Search Results for: Rouble
Rouble falls to a new low
October 9th, 2014
The rouble has fallen to a new low against both the dollar and the pound today, as sanctions and falling oil prices continued to hit prospects for Russia’s economy. At pixel time one rouble would have bought you just ...
Foreign banks in Russia turn to rouble bonds
October 6th, 2014
The two biggest foreign banks in Russia have been heavily tapping the rouble bond market to replace funding from their parent companies in Europe as they rush to reduce their exposure to the country. Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International and ...
McDonald’s Growth Troubles Don’t Go Down Well With Analysts
July 24th, 2014
As McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) continued to see its sales suffer in main markets such as the U.S., Germany, Japan and Australia, market analysts downgraded the fast-food giant’s stock on Wednesday, after the Illinois-based company posted a disappointing second-quarter profit, ...
New sanctions cause Russian shares and rouble to tumble
July 17th, 2014
The United States imposed its toughest sanctions yet on Moscow on Wednesday, and Russian stocks and the rouble tumbled on Thursday. Safe-haven assets such as gold, yen and German bonds rose. The rouble-traded MICEX stock market dropped 2.5 percent ...
Shares Of Hertz Plunge On More Accounting Troubles
June 10th, 2014
Hertz Global Holdings, a favorite stock in recent months of some closely-watched hedge funds, disclosed on Friday morning that its audit committee had concluded that problems with the company’s financial statements for the last three years must be corrected ...
Basic trading emotions
December 13th, 2021
There are times when anyone invested in the stock market feels like giving up and selling everything. There may even be times when you, as an investor, feel as if this asset class is not for you. However, what ...
Most emerging market currencies rose on Friday
June 25th, 2021
Most emerging market currencies rose on Friday, and were set for a strong finish to a week marked by several interest rate hikes across the space as well as waning fears over immediate policy tightening by the U.S. Federal ...
The global debt problem
April 15th, 2021
It has been recently estimated that global debts stand at $284 trillion equivalent, representing 355% of global GDP. Estimates such as these must be treated with caution, and they probably underestimate financial sector debt. Furthermore, no allowance in ...
Emerging market stocks began the second quarter with strong gains
April 2nd, 2021
Emerging market stocks began the second quarter with strong gains on Thursday as data signalled a steady global economic recovery from a coronavirus-driven recession, while currencies eased under pressure from a firmer dollar. A basket of emerging market equities ...
The ECB’s financial suttee
March 22nd, 2021
The European Commission is failing. Its response to Brexit and the pandemic, where it is now threatening emergency powers in order to secure vaccines is a latest throw of the political dice. Even before this development markets were getting ...
