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Stocks slip, euro near two-month high as US economy loses steam
April 30th, 2015
Asian stocks stumbled on Thursday while the euro held near two-month highs against the dollar after surprisingly downbeat first-quarter economic growth in the United States – a key export destination for many of the region’s economies. Spreadbetters expected the ...
The Financial Markets Now Control Everything
April 29th, 2015
The entire economic and political structure is now dependent in one way or another on the continued expansion of financial markets. The financial markets don’t just dominate the economy–they now control everything. In 1999, the BBC broadcast a 4-part ...
Riksbank purchases government bonds for a further SEK 40-50 billion
April 29th, 2015
Riksbank purchases government bonds for a further SEK 40-50 billion, lowers the repo-rate path significantly and holds the repo rate at −0.25 per cent The expansionary monetary policy is having a positive impact on the Swedish economy and inflation ...
Fitch Downgrades Japan to ‘A’; Outlook Stable
April 27th, 2015
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Japan’s Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to ‘A’ from ‘A+’. The issue ratings on Japan’s senior unsecured foreign and local currency bonds are also downgraded to ‘A’ from ‘A+’. The Outlooks ...
UK’s biggest banks face further $29 billion misconduct bill: S&P
April 27th, 2015
Britain’s biggest banks face another 19 billion pounds ($29 billion) of charges relating to past misconduct over the next two years, ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) said in a report on Monday. S&P said Britain’s banks and customer-owned ...
Financial integration in Europe rebounds, ECB report finds
April 27th, 2015
Financial integration in the euro area has improved steadily and has reached a level close to that before the sovereign debt crisis Establishment of Banking Union and unconventional monetary policy actions taken by the ECB are major drivers of ...
Central Banks Will Be Busy This Week, But Their Ability To Boost Global Business Is In Doubt
April 27th, 2015
Most big central banks have been easing policy since the beginning of the year and are set to do more, but it still isn’t clear whether that new activism, which has pushed stock markets to record highs, will help ...
Deutsche Bank reports first quarter 2015 net income of EUR 559 million
April 27th, 2015
Group results Income before income taxes (IBIT) of EUR 1.5 billion, a decrease of 12% from 1Q2014 Core Bank IBIT, which excludes the Non-Core Operations Unit (NCOU), of EUR 1.9 billion, down EUR 360 million from the prior year ...
Dollar on defensive after more weak U.S. economic data
April 27th, 2015
The dollar started the week on the defensive on Monday after more disappointing U.S. economic data reinforced expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will not hike interest rates any time soon, while concerns about Greece‘s debt talks pressured the euro. ...
Ruble is enjoying demand thanks to monthly tax payments
April 24th, 2015
The ruble made new gains on Thursday, supported by impending monthly tax payments that require the conversion of export earnings, and ignoring expectations the central bank will soon cut interest rates. “The Russian currency is enjoying demand thanks to ...
