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EU Readies Russia Sanctions Amid U.S. Pressure on Ukraine
July 16th, 2014
European Union leaders may impose their first sanctions today against Russian companies that are helping undermine Ukraine as the U.S. urges the bloc to take a tougher stance against Moscow. EU leaders may also agree at a summit tonight ...
Gold Slips Below 1300 on Yellen Rate Comments
July 16th, 2014
Gold is trading below the key level of $1300 on Wednesday. The metal dropped below this barrier on Tuesday for the first time in about a month, following remarks by Janet Yellen about a possible rate hike. In Wednesday’s ...
EUR/USD: Dollar Rally Continues on Yellen Remarks
July 16th, 2014
EUR/USD continues to point southward on Wednesday. In the European session, the pair is trading in the low-1.35 range. The dollar is broadly higher following remarks from Janet Yellen on Tuesday concerning an interest rate hike. The Fed chair ...
Hedge-Fund Boutiques Show Dubai Nurturing Oasis Trading: Cities
July 16th, 2014
When Ahmad Zuaiter started a frontier-markets hedge fund, the former Soros Fund Management LLC money manager chose Dubai over New York and London. Zuaiter’s Jadara Capital Partners LP and VY Capital Management Co. Ltd. opened in the emirate in ...
Asia stocks manage muted cheer for China growth
July 16th, 2014
Asian stocks held stubbornly steady on Wednesday after China reported economic growth that was just ahead of market expectations, enough to prompt a sigh of relief from investors, but little else. China’s economy expanded by 2.0 percent in the ...
BofA Merrill Lynch: Survey finds global investors positioning aggressively for recovery in H2 2014
July 16th, 2014
A net 61 per cent of global asset allocators are now overweight equities. This ranks as the survey’s highest reading on this measure since early 2011 and represents the panel’s second-strongest response ever. This aggressive positioning for recovery in ...
ESMA details new market abuse regime
July 15th, 2014
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a consultation on the new Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) which entered into force on 2 July 2014. It is issuing two consultation papers seeking stakeholders’ views on the draft regulatory ...
IFRS Foundation and ESMA sign joint Statement of Protocols
July 15th, 2014
The IFRS Foundation and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today announced the agreement of a joint Statement of Protocols to serve as the basis for future co operation in areas of mutual interest. The IFRS Foundation, through ...
Japan Leads Global Volatility Decline to Seven-Year Low
July 15th, 2014
Across global stock markets, nowhere is calm descending faster than in Japan. The Nikkei Stock Average Volatility Index, which tracks the cost of options on the Nikkei 225 (NKY) Stock Average, tumbled 33 percent this year to 15.3 yesterday, ...
Bank Earnings Give Stocks a Boost
July 15th, 2014
A better-than-expected earnings report from Citigroup C +3.02% helped kick-start a rally in stocks, lifting market indexes nearly back to levels seen before last week’s swoon. Many investors remain optimistic about the outlook for stocks broadly, amid improving U.S. ...
