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Archive for March 11, 2015
Euro Continues To Fall To New Record Low Levels
“The euro and the dollar are nearly trading one for one, as the EU single currency continues to fall to new depths after the announcement of the ECB’s quantitative easing, the €1.1 trillion bond-buying program launched Monday,” RT reports. The euro has been on a steep decline since the European Central Bank announced its loose … Continue reading
ADB President Highlights Cambodia’s Strong Growth, Remaining Challenges
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao yesterday (March 10th) met Cambodia’s Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen, Minister of Economy and Finance, Aun Pornmoniroth, and Minister for Education, Youth and Sport, Hang Chuon Naron to discuss the Cambodian government’s development strategy and how ADB can support its efforts to diversify the economy, promote inclusive growth and … Continue reading
Mark Mobius: A Contrarian Case For Brazil
Many investors in Brazil, including us, have been a little frustrated over the past couple of years with its lack of growth and progress. Gross domestic product (GDP) in Brazil grew a mere 0.2% in 2014 (estimated), a far cry from the 7.5% it saw in 2010.1 However, we believe Brazil has all the elements … Continue reading
Building A Monetary Union In Africa
It’s like the European Union but for East Africa. By iMFdirect In this podcast by the IMF, find out how Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi stand to benefit from the creation of the East African Community*. There will be a common currency as well as more trade and investment too. Will a union also expose them … Continue reading
Venezuela Said To Be In Gold For Cash Talks With BofA, Credit Suisse
The cash-strapped nation of Venezuela — who is now deemed as a nation threat to the U.S. — is said to be in talks with Wall Street investment banks in gold for cash talks, Reuters reported on Tuesday. The Central Bank of Venezuela is in talks with Wall Street investment banks to create a gold swap that would … Continue reading
Qatar Reforms Budget Policy, Pushes Back Fiscal Year End
Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al -Thani, issued a law Tuesday on the financial system of the State that will push back the end of fiscal year 2014/2015 for the General State budget to December 31 from March 31, the official Qatar News Agency reports. The new financial system law will also give additional power to the … Continue reading
The Last, Great Run For The U.S. Dollar, The Death Of The Euro, And 74 Trillion In Currency Derivatives At Risk – OpEd
By Michael Snyder Are we on the verge of an unprecedented global currency crisis? On Tuesday, the euro briefly fell below $1.07 for the first time in almost a dozen years. And the U.S. dollar continues to surge against almost every other major global currency. The U.S. dollar index has now risen an astounding 23 … Continue reading
U.S. Weighing Expulsion Of Russia From SWIFT Interbank Payment System
The U.S. Treasury Department is still evaluating and discussing the impacts of expelling Russia from the SWIFT interbank payment system, U.S. Treasury Assistant Secretary for International Finance Ramin Toloui said at a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Tuesday. During the Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio asked the panel that if Russia was to violate the Minsk Protocol, what the … Continue reading
