB Commodities & Equity Indices Cheat Sheet & Key Levels for November 17. Gold Open 1087.90, High 1097.40 Low 1080.50, Close 1083.60, 0.25% Changed. Silver Open 14.27, High 14.42…View table below
Intercontinental Exchange to acquire Trayport from BGC Partners and GFI for $650 million in stock
November 17th, 2015
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Trayport for $650 million in ICE common stock. Trayport is a subsidiary of GFI Group, which ...
U.S. Stocks Rally, Led by Energy Sector
November 17th, 2015
Traditional haven investments such as gold and government bonds tick higher Markets broadly shook off concerns stemming from the deadly terror attacks in Paris, even as oil prices rose on the prospect of greater violence in the Middle East. ...
No Serious Financial Repercussions from the Paris Attacks? Don’t Be Too Sure
November 16th, 2015
Global sentiment might switch decisively from “risk-on” to “risk-off” with far-reaching consequences. Goldman Sachs has helpfully announced that any financial repercussions from the attacks in Paris will be short-lived, and the political repercussions will be medium-term: Increased uncertainty likely ...
Monday, November 16: OSB Commodities & Equity Indices Cheat Sheet & Key Levels
November 16th, 2015
OSB Commodities & Equity Indices Cheat Sheet & Key Levels for November 16. Gold Open 0.00, High 1088.00 Low 1078.20, Close 1080.90, -0.01% Changed. Silver Open 14.25, High 14.35…View table below
RBI’s Defence of Rupee Depletes Forex by USD 1.90 Billion
November 16th, 2015
The central bank’s attempts to arrest the fall in the rupee’s value due to domestic political uncertainty and a strengthening US dollar drained $1.90 billion from India’s foreign exchange (Forex) kitty, experts said on Saturday. Overall, the Forex reserves ...
Asia Pacific shares fall sharply in wake of Paris attacks and Japanese recession
November 16th, 2015
Global security concerns saw the euro hit a six-month low and stocks were sold off around the region as Japan entered a ‘quintuple dip’ recession Stock markets in Asia Pacific have fallen sharply in the wake of the Paris terror ...
Friday, November 13: OSB Commodities & Equity Indices Cheat Sheet & Key Levels
November 13th, 2015
OSB Commodities & Equity Indices Cheat Sheet & Key Levels for November 13. Gold Open 1085.40, High 1089.00 Low 1073.00, Close 1081.00, -0.36% Changed. Silver Open 14.28, High 14.47…View table below
Foreign investors warn China e-trading proposal could sink Stock Connect
November 13th, 2015
Draft rules to curb high-speed trading blamed for China’s summer stock market crash could kill off billions of dollars of investment into China, global banks and investors have told Chinese regulators in a letter. Industry participants who signed off ...