Search Results for: interest rates
America is on a slippery slope
September 30th, 2016
It hadn’t happened before, at least not since US presidents started visiting foreign countries after the Second World War. In early September, when President Obama landed at Hangzhoi for the G-20 summit in early September, the CIA security men ...
Fintech Upstart LendUp Fined by CFPB, California Regulator
September 29th, 2016
Fintech upstart LendUp was fined by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a California state regulator over widespread violations of payday- and installment-lending laws. The San Francisco-based lender, which specializes in small-dollar loans to risky borrowers, agreed to pay ...
Draghi and Yellen leave EUR/USD in range
September 29th, 2016
Both Fed Chair Janet Yellen and ECB President Mario Draghi are making public appearances, but they have little to show for regarding EUR/USD movements. Yellen is testifying in Washington, but the topic of her appearance is not monetary policy. While she may ...
Dollar edges up from one-month low v.s. yen; euro nurses losses
September 28th, 2016
The dollar rose versus the yen on Wednesday, while the euro nursed its losses after retreating on concerns over the health of the European financial system. The dollar JPY= rose 0.2 percent to 100.69 yen, regaining some footing after ...
The 7 most influential people in European finance
September 26th, 2016
Bloomberg released its list of the 50 most influential people in the world of finance. It is a comprehensive list of Wall Streeters, politicians, central bankers and business leaders who shape the way the global economy functions and help ...
Asia Stocks Fall as Oil Rebounds Before Output Talks; Lira Sinks
September 26th, 2016
Turkey’s lira extends slide after Moody’s cut rating to junk Crude rebounds ahead of OPEC talks aimed at limiting output Asian stocks dropped by the most in two weeks and futures foreshadowed losses in European and U.S. equities as ...
Commerzbank eyes at least 5,000 job cuts
September 23rd, 2016
Commerzbank AG’s management is eyeing cuts of at least 5,000 jobs, or more than 10% of its workforce, and eliminating one of its units as part of a broader overhaul to address weak profitability amid low interest rates and ...
The root cause of monetary confusion
September 23rd, 2016
Arguments about sound and unsound money often degenerate into a them-and-us dispute, with the supporters of unsound money casting sound money proponents as impractical out-of-date libertarian weirdos. Supporting one side or the other as if they were opposing football ...
Asian Stocks Rally With Won, Bonds After Fed as Crude Oil Gains
September 22nd, 2016
Kiwi weakens as central bank flags more easing; won jumps Iron ore, coking coal and steel prices surge in China Asian stocks rallied With European equity index futures and bonds after central banks including the Federal Reserve indicated monetary policies ...
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand left the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 2.0 percent
September 22nd, 2016
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has issues a press release to inform that the Bank decided to left the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 2.0 percent. Global growth is below trend despite being supported by unprecedented levels of ...
