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Economy

US Fed hints at rate hike

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Will wait ‘for some further evidence of continued progress toward its objectives’ IFM Correspondent November 3, 2016: The Federal Reserve on November 2 hinted at hiking interest rates in December. For now, officials voted to keep rates unchanged following a meeting in Washington. They emphasised that the pace of rate hikes will depend on evolution...
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Economy

China’s service sector expands at a rapid pace

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Findings of survey by financial information service provider Markit IFM Correspondent November 3, 2016: China’s services sector grew at the strongest pace in four months up to October as new business picked up, encouraging companies to hire more workers, a private survey showed. The Caixin China General Services PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index) came in at...
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Economy

US stocks fall on hint of Trump win

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
ABC/Washington Post poll on presidential race gave one point lead to the Republican candidate IFM Correspondent November 3, 2016: US stocks fell to the lowest since July amidst the uncertainty surrounding the presidential election after one poll suggested Donald Trump could win. The latest ABC/Washington Post poll shows US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald...
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FinanceWealth Management

Investment bank sold all its UK assets before Brexit

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Carnegie Investment Bank manages $17 billion for clients IFM Correspondent November 2, 2016: Carnegie Investment Bank AB, which manages $17.2 billion for clients, sold all of its UK holdings as opinion polls narrowed ahead of the June vote to exit from the European Union. Chief strategist Henrik Drusebjerg explained that the bank held equities as...
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Economy

Brexit: UK grows faster than expected

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The economy grew by 0.5% in the three months following the Brexit vote IFM Correspondent November 1, 2016: Britain’s economy grew more than expected in the three months following its vote to leave the European Union despite concern that apprehension over the country’s future would weigh on business. The economy expanded by 0.5% in the...
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Economy

China’s investment in Indonesia up from $600 million to $1.6 billion

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Boost for President Joko Widodo’s ambitious program to build infrastructure IFM Correspondent November 1, 2016: Many countries are racing to invest in Indonesia, South East Asia’s biggest economy. Last week, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the economy will probably expand 5 percent this year, making Indonesia an attractive investment destination. According to reports from...
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Brexit: Pound’s turbulence unsettling British pensions

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Could drive pension pots worth hundreds of millions overseas Nigel Green October 31, 2016: The Brexit-battered pound has triggered a significant surge in people seeking advice on moving British pensions out of the UK. Since the UK’s historic vote to leave the EU, the sterling has fallen in value 14.5 per cent against the euro...
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SIX Swiss Exchange extends technology contract with Nasdaq

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by International Finance Desk
It will leverage Nasdaq’s trading, market surveillance and pre-trade risk management technologies October 31, 2016: Nasdaq and Six Swiss Exchange announced the extension of their current technology contract, which includes X-stream INET Trading technology for all SIX markets, including equities, ETFs, structured products, funds and fixed income, as well as SMARTS Market Surveillance and Nasdaq Pre-Trade...
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Singapore’s economy to stay sluggish in 2017

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Growth in 2017 expected to be only slightly higher than this year, just above 2% IFM Correspondent October 31, 2016: Singapore’s central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), said that the country’s small, trade-dependent economy is going through a cyclical downturn that has lasted longer than expected and is not expected to pick up...
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