Wednesday, Nov 27, 2024

International Finance

Tag : Wealth Management

Economy

Singaporean manufacturers upbeat about future

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Gradual economic recovery in the US and Europe fuel hope of business looking up in April-September period, reports Team IFM Singapore, May 2: Local manufacturers, enthused by the ongoing economic recovery in the US and Europe, believe the next six months will usher in a period of good fortune for them, an official statement released...
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Economy

Yellen ignores growth numbers, pushes tapering

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The Federal Reserve under the new chairman reduces stimulus by another 10 bn, brings it down to $45 billion, and says economic activity is picking up, reports Team IFM Washington, May 2: The Janet Yellen-headed US Federal Reserve has decided to continue with predecessor Ben Bernanke’s tapering policy despite unattractive first quarter growth numbers, announcing...
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Economy

As Demand Improves, Time to Focus More on Supply

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
By Olivier Blanchard 30th April 2014 The dynamics that were emerging at the time of the October 2013 World Economic Outlook are becoming more visible. Put simply, the recovery is strengthening. In our recent World Economic Outlook, we forecast world growth to be 3.6 percent this year and 3.9 percent next year, up from 3.0 percent last year. In...
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Economy

What can the eurozone do to combat the risk of a liquidity cliff?

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Marie-Pierre Ripert, economist at Natixis With the end of the ECB’s repayment programmes approaching there could be significant repercussions on those euro-area banks still reliant on this form of liquidity provision. Marie-Pierre Ripert, economist at Natixis, explores the options available to avoid the “liquidity cliff” As European banks have repaid more than half the existing...
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Economy

The Ukraine crisis

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
by Dr Shane Oliver,Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist, AMP Capital 11th April 2014  The situation in Ukraine could get worse before it gets better and so it remains a threat for investors to keep  an eye  on in the short term.  Ultimately, it poses a greater threat to the Russian economy than to...
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Uncategorized

Market reforms enter new era

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
By Nakao, Takehiko 7th April 2014 With the introduction of reform and opening-up in 1978 and its deepening since 1993, the People’s Republic of China has been successfully accelerating its economic development. Over the past 35 years, China has imported know-how and reaped productivity gains by shifting underemployed workers in agriculture to export-oriented manufacturing, to...
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Fintech

Saxo Bank brings you the market’s first truly multi-asset Social Trading Platform

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
By André Sode – Deputy Head of Digital Line of Business Launched in 2009, TradingFloor.com started out as an information blog that carried market updates written by Saxo Bank’s analysts. Today, you will find the site has evolved into a real-time, live trading platform and interactive community for traders with more than 23,000 members and more...
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Business Leaders

The age of asset management?

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by International Finance Desk
by Andrew G Haldane, Executive Director, Financial Stability. 4th April 2014 It is a great pleasure to be speaking at this London Business School conference on asset management.Given the topic and my area of responsibility, I thought I would discuss the links between asset management and financial stability. This issue is not new. But it has...
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Business Leaders

International Finance Magazine interviews Pedro Coelho – CEO, Standard Bank Angola

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by International Finance Desk
In Conversation with Pedro Coelho – CEO, Standard Bank Angola on the future for Angola and Standard Bank. 4th April 2014 IFM: Angola has been one of the fastest growing economies in the world since the end of the civil war in 2002. The Global Financial Crisis of 2008, however, brought down growth rates. What...
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