Economy

Don’t spurn global equities

Equities are making a comeback and early buyers will benefit from market upswings.

By Dean DiSpalatro |February 14, 2013

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Eurozone companies tap bond market for funding

Businesses across the Eurozone are compensating for the slack in the banking sector by piling into the bond market. Debt issuance has seen a record start to the year as businesses cut back their reliance on ailing banks for loans, reports FT.com. Weak bank lending to the region’s businesses and households has been fuelling concern […]

By Staff |February 13, 2013

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Yen suffers losses after Treasury official comment

The Japanese currency got hammered on Monday after the latest round of selloff caused it to tumble against the dollar and euro. The yen’s losses snowballed after the U.S. Treasury reconfirmed its support for monetary stimulus in Japan, which markets took as a cue for abandoning the yen, reports FT. Japan’s perusing a policy of […]

By Staff |February 12, 2013

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Claims of global currency war are unfounded

There are fears that the issue of currency wars may get undue attention at this week’s Group of 20 leading nations meeting in Moscow. Philipp Hildebrand, former chairman of the Swiss National Bank, urges participants in an opinion piece in FT.com to refrain from fanning the currency debate. He argues there is no such thing […]

By Staff |February 12, 2013

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