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European Central Bank’s #AskECB session brings out the Twitter jokers
The European Central Bank has been trying to get more user friendly via Twitter. On Monday Executive Board member Benoit Coeure responded to a raft of questions tweeted out with the hashtag #AskECB. This is the first time the European...
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Markets' Trump bump
Milton Ezrati, chief economist at Vested, on the equity rally following Trump's presidential election win
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Italian banks face sluggish response on cash calls as capital crisis looms
Loan writedowns and bad debts, plus a lasting hangover from the financial crisis mean Italy’s banks are on the edge of a precipice. Provisions to cover liabilities on “unlikely to pay” and past due debt are less than half of those set...
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Oil hits high for the year
Oil has broken through its 2016 peak price, a barrel of Brent crude going north of 54 dollars in trading, while WTI went over 51. For OPEC, so far, so good. Brent just hit a one-year high of $53.79 pic.twitter.com/HuqBBgVEyx— Will...
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Markets hold their breath ahead of Austrian, Italian votes
European markets ended an eventful week dominated by OPEC’s oil price fix with a familiar word being bandied about: contagion. The euro returned to centre stage and Italy in particular, where the consensus is a referendum defeat for the...
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Markets shiver but don’t catch cold over Italian political turmoil
European shares rose more than 1 percent on Monday as investors bet against an immediate snap election in Italy following Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s resignation. Markets were a little edgy at the opening – the Milan stock exchange...
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Finance Minister ducks reporters' questions about markets
Bill Morneau declines to comment about falling Dow futures during election night party
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Roller coaster ride as markets react to shock US election result
European shares were down on opening in the wake of the shock election result in the US but then rallied. The Euro Stoxx 50 fell a couple of percentage points, with the FTSE in London down just under a point and the Dax in Frankfurt down...
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Markets react to Trump
Jacqueline Hansen recaps the trading action following Donald Trump's election win
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No market meltdown as Trump towers over the globe
US and global markets have resisted a Brexit type wipe out after Trump triumphed in the US presidential election. Markets slip as Trump’s startling victory unnerves investors. “There is a bit of surprise, moderated panic even.”...
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How Europe helps small businesses expand internationally
Business Planet takes you to Greece this week to discuss international development with Georgia Tzenou from the European network, Enterprise Europe Network. Going global: key facts about the EEN The Enterprise Europe Network helps...
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Iowa Electronic Markets and the U.S. election
Finance Prof. Thomas Rietz on forecasting and bias amid U.S. election campaigns
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What's ahead?
Kurt Reiman, chief Canadian strategist at BlackRock, on the outlook for Canadian investors
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Influence on global market
Karl Schamotta, director of research, Cambridge Global Payments, on how the U.K. election could affect markets
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Wall Street not fussed by latest Clinton email probe
There was little financial market reaction on Monday in the US to political events as the Federal Bureau of Investigation reviewed newly discovered emails related to Hillary Clinton’s private computer server while she was secretary of...
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Snapchat moves closer to shares sale
Photo-sharing app Snapchat is moving closer to an initial public offering of shares. It has reportedly chosen Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs as the banks to be in charge of the sale. Snapchat is a free mobile phone app that allows...
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Samsung gives latest cost estimates for Note 7 disaster
Samsung is putting out more big scary numbers linked to the scrapping of its fire-plagued Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. It now expects to take a hit to its operating profit which is the equivalent of about 2.7 billion euros over the next two...
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Monday blues as Deutsche Bank and energy sector pull down European stocks
European stock markets are suffering a nervous Monday. Investors sold off energy companies’ shares ahead of an informal meeting of OPEC producers in Algeria. There are no signs Saudi Arabia and Iran are making any progress towards an...
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Close race for the White House spooks financial markets
Wall Street was lower in early trading on Monday, just hours ahead of the first debate between US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. So far the White House race has not had much effect on the financial markets with...
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Trade and tax returns – business issues prominent in presidential debate
Business was a major focus of the first presidential debate with Clinton accusing property tycoon Trump of being a poor businessman and trying to hide “something really important” by not releasing his tax returns. Trump fought back on...
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Deutsche Bank boss offers reassurance after shares slump
They were circling the wagons at Deutsche Bank on Friday as it shares continued their gyrations – down nearly nine percent at one stage before turning positive in the afternoon. Deutsche Bank falls below €10 for the first time – and...
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Commerzbank’s shares slip despite restructuring
In the latest signs of trouble in the German financial world, Commerzbank has confirmed it is going to reduce its workforce by more than a fifth – cutting 9,600 jobs of its 45,000 full time positions. However, the group said it hopes to...
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Rollercoaster Friday for Deutsche Bank on settlement fears and hopes
Friday saw torrid trading for Deutsche Bank’s shares; they fell close to nine percent early on Friday and ended the day up 6.4 percent. The sell-off came on fears Germany’s biggest bank would not be able to cover mounting legal costs. It...
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Canada adds jobs
Frances Donald, senior economist at Manulife Asset Management, on the latest employment report