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Europe Fears Banks Lack Cash Cushion to Cover Bad Loans
August 25th, 2014
As Europe slogs through its latest round of bank stress tests, a growing number of analysts have already reached their own conclusion: Eurozone banks need additional cash. The E.C.B. will publish the results of its half-year investigation into Europe’s ...
Dollar flatlines ahead of Yellen, Draghi at Jackson Hole
August 22nd, 2014
The dollar was steady on Friday after its strongest weekly run since March and world stocks were near all-time highs as markets waited for steers from the Federal Reserve and ECB on diverging policy plans. European shares .FTEU3 opened ...
Asia shares up after Wall St recovers from Ukraine-driven slide
August 18th, 2014
Asian stocks stalled and the dollar sagged against the safe-haven yen on Monday, as another bout of tensions in the Ukrainian conflict sapped investor confidence. Spreadbetters are picking European shares, which already had a chance on Friday to absorb ...
Aussie Tumbles as Jobless Surge Revives Rate-Cut Bets; Yen Falls
August 7th, 2014
Australia’s dollar fell by the most in a month as traders revived bets on central bank interest-rate cuts after the unemployment rate jumped to the highest level since 2002. The Aussie weakened at least 0.5 percent versus all of ...
Geopolitical risk is back up, Dow back down
August 6th, 2014
Just when the market was trying to find its footing, geopolitics rocked the Dow again. This time it was renewed fears that Russia might invade Ukraine. Whether the fears are simply rumor or innuendo, or real fears taken from ...
Asian shares pressured by Wall Street, geopolitical tensions
August 4th, 2014
Fears of further declines on Wall Street pressured Asian shares on Monday, as concerns over geopolitical tensions and Argentina’s debt default eclipsed U.S. data that argued against an earlier start to the Federal Reserve’s rate-tightening cycle. Japan’s Nikkei average ...
Portugal will finance $6.6 billion to rescue Banco Espirito Santo
August 4th, 2014
It was a few months ago that Lisbon has exited an international bailout and now Portugal is planning to spend 4.9 billion euros in order to rescue Banco Espirito Santo its largest listed bank. The situation is definitely putting ...
AstraZeneca invests in Almirall lung drugs up to $2.1 billion
July 30th, 2014
AstraZeneca (AZN.L) took a major step to build up its respiratory medicine business on Wednesday by striking a deal worth up to $2.1 billion for the rights to Spanish group Almirall’s (ALM.MC) lung drugs. The British drugmaker, which resisted ...
Asian Equities Extend Six Year High
July 30th, 2014
Asian stocks rose for a fourth day, with the regional benchmark index extending a six-year high, before the Federal Reserve updates markets on monetary policy today and as the U.S. and European Union strengthened sanctions against Russia. Honda Motor ...
Oil Mixed With West TX reaching $102
July 28th, 2014
Brent crude oil reversed losses jumping back above $108 a barrel on Friday, as fighting in Ukraine and deteriorating relations between Russia and the United States ignited new fears of supply disruptions in the market. A Russian security official ...
