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RUSSIA ALLOWS FREE FLOAT OF RUBLE IN MARKETS

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s central bank says it is scrapping daily controls on the value of...

11th November, 2014

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SOFT CHINA CPI BOOST STOCK MARKETS, USD CONSOLIDATES POST-NFP

EURUSD may consolidate post Draghi losses at 1,2358/1,2415  Deflationary fears in commodity markets...

11th November, 2014

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RUSSIA CENTRAL BANK MOVES TO SUPPORT RUBLE

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s central bank has moved to stop the national currency’s nose...

8th November, 2014

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YELLEN PLEDGES CLEAR SIGNALS FOR RATE POLICIES

MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen sa...

8th November, 2014

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MINISTER: CYPRUS TO RECEIVE MORE RESCUE MONEY

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) – A Cypriot official says other nations using the euro currency have appr...

7th November, 2014

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INVESTOR CONFIDENCE FALLS IN OCTOBER BY 8.8 POINTS TO 115.1

State Street Global Exchange released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index® (IC...

7th November, 2014

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BULGARIA STRIPS MAJOR BANK OF ITS LICENSE

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s central bank has stripped the country’s fourth-biggest...

7th November, 2014

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ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

HIGH CHANCE OF INFLATION FALLING BELOW ONE PER CENT IN 2015 The importance of monetary policy The mo...

7th November, 2014

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DOW, S&P 500 EDGE FURTHER INTO RECORD TERRITORY

NEW YORK (AP) – The U.S. stock market edged further into record territory as traders were enco...

7th November, 2014

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THE FIRST EUGENE FAMA PRIZE AWARDED TO THE ECONOMETRICS OF FINANCIAL MARKETS

The inaugural winner of the Eugene Fama Prize for Outstanding Contributions to Doctoral Education ha...

31st October, 2014

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EUROPE’S BANK STRESS TESTS “WILL NOT BE ENOUGH”, WARNS DEVERE GROUP ANALYST

The stress tests on Eurozone banks run by the European Central Bank, “will not be enough,” warns a s...

29th October, 2014

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COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT: NON-PERFORMING EXPOSURES PREVENTING €2 TRILLION OF ADDITIONAL BANK LENDING, IMPACTING EUROZONE JOBS AND GROWTH, SAYS KPMG

KPMG analysis of European Central Bank’s Asset Quality Review’s results reveal the true impact suppo...

29th October, 2014