0.0 00 The threat of capital controls which has been hanging over Greek citizens is finally here. What does this actually mean not only for Greeks but tourists on holiday in the embattled nation? Today, employees …
Read More »Markets Rattled on Greece and its Not Over Yet
0.0 00 The Eurozone, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Greece and the entire Troika are walking a tight wire as the negotiate Greece’s payback of its enormous pile of debt they owe. Greece will now close …
Read More »China’s Biggest IPO Since 2010 Rockets Higher
0.0 00 Today shares of China’s Guotai Junan Securities made their IPO debut on the Shanghai. The shares soared 44 percent as the company raised 30.1 billion yuan. This is China’s biggest IPO in five years. …
Read More »High-speed trading whirlwind moves on
0.0 00 High-speed trading whirlwind moves on High-speed trading whirlwind moves on Jun 25, 2015 : Technology and regulation has ushered in a revolution in equities trading, wresting large parts of the daily flow from the …
Read More »Greece: Deep Divisions Between Reforms and the Future
0.0 00 The Greek drama continues to unfold like a Shakespearian tragedy. Greece, the European Union and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are now involved in last ditch efforts to offer new reforms. These efforts have …
Read More »Is regulation damaging market liquidity?
0.0 00 Is regulation damaging market liquidity? Is regulation damaging market liquidity? Jun 22, 2015 : Post-crisis regulation is harming market liquidity, says Christopher Giancarlo, a commissioner with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. He tells Philip …
Read More »After Invoking Taylor Swift’s Anger Apple U-turns
0.0 00 Apple, Inc. (AAPL: Nasdaq) has made an instant U-turn regarding royalties and their streaming music service after renowned pop star Taylor Swift said she would not deliver her 1989 album to the service. Swift …
Read More »Want to Merge? Cigna Tells Anthem to Fork Over More Cash
0.0 00 Cigna (CI: NYSE) has been vocal that merging with Anthem (ANTM: NYSE) would be a good thing. Such a deal, when it happens will create a powerhouse to be reckoned with but it has …
Read More »The Fed Sends the US Dollar Lower
0.0 00 The US Dollar dropped yesterday against all its major trading partners after the Federal Reserve Bank’s (Fed) policy statement. The dollar has hit a fresh new monthly low as the Fed took a more dovish …
Read More »China’s Home Prices Continue to Slump
0.0 00 China has just released key home data. Prices of new homes, in the world’s second largest economy fell 5.7 percent in May. This is on an annual basis. There is a bright spot, the …
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