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Surprises in store…
February 3rd, 2016
The month of January has been a wake-up call for complacent equity investors. From the peaks of last year stock indices in the major markets have fallen 10-20%, give or take. On their own, these falls could be read ...
Asia markets trade lower, focus on oil, earnings and central banks
February 2nd, 2016
Asia markets closed mostly lower on Tuesday, weighed by declines in the energy sector as oil prices continued to tumble. Japan’s Nikkei 225 lost 114.55 points, or 0.64 percent, to close down at 17,750.68, while South Korea’s Kospi slipped ...
Reserve Bank of Australia decided to leave the cash rate unchanged
February 2nd, 2016
At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 2.0 per cent. The Reserve Bank of Australia has issued a press release to inform on its decision on interest rate. According to the statement: ...
Welcome To The Currency War, Part 21: Japan Goes Negative; US To Return Fire In 2016
February 1st, 2016
Well that didn’t take long. Two weeks of falling share prices and the European and Japanese central banks caved. First the ECB promised new stimulus — which the markets liked — and then the BoJ upped the ante with ...
Russia holds key rate at 11% as economy lags
February 1st, 2016
Russia kept its interest rate steady on Friday but announced it wouldn’t rule out tightening monetary policy if inflation risks rise, after a month in which the ruble dropped to record lows as oil prices deteriorated. January marked a ...
Asia trades mixed after data shows January fall in China factory activity
February 1st, 2016
Asia markets traded mixed Monday afternoon, with major indexes in Australia, Japan and South Korea extending gains after the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) surprise move into negative interest rates on Friday sent stocks higher from Tokyo to New York. ...
Big Companies, Huge Problems
January 28th, 2016
Apple is far from the only iconic US company that’s signaling a global slowdown. Three more are in the news today: “Caterpillar warns equipment sales still falling (CNBC) – Caterpillar saw retail sales of machinery fall 16 ...
China shares lower, but ‘real economy’ sound says state media
January 28th, 2016
China’s volatile shares were lower again on Thursday, taking losses this month to about 23 percent or 12 trillion yuan ($1.8 trillion), while state media insisted that the market ructions did not reflect the real economy. The benchmark Shanghai ...
Royal Bank of Scotland announces Updates to the Market and Banco Santander publishes 2015 Results
January 27th, 2016
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (“RBS” or “the Group”) today announces a series of updates to the market: 1. Developments during 2015, in particular publication by the International Accounting Standards Board of its exposure draft of amendments ...
China shares tumble again, taking 2016 losses to $2 trillion
January 27th, 2016
Chinese shares fell sharply again on Wednesday after plunging in the previous session, taking losses in 2016 to nearly 25 percent or 13 trillion yuan ($2 trillion). The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index SSEC was down 3 percent in afternoon ...
