Archive for the ‘Finance’ Category
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Monday, 22 April, 2019)
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Monday, 22 April, 2019)
HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS: Oil prices surged earlier today on press reports conveying that, as of 2 May, the US will no longer grant sanctions waivers to any country that is currently...
April 22nd, 2019 | Banking, Finance, Markets, Oil Industry, Reports, Statistics, Stock Markets | Read More
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Friday, 19 April, 2019)
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Friday, 19 April, 2019)
HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS: Eurozone government yields posted their biggest one-day decline in three weeks yesterday after Euro area April flash PMIs disappointed, suggesting that...
April 19th, 2019 | Banking, Finance, Markets, Reports, Statistics, Stock Markets, Trade and Commerce | Read More
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Thursday, 18 April 2019)
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Thursday, 18 April, 2019)
HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS: Focus today is on the release of April PMIs for the manufacturing and services sector in the Eurozone for more clues over the economic growth outlook. ...
April 18th, 2019 | Banking, Finance, Markets, Reports, Statistics, Stock Markets | Read More
Fed running out of monetary ammunition, Infrastructure Investor Japan Korea Week
Fed running out of monetary ammunition, Infrastructure Investor Japan Korea Week
Commentary: Fed running out of monetary ammunition
By Desmond Lachman in Washington
It is clear that President Donald Trump’s administration is not concerned with whether the US will have enough resources left to fight...
April 18th, 2019 | Banking, Comment, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Exhibitions, Finance, Markets, Reports | Read More
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Wednesday, 17 April, 2019)
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Wednesday, 17 April, 2019)
HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS: Yields of US Treasuries and German Bunds continued to move higher, in reaction to a string of better-than-expected data from China earlier today....
April 17th, 2019 | Banking, Finance, Markets, Reports, Statistics, Stock Markets, Trade and Commerce | Read More
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Tuesday, 16 April, 2019)
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Tuesday, 16 April, 2019)
HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS: European equity markets opened marginally in the black earlier today and Asian bourses closed near recent multi-month highs amid hopes of stabilization...
April 16th, 2019 | Banking, Finance, Markets, Reports, Statistics, Stock Markets | Read More
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Monday, 15 April 2019)
HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS: Taking their cue from Wall Street’s positive performance on Friday, Asian equity markets kicked off the week on a positive tone, supported by better-than-expected data from China, encouraging US Q1 earnings results on Friday and...
April 15th, 2019 | Banking, Finance, Reports, Shipfinance | Read More
Sergio Fabbrini on the future of Europe, Mojmír Hampl on China and the West, and more
OMFIF Update 8-12 April 2019 Vol.10 Ed.15
Sergio Fabbrini on the future of Europe, Mojmír Hampl on China and the West, and more
COMMENTARY
Beijing ready to ‘China-ise’ the West
China is enjoying growing wealth because the authorities have set loose beneficial market forces. Many western...
April 13th, 2019 | Banking, Energy, Finance, Markets, Reports | Read More
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Friday, 12 April, 2019)
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Friday, 12 April, 2019)
HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS: Investors retain a cautious stance ahead of the start of the US Q1 corporate earnings season today, which is expected to record the first quarter of contracting...
April 12th, 2019 | Banking, Finance, Markets, Statistics, Stock Markets | Read More
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Thursday, 11 April 2019)
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Thursday, 11 April 2019)
HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS: In line with expectations, the ECB stayed put on interest rates at its monetary policy meeting yesterday and reiterated the guidance for unchanged rates...
April 11th, 2019 | Banking, Finance, Markets, Reports, Shipfinance, Statistics, Stock Markets | Read More
Financial outsourcing: the benefits of new technologies for shipping
Financial outsourcing: the benefits of new technologies for shipping
Having weathered a difficult few years, the shipping sector continues to face many challenges. Ongoing economic uncertainty and conditions are likely to remain volatile for a number of years. However, overall confidence in the industry...
April 11th, 2019 | Banking, Finance, Markets | Read More
‘Submerging markets’ pose global threat, In conversation with Mark Sobel and Amias Gerety
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‘Submerging markets’ pose global threat, In conversation with Mark Sobel and Amias Gerety
Commentary: ‘Submerging markets’ pose global threat
By Desmond Lachman in Washington
Renewed currency weakness in Argentina and Turkey underlines the risks that emerging markets, or rather...
April 11th, 2019 | Banking, Finance, Markets | Read More
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Wednesday, 10 April, 2019)
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Wednesday, 10 April, 2019)
HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS: In its semi-annual World Economic Outlook released yesterday, the IMF revised lower its 2019 GDP global growth projection for the third time since October...
April 10th, 2019 | Banking, Finance, Markets, Reports, Shipfinance, Statistics, Stock Markets | Read More
France, Germany and the future of Europe, Infrastructure Investor Japan Korea Week
France, Germany and the future of Europe, Infrastructure Investor Japan Korea Week
Commentary: France, Germany and future of Europe
By Sergio Fabbrini in Rome
Europe continues to be prisoner to a concept of sovereignty developed for its past. Setting European sovereignty against national sovereignty...
April 10th, 2019 | Banking, Construction, Finance | Read More
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Tuesday, 9 April, 2019)
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Tuesday, 9 April, 2019)
HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS: Investors adopt a cautious stance towards risk assets today on pronounced Brexit-related uncertainty ahead of the extraordinary 10 April EU Summit. The...
April 9th, 2019 | Banking, Finance, Markets, Reports, Shipfinance, Statistics, Stock Markets | Read More
Beijing ready to ‘China-ise’ the West, Rethinking strategies for financial inclusion
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Beijing ready to ‘China-ise’ the West, Rethinking strategies for financial inclusion
Commentary: Beijing ready to ‘China-ise’ the West
By Mojmír Hampl in Prague
The West is slowly getting over the idea that China will ‘westernise’. The illusion that it is only a...
April 9th, 2019 | Banking, Comment, Finance, Markets, Reports, Trade and Commerce | Read More
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Monday, 8 April 2019)
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Monday, 8 April 2019)
HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS: Focus this week is on the emergency EU Council meeting on 10 April that will consider the UK request for an extension to the Article 50 deadline to 30 June....
April 8th, 2019 | Banking, Finance, Markets, Reports, Shipfinance, Statistics, Stock Markets | Read More
Darrell Delamaide on Fed policy clash, Denis MacShane on a new European green bank, and more
Jay Powell
Darrell Delamaide on Fed policy clash, Denis MacShane on a new European green bank, and more
OMFIF update – 1-5April 2019 Vol.101 Ed.14
COMMENTARY
Clash over Fed policy escalates
The reversal of US monetary policy by Chair Jay Powell has done little to quell the pressure on the Federal...
April 6th, 2019 | Banking, Finance, Reports | Read More
At the NYC Maritime Hackathon 2019—Connecting Big Data and Maritime…
NYC Maritime Hackathon 2019 winning team “Doc-it” presents its solutions to judges,seated on far right, as well as event participants.
At the NYC Maritime Hackathon 2019—Connecting Big Data and Maritime:
150 Developers, Designers, Entrepreneurs, Maritime Executives, Investors and Influencers...
April 4th, 2019 | Banking, Environment, Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums, Finance, IT and Communications, Logistics, Shipfinance | Read More
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Thursday, 4 April, 2019)
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Thursday, 4 April, 2019)
HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS: The recent rally in European equity markets came to a halt today with major stock indices opening lower amid market worries over the lack of fresh positive...
April 4th, 2019 | Banking, Finance, Markets, Shipfinance, Statistics, Stock Markets | Read More
Clash over Fed policy escalates, Assessing Brazil’s economic climate
Jay Powell
Clash over Fed policy escalates, Assessing Brazil’s economic climate
Commentary: Clash over Fed policy escalates
By Darrell Delamaide in Washington
The reversal of monetary policy by Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell and his troops to be super-accommodative has done little to quell...
April 4th, 2019 | Banking, Comment, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Finance, Markets, News | Read More
Time for a new European green bank, Spotlight on the Indian elections
Time for a new European green bank, Spotlight on the Indian elections
Commentary: Time for a new European green bank
By Denis MacShane in London
In Paris, a group of economists and politicians, including former prime ministers, came up with the idea of using a new bank and the private sector to encourage...
April 3rd, 2019 | Banking, Comment, Finance, Shipfinance | Read More
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Tuesday, 2 April, 2019)
HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS: Taking their lead from Wall Street’s positive performance overnight, the majority of Asian bourses ended higher today and European equity markets were standing in positive territory in early trade supported by a rebound in US factory...
April 2nd, 2019 | Banking, Finance, Markets, Reports, Shipfinance, Statistics, Stock Markets | Read More
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Monday, 1 April, 2019)
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Monday, 1 April, 2019)
HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS: Focus today is on the second round of “indicative votes” in the House of Commons on alternatives to PM Theresa May’s Brexit plan, after the latter...
April 1st, 2019 | Banking, Finance, Markets, Reports, Shipfinance, Statistics, Stock Markets | Read More
Mark Sobel on new IMF proposals, Herbert Poenisch on China’s secretive lending, and more
Mark Sobel on new IMF proposals, Herbert Poenisch on China’s secretive lending, and more
25-29 March 2019 Vol.10 Ed.13
COMMENTARY
IMF enhancing efforts in Latin America
While the world focuses on the US and China, Brexit, G3 monetary policy and Europe’s doldrums, little attention is being...
March 30th, 2019 | Banking, Finance, Markets | Read More
