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International Finance

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Economy

Mexican inflation rate up, but stays below predictions

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by International Finance Desk
Independent survey says manufacturing sector witnessed moderate improvement in business conditions, reports Team IFM Mexico City, July 15, 2014: Mexico saw consumer prices rising moderately in June following two consecutive monthly declines from the preceding month, the increase driven primarily by jumps in processed food and services prices after the central bank cut interest rates...
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Economy

French woes continue, industrial output falls in May

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by International Finance Desk
Unofficial survey brings no good news for June as output levels and new orders witness sharp decline, reports Team IFM Paris, July 15, 2014: Quick recovery continues to prove elusive for France, the world’s fifth largest economy by nominal GDP, with industrial production taking a plunge in May, accompanied by inflation that hit its lowest...
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Fintech

Choose your Trading Instruments: Forex and CFD Trading

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by International Finance Desk
CFDs offer the opportunity to speculate and diversify your trading in different financial markets, without actually owning the underlying asset. 14th July 2014 Over the last decade, trading in financial markets has developed rapidly. Technological breakthroughs have brought the fascinating world of trading to individual traders’ fingertips. Investors enjoy access to a wide range of...
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Banking

Quantitative Easing Under the Microscope

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by International Finance Desk
While one of the main objectives of QE is to stimulate inflation to prevent deflation, too much inflation could be an unintentional outcome. July 14, 2014 : European Central Bank president Mario Draghi has pulled out the big guns. With years of declining inflation and persistently high unemployment plaguing the Eurozone, the central bank is considering...
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Economy

French trade deficit widens in May, growth crawls

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by International Finance Desk
Central bank keeps sentiment indicator for manufacturing sector unchanged below long-term average, reports Team IFM Paris, July 14, 2014: The slowdown continues to chase France, with official data showing its trade deficit widening in May compared to the preceding month as imports rebounded, confirming findings of an independent survey that said the world’s fifth largest...
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Economy

Germany’s trade surplus widens, but exports fall

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by International Finance Desk
Euro zone’s largest economy also sees manufacturing turnover fall 1.9 percent in May, reports Team IFM Wiesbaden, July 14: Germany saw both exports and imports falling in May compared to the preceding month, with the turnover of the manufacturing sector too taking a tumble, official data released on Tuesday showed, reflecting a slowdown and endorsing...
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Economy

China June inflation up, but in line with forecasts

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by International Finance Desk
HSBC survey shows factory output rising for the first time since January, reports Team IFM Beijing, July 14, 2014: Consumer price rise eased a tad in June in China compared to May, official data released on July 9 said, even as an independent survey of its manufacturing sector – a gauge of the economy’s health...
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Economy

UK factory output dips in May, stuns experts

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by International Finance Desk
Explanation sought in ‘seasonal influences’ and British business lobby says this is enough reason to keep interest rates low, reports Team IFM London, July 11, 2014: Economists and analysts were left groping for an explanation as the UK, said to have reached pre-meltdown growth levels by May-end and forecast to dethrone France as the fifth...
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Economy

Germany’s industrial production plummets in May

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by International Finance Desk
Latest official data reflect grim tidings of independent reports that said business conditions were less rosy than painted, reports Team IFM Wiesbaden, July 10, 2014: Germany, the Euro zone’s largest economy, saw its industrial production go down at its quickest clip in two years in May, challenging government claims that the economy was fast on...
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Economy

Australian business confidence on upward curve

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by International Finance Desk
Budget blues dissipating and mood in industry improving as conditions become better, reports Team IFM Sydney, July 10: Business confidence in Australia has shown no ill effects in June from the government’s “tough budget”, according to the report of a survey released by the National Bank of Australia (NAB) on Tuesday. The much-followed NAB report...
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