EMerging Equity
EM_Equity
The Saudis: Oil, ISIS, And Revolution
Loretta Napoleoni: Little will change after death of King Abdullah, but the Saudis cannot sustain low oil prices for much longer; they have lost control of ISIS; and their big fear is revolution. . Video: An interview with Loretta Napoleoni, an Italian journalist and political analyst whom is an expert on the financing of terrorism and is known … Continue reading
IMF Revises Down Global Growth Forecast For 2015-16, Despite Cheaper Oil
By IMF Even with the sharp oil price decline—a net positive for global growth—world economic outlook is still subdued, weighed down by underlying weakness elsewhere, says the IMF’s latest WEO Update. Global growth is forecast to rise moderately in 2015–16, from 3.3 percent in 2014 to 3.5 percent in 2015 and 3.7 percent in 2016 … Continue reading
China And The Final Frontier Of Financial Reform
By Yiping Huang – Peking University; Ran Li – Peking University; and Bijun Wang – CASS In late 2013 the Chinese authorities put together a reform agenda for the financial sector, focusing on reducing entry barriers, liberalising market mechanisms and improving financial regulation. This could be the final frontier of China’s financial reform, which — according to the plan — should … Continue reading
How Ukraine’s Offensive May Go From Bad To Worse
By Sputnik News, Andrew Korybko Kiev’s forces began heavy shelling in Donetsk over the weekend, with Poroshenko dismissing Putin’s emergency peace plan thus restarting the conflict in East Ukraine. The offensive now appears poised to expand from a battle for the airport to an entire regional operation, with no weapons off-limits. While news reports suggest that … Continue reading
Europe’s €500 Billion Plan To Save Itself From Economic Ruin
On Thursday, European Central Bank head Mario Draghi is expected to make good on his promise to “do whatever it takes” to save the deflating euro and sagging economy and introduce US-style quantitative easing to the tune of €500 billion in bond purchases. The sovereign bond purchases could inject €550 billion ($650 billion), according to … Continue reading
85% Of Mexicans Don’t Trust President Peña Nieto, Survey Shows
A survey by an independent polling agency, GEA Group, that was released on Saturday shows that Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto’s legitimacy rating has fallen sharply over the past months, according to a report from TeleSur. According to the survey from GEA Group, 85 percent of Mexican citizens don’t trust their President, whom has been ensnarled in … Continue reading
Chinese Stocks Tumble Following Clampdown By Regulator On Margin Trading
Chinese stocks fell sharply in early Asian trade on Monday morning – led by financials – after regulators took measures to clampdown on margin trading at three of China’s largest securities firms. The Shanghai Composite Index opened 5.5 percent lower and China’s CSI300 Index opened 6 percent lower following the news, which would be the … Continue reading
Global Finance And The Greek Elections: The Political Establishment’s Worst Nightmares
By Ernst Wolff With the Greek elections only days away, the governments and the media of the European Union have once again stepped up their campaign of threatening the Greek people and stirring up anti-Greek sentiments. While the IMF has shown its contempt for democratic elections by suspending all payments to Athens, the German government … Continue reading
Ukraine’s Donetsk International Airport In Ruins: Drone Footage
A landscape of shell holes, burnt plane carcasses, and terminals nearly razed to the ground. Drone footage has revealed the devastation at Donetsk International Airport, following months of fighting between the Ukrainian military and local militia. The drone footage was uploaded online by Army SOS, a volunteer organization which provides support to the Ukrainian army. … Continue reading
Iran Calls On Saudis (Yet Again) To Cut Oil Production, Stop Slump In Prices
By Sputnik Iran has repeatedly – and yet unsuccessfully – asked Saudi Arabia to trim its oil production this month so that Tehran could make some cash on higher crude prices. Iranian authorities have repeatedly requested Saudi Arabia to lead the effort to stabilize the global price of crude oil in order to aid the oil-dependent economies of the region, including the … Continue reading
