| Cosima F. Barone | Vol. XVI - Issue #244 | Mar. 07, 2017 |
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Then and Now in Financial Markets
Financial markets celebrated so far the 45th U.S. President and still do, raising all sort of bullish assessments (based on promised tax cuts and infrastructure investment leading to a more dynamic economy) as well as concerns that assets overvaluation might make investors run for the lifeboats! ... Read more
Then and Now in the Global Economy and the Financial System
Then: my August 2005 full version article “As the World hardly escapes Monetary Convulsion, is the Euro a “reserve” currency?” as published in CIFA’s TRUSTING. And now: my current considerations about the world in general, the huge accumulation of debt (global and sovereign) and its impact on the global economic and financial system. It may be time to think about reforming it before it’s too late. ... Read more
A Glance At World's Insightful News
In Focus: BRAZIL, CHINA, EUROPE, GERMANY, GREECE, JAPAN, OECD, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE
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Wall Street should reform its outdated compensation system that rewards bankers for taking big risks
By William D. Cohan
Barron`s, Jul. 22, 2017
Amazon.com is already ordering up custom fiberoptics gear. If other big techs like Alphabet and Microsoft follow, that could threaten companies like Applied Optoelectrics, Lumentum, and Oclaro.
By Tiernan Ray
Barron`s, Jul. 22, 2017
Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch notch big gains in fee-based assets; TD Ameritrade adds self-directed assets
By Lisa Beilfuss
The Wall Street Journal, Jul. 19, 2017
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The recommendations fall into two groups: changes that can be made by regulators without congressional approval and those that require action on Capitol Hill. Wall Street is most focused on regulatory relief, since Congress is unlikely to take up any legislation to modify the massive Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which was passed seven years ago in the wake of the financial crisis.
By Andrew Bary
Barron`s, Jul. 22, 2017
Vietnam stocks can be illiquid and difficult to assess. Here are safer ways to invest there.
By Dimitra DeFotis
Barron`s, Jul. 22, 2017
The gap between rich and poor nations narrows as the sources of dynamism in high-income economies slow, writes Martin Wolf
By Martin Wolf
Financial Times, Jul. 19, 2017
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InterNotes highlights bonds available in small denominations. Plus, the surge in second-quarter mobile trading.
By Theresa W. Carey
Barron`s, Jul. 22, 2017
Conglomerate Leucadia’s acquisition of investment bank Jefferies finally looks like it will reward shareholders.
By Leslie P. Norton
Barron`s, Jul. 22, 2017
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