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Russia’s economic crisis: five key charts

18/12/2014(0)
Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, have been left out in the economic wilderness as sanctions imposed by the west, a tanking oil price, and plunging rouble take their ... Read More
germany-recession

Investor sentiment in Germany rose sharply in December

17/12/2014(0)
Investor sentiment in Germany rose sharply in December, spiking 23.4 points to 34.9 in December, according to an investor confidence index. It is the highest level since May 2014. ... Read More
shanghai stock exchange

Russia’s central bank sent an order to MOEX to halt trading in certain instruments – Exchanges Snapshot

17/12/2014(0)
International Securities Exchange halted trading on its ISE and ISE Gemini options exchanges due to connectivity issues, resulting in several U.S. options exchanges to declare “self-help” against them, Reuters ... Read More
European banks

European shares resume slide as Russia fears persist

17/12/2014(0)
European shares fell in early trading on Wednesday, reversing part of the previous day’s tentative bounce, hurt by a further drop in oil prices and Russia’s brewing financial crisis. ... Read More
rubles

Plunging Ruble Unsettles Russians, Poses Test for Putin

17/12/2014(0)
As Russian President Vladimir Putin has ratcheted up the conflict with the West for most of the year, the economic fallout on ordinary Russians has been limited. Suddenly, though, ... Read More
Brent Crude Oil

Brent below $60: Prepare for ‘dramatic’ investment cuts

16/12/2014(0)
Brent crude prices fell below $60 per barrel for the first time since July 2009 on Tuesday, prompting analysts to warn of a “dramatic” cut in investment – which ... Read More
Standard-Chartered

Standard Chartered to sell Hong Kong consumer business to Pepper-linked consortium: sources

16/12/2014(0)
Standard Chartered (STAN.L) has agreed to sell its Hong Kong-based consumer finance business to a consortium that includes Pepper Australia Pty Ltd and a Chinese group, in a deal ... Read More
Derricks at Yuganskneftegaz oil processing facility at Mamontovskoye oilfield outside the Siberian ...

Oil plumbs depths as OPEC refuses to blink

16/12/2014(0)
A modest rebound by oil futures gave way to fresh selling Monday, clearing the way for a new round of lows after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ... Read More
uk banks

RBS and Lloyds scrape through BoE stress tests as Co-op fails

16/12/2014(0)
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Lloyds Banking Group scraped through the Bank of England’s stress tests with only Co-op of the eight institutions under scrutiny failing to meet ... Read More
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

U.S. stocks finished lower on Monday

16/12/2014(0)
U.S. stocks finished lower on Monday, topping off a wild ride that had the Dow Jones Industrial Average trading in a more than 300-point range on either side of ... Read More
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