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Standard Chartered Drops After First Annual Loss Since 1989

24/02/2016(0)
Loan impairments almost double to $4 billion, highest ever CEO Winters says performance to remain `subdued’ in 2016 Bill Winters took more “painful” steps to turn around Standard Chartered ... Read More
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What impact will new European law have on the buy-to-let market?

19/02/2016(0)
At the moment buy-to-let lending is not regulated. But new rules from 21 March 2016 mean that around one in ten of this type of mortgage lending will come ... Read More
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OECD downgrades global growth outlook

19/02/2016(0)
Achieving strong growth in the global economy remains elusive, with only a modest recovery in advanced economies and slower activity in emerging markets, according to the OECD’s latest Interim Economic ... Read More
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Oil crisis: Prices decline again after Saudi Arabia refuses to cut production

19/02/2016(0)
Oil prices declined after Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir said that his country will not cut production. The statement made on 18 February is contrary to what Saudi ... Read More
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Asia trades lower as Nikkei slips 2.2%

19/02/2016(0)
Major markets in Asia were mostly down on Friday, with the Japanese market falling behind its regional peers. The Japanese benchmark Nikkei 225 index shed 2.18 percent in the afternoon trade ... Read More
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European debt sales top €100 billion for the first time since 2008

18/02/2016(0)
Sales of loan portfolios by deleveraging banks in Europe reached a record €104 billion last year, with the UK accounting for more than one-third of the total, according to ... Read More
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Japanese stocks lead gains in Asia on Thursday

18/02/2016(0)
Japanese stocks were leading gains in Asia on Thursday despite disappointing trade figures that showed exports had fallen for a fourth straight month. The Nikkei 225 was up 2.4% in mid morning ... Read More
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Gold rebounds from three-day slide ahead of Fed minutes

18/02/2016(0)
Gold held onto earlier gains and snapped three days of losses on Wednesday, after minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest meeting showed policymakers considered changing their planned path ... Read More
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Brent crude and WTI: Oil prices waver as Iran casts doubt on production cut deal

17/02/2016(0)
Oil prices wavered this morning, dipping in and out of the red, as speculation swirled around oil markets over whether a deal between Saudi Arabia and Russia to freeze ... Read More
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Alibaba Eyeing Buyout Bid with Groupon Investment?

16/02/2016(0)
Bottom line: Alibaba is likely to enter talks to buy a strategic stake in Groupon or even make a bid for the entire company, following its disclosure that it ... Read More
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