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Biggest banks to pay up to EUR 15m for ECB supervision
May 27th, 2014
The eurozone’s biggest banks will face an annual bill of up to 15 million euros ($20 million) apiece for being supervised by the European Central Bank, the ECB said on Tuesday. The ECB said in a statement that the ...
Majority of businesses in UK reject closer EU ties
May 22nd, 2014
OVER half of UK businesses reject the idea of closer political integration with Europe, according to new research from professional services firm Grant Thornton. Fifty-seven per cent of UK companies surveyed said they would not want to see closer ...
Putin to boost ties with China
May 19th, 2014
Amid a bitter crisis in relations with the West over Ukraine, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is moving to bolster ties with China. Russia sees relations with China as a top priority and their ties now are the best ever, ...
EUR/USD breaks out of rising wedge
May 14th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook Despite the toughness of the support at 1.3754/25 (it was formed by the 100-day SMA, long-term up-trend and monthly S1) and the majority of the monthly indicators being bullish, EUR/USD preserved a downward momentum and breached the ...
German industrial production falls in March
May 8th, 2014
German industrial production dropped 0.5 percent in March, a retreat that has raised some concerns over the outlook for Europe’s largest economy in light of the tensions in Ukraine and a slowdown in China. The Economy Ministry said Thursday ...
EUR/USD plummets from 1.39
April 30th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook As soon as EUR/USD approached 1.39, it was immediately sold off down to the support are around 1.38, which consists of the monthly PP and 55-day SMA. And while this may potentially alleviate the downward pressure due ...
S&P upgrade Cyprus on better economic performance
April 25th, 2014
Credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s is more upbeat about Cyprus’ public finances following a better-than-expected performance since the country’s financial rescue a year ago. The agency upgraded Cyprus’ rating by one notch to B and said the outlook ...
Christine Lagarde: huge government and bank debts risk new financial crash
April 10th, 2014
IMF head argues for global co-operation on financial stability, warning against risky investments and low eurozone inflation Head of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde issued a warning to world leaders on Thursday that they need to do more ...
Greek bond order book soars to €17.5bn
April 10th, 2014
Greece has attracted a staggering €17.5bn order book for its eagerly anticipated return to the bond market – and banks are still taking bids. The final size of the five year deal is yet to be confirmed but banks ...
EUR/USD braces for impact of hitting key resistance
April 10th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook Just as many other resistances, the monthly pivot point also failed to stop the Euro from going higher. However, EUR/USD is now approaching a key resistance zone between 1.39 and 1.395 that consists of two major multi-year ...
