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CHINA DEVELOPMENT BANK CORPORATION (CDB) ENTERS INTO COMPREHENSIVE COOPERATION WITH THECITYUK

TheCityUK and the China Development Bank Corporation (CDB) today (17 June 2014) signed a Memorandum...

18th June, 2014

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WHAT COULD THE NEW ECB STIMULUS PACKAGE MEAN FOR GOLD?

A MarketTrends Special Report by Colin Cieszynski, Market Analyst, CMC Markets Following the ECB rev...

18th June, 2014

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DAILY CURRENCY UPDATE – 13JUN – UK INTEREST RATE MAY GO UP SOONER THAN LATER

Highlight: Weaker US Retail Sale than expected Pound Rally: tasting 5 years high on Cable Mark Carne...

17th June, 2014

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STERLING CLIMBS TO 5 YEAR HIGH AGAINST THE US DOLLAR ONLY TO SEE IT DIP BACK DOWN.

In the wake of Mark Carney’s Mansion House speech which claimed we could see an interest rate hike b...

17th June, 2014

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DAILY CURRENCY UPDATE ON 11 JUN – UK JOBLESS RATE AT NEW LOW OF 6.6% IN 3 MONTHS TO APRIL

Highlight: Euro weakens, new GBP/EUR 18 month high UK Jobless rate at new low of 6.6% in 3 months to...

12th June, 2014

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MNI RUSSIA CONSUMER INDICATOR FALLS TO 87.2 IN MAY FROM 88.5 IN APRIL

The MNI Russia Consumer Indicator fell to a new low in May amid growing concerns from consumers abou...

12th June, 2014

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ECB SLASHES INTEREST RATES TO 0.15% AS STERLING CLIMBS TO A NEW 18-MONTH HIGH AGAINST THE EURO

The eagerly anticipated ECB meeting didn’t fail to deliver as the central bank eased policy by cutti...

11th June, 2014

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ECB FACES UP TO THE COLD REALITY OF A SIGNIFICANT POLICY FAILURE

The European Central Bank (ECB) is “finally facing up to the cold reality of Europe’s weak banks”, a...

10th June, 2014

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DAILY CURRENCY UPDATE – ECB TAKES HISTORIC GAMBLE WITH NEGATIVE RATES

Highlight: • ECB cut interest rate by 15 basis points • ECB cut overnight deposit rate to -0.1% • US...

7th June, 2014

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MORNING CURRENCY UPDATE – LIKELY INTEREST RATE CUT FROM ECB TOMORROW

Highlight: • Aussie Dollar gains on stronger GDP • Euro PMI and GDP feature this morning • Likely in...

6th June, 2014

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NOT ONLY IS SME LENDING DOWN, MANY SMES ARE DENIED BANK ACCOUNTS

While net lending to SMEs under Funding for Lending fell by £723 million, Rich Wagner founder and CE...

4th June, 2014

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BBA RESPONSE TO BANK OF ENGLAND AND ECB DISCUSSION PAPER ON SECURITISATION

Responding to the Bank of England and European Central Bank’s discussion paper on securitisation in...

3rd June, 2014