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View ArticleYuan Overtakes Euro in Trade Finance Usage
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View ArticleFederal Reserve Stress Tests May Hamper Banks’ Dividend Plans
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View ArticleOil Prices Remain Low as Fed Tapers Stimulus
Recently, the Energy Information Administration released its weekly reports on the status of various liquid fuels in the United States, covering the week that ended December 13. The reports cover...
View ArticleSurveys: Janet Yellen Clear Favorite Over Summers for Fed
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen has a commanding lead among economists polled by both Reuters and Bloomberg, a marked discrepancy between those polled by the media and odds given to possible...
View ArticleExports in EU Gain Steam Despite Lingering Threats
The European Union is trying to look strong as some signs of manufacturing life as exports are slowly gaining across the stronger countries in the bloc. The news comes as a pleasant surprise at a time...
View ArticleBreaking Up Is Hard to Do: Markets Fret Over Central Bank Policy
Markets are watching every move coming out of central banks as any action taken could be potentially roiling to sensitive investors. As market makers continue to look for solid ground in the...
View ArticleCrude Demand Picks Up, Markets Wait on Fed
This week’s Energy Information Administration data showed a mild surprise, as analysts had expected operating capacity to move downward from the previous report’s 89.6 percent to 89. However,...
View ArticleCan Emerging Markets Survive the End of Quantitative Easing?
Emerging markets are getting dumped by investors once more, as currencies continue to free fall, and bond yields spike in many of the world’s important developing economies. A swath of currencies...
View ArticleIs U.S. Inflation in October a Sign of Economic Weakness?
Inflation in the United States is showing its lowest levels in several years in the month of October, USA Today reports. The Consumer Price Index, a bundle of goods and services where prices are...
View Article6 Emerging Countries Where Reward Dominates Risk
Emerging countries have appeared to cool off over the last few months as the once-abounding buzz about developing markets has died down. Between the tapering of quantitative easing and the prospective...
View ArticleYuan Overtakes Euro in Trade Finance Usage
The yuan has overtaken the euro for the distinction of being the second-most heavily used currency for financial transactions, Reuters reports. According to SWIFT — the Society for Worldwide Interbank...
View ArticleFederal Reserve Stress Tests May Hamper Banks’ Dividend Plans
Yesterday, the Federal Reserve announced the results of its latest round of stress tests on American banks, Bloomberg reports. The stress tests, which were authorized by the Dodd-Frank Act, seek to...
View ArticleOil Prices Remain Low as Fed Tapers Stimulus
Recently, the Energy Information Administration released its weekly reports on the status of various liquid fuels in the United States, covering the week that ended December 13. The reports cover...
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