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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

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HOUSE PRICES NOW AT MOST AFFORDABLE LEVEL IN 35 YEARS AS CARNEY SUGGESTS BANK MARGIN INCREASE

Despite growing pressure on the Bank of England to cool house price inflation with an interest hike,...

23rd May, 2014

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LEADING GERMAN INTERNATIONAL BANK OPTS FOR MDSL’SMARKET DATA MANAGER AND REQUEST & PROCUREMENT MANAGER SOLUTIONS

New agreement comes as more major financial institutions place their faith in MDSL solutions to futu...

23rd May, 2014

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21MAY CURRENCY UPDATE – STERLING HITS THE HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE DEC 2012 VS EURO

Currency Headline GBP rallied on inflation data Sterling Hits the highest level since Dec 2012 Vs Eu...

22nd May, 2014

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CURRENCY UPDATE: UK INFLATION ROSE TO 2% WHILE AUD DROP SHARPLY

Currency Headlines UK Inflation rose to 2% Aus Dollar drop sharply as growth is below trend US: clos...

20th May, 2014

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YOUR DAILY CURRENCY UPDATE – 19 MAY – SPECULATION OF EURO INTEREST RATE CUT CONTINUE

Headlines -19 May 2014 UK Property Market rose 3.6% in April Speculation of Euro Interest Rate Cut c...

20th May, 2014

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WHY IS STERLING BREAKING OUT OF ITS 5 YEAR RANGE AGAINST THE DOLLAR?

The most frequently cited explanation is that this is a function the improvement in UK growth and in...

16th May, 2014

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PAINFUL REFORMS REQUIRED TO CAPITALISE ON INDIA’S PRE-ELECTION MARKET RALLY

Should Narenda Modi, as is predicted, win a landslide victory in the Indian elections, “a potentiall...

16th May, 2014