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Egypt’s new central bank chief faces bitter pill of currency devaluation or IMF aid
November 19th, 2015
Spare a kind thought for the travails that Tarek Amer, the newly appointed governor of Egypt’s central bank, will be facing when he formally takes up his post on November 27. He could have had no illusions how disastrous ...
After Grexit and Brexit, now is Fixit? a Finnish exit of the single currency
November 19th, 2015
A ‘Fixit’? Finland to debate leaving the euro zone We’ve heard of a “Grexit” and “Brexit” to refer respectively to the threat of Greece and Britain leaving the euro zone and European Union. But now there’s a “Fixit” – ...
Putin: BRICS Bank & AIIB to strengthen global financial system
November 19th, 2015
The BRICS New Development Bank and China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank will contribute to the strengthening and stability of the global financial system, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Russia is actively participating in the work of the new ...
Why OPEC Can’t Win The Oil Price War
November 19th, 2015
As the oil price war unfolds it becomes easier to understand the outcome. There is ongoing speculation about the motives of the main players. Is it a battle between OPEC and US shale? Or a battle by the U SA and ...
Gold Prices Rise as Paris Attacks Spark Safe-Haven Demand
November 17th, 2015
Gold’s gains could be short lived, analysts say, as the market refocuses on the U.S. Federal Reserve Gold prices rose, breaking a three-session losing streak as the terror attacks in Paris sparked safe-haven demand for the metal. The precious metal has ...
5 Ways The Paris Attacks Could Hit Europe’s Economy
November 16th, 2015
The consequences could be far-reaching–and not just negative. It is, of course, far too early to do anything more than speculate. But common sense says that there must be consequences for business and for the European economy from the ...
Saudi Arabia Preparing To Fuel Its $100 Billion Oil War With Debt
November 16th, 2015
Saudi Arabia has probably spent around $100 billion of its foreign reserves by now to prosecute its war against American shale and other low-cost oil producers. The oil kingdom’s decision one year ago not to cut production to support ...
Terrorism, Climate Rift, Putin-Obama and Merkel: The G-20 So Far
November 16th, 2015
World leaders’ meeting in Turkey overshadowed by Paris attacks Official agenda turns to economic growth, finance and jobs Group of 20 leaders gather on Monday for a second day of talks in Turkey, yet the world’s eyes remain on Paris. ...
IEA releases Oil Market Report for November
November 16th, 2015
Non-OPEC output to slip more than 0.6 mb/d in 2016 as demand growth slows to 1.2 mb/d from five-year high Global demand growth is forecast to slow to 1.2 million barrels per day (mb/d) in 2016 after surging to ...
10 countries hoarding enormous mountains of gold
November 16th, 2015
Say what you want about gold. But central banks just can’t get enough of the yellow metal. For the third quarter of 2015, central banks continued to bulk up their gold reserves, adding 175 tonnes to official reserves, according to the ...
