| Cosima F. Barone | Vol. XII - Issue #223 | May. 27, 2013 |
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Investors Hit The Panic Button
Weeks go by, but central banks remain the focus of investors’ joy and concerns. A combination of weaker than expected Chinese manufacturing data (49.6 in May, down from 50.4 in April), which sent alarm bells ringing especially in the Asia Pacific region, and Chairman Bernanke’s Congressional testimony injected doses of uncertainty into the markets. But, markets do not like uncertainty. ... Read more
Can The World Financial System Be Reformed?
One can never assume that having attended once a CIFA Forum, he/she has seen them all! CIFA has been consistent throughout the years, since its foundation over a decade ago in Geneva, in identifying the problems bugging the world finance and in attempting courageously to find solutions. ... Read more
A Glance At World's Insightful News
In Focus: ARGENTINA, EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK (ECB), CROATIA, UNITED KINGDOM, UKRAINE, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, INDIA, AUSTRALIA
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Wolfgang Duchatczek faces charges over banknote bribery scandal
By James Shotter in Zürich
Financial Times, Jun. 19, 2013
Gold prices fell to a one-month low as investors prepared for the gradual end of the Federal Reserve's stimulus efforts.
By TATYANA SHUMSKY
The Wall Street Journal, Jun. 19, 2013
Britain’s Serious Fraud Office said on Tuesday that it had filed eight fraud charges against a former UBS trader in connection with the manipulation of the London interbank offered rate.
By JULIA WERDIGIER and BEN PROTESS
The New York Times, Jun. 19, 2013
Nikkei advances on back of strong export figures
By Neil Dennis in London and Josh Noble in Hong Kong
Financial Times, Jun. 19, 2013
Japan’s companies stockpile of cash reached a record in the first quarter as they poured investment abroad, underscoring Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s challenge to boost the nation’s investment and wages.
By Toru Fujioka & Mio Coxon
Bloomberg News, Jun. 19, 2013
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Police units to help contain biggest protests for decades
By John Aglionin London
Financial Times, Jun. 19, 2013
The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards called for the creation of criminal sanctions for incompetent bankers, one of the conclusions of a broad review of the culture of U.K. banking.
By MAX COLCHESTER
The Wall Street Journal, Jun. 19, 2013
That Greece was the first to fall into trouble gave weight to the view that the crisis was fiscal
By Martin Wolf
Financial Times, Jun. 19, 2013
Central bank witholds funding for interbank market
By Simon Rabinovitch in Shanghai
Financial Times, Jun. 19, 2013
The yen rose for the first time in three days versus the dollar amid bets Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will refrain from saying the central bank is moving toward ending bond purchases at a press conference today.
By Neal Armstrong
Bloomberg News, Jun. 19, 2013
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Two of the largest independent U.S. high-frequency-trading firms are in early merger discussions, as a downturn in trading opportunities has spurred cutbacks and tie-up talks among rivals
By Jacob Bunge
The Wall Street Journal, Jun. 19, 2013
The president praised Ben S. Bernanke’s leadership of the Federal Reserve but suggested that he could nominate a new Fed chairman later this year.
By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM
The New York Times, Jun. 19, 2013
Rise in value hits three-year high on back of yen moves
By Jonathan Soble in Tokyo
Financial Times, Jun. 19, 2013
Changes to labour market needed to tackle unemployment, says fund
By Tobias Buck in Madrid
Financial Times, Jun. 19, 2013
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index advanced 1 percent to 133.02 as 7:22 p.m. in Tokyo, with about five shares rising for every four that fell on the gauge.
By Jonathan Burgos
Bloomberg News, Jun. 19, 2013
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