The BIS’ Boom Cycle Backpedaling
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The Bank for International Settlements’ annual report dedicated a chapter to post-crisis disconnect in business and financial cycles, with emerging ...
Brazil’s Scathing Score Embarrassments
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Brazilian shares tried to sustain positive momentum after a lopsided semi-final World Cup loss to Germany followed on the heels ...
Pakistan’s Air Raid Recoil Tendencies
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Pakistan stocks lost ground but held on to 10 percent mid-year MSCI gains following dramatic Taliban airport and airliner attacks ...
South Africa’s Rotating Blade Damage
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South African shares preserved a modest MSCI uptick through mid-year as President Zuma’s second term team pared back GDP growth ...
The Middle East’s Bruised Bond Guarantees
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Jordan and Morocco on the back of IMF and Gulf assistance easily placed respective $1billion and EUR1billion bonds, with the ...
Asia Bonds’ Stiff Bounce Bearings
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The Asian Development Bank’s QI Local Bond Monitor hailed renewed “bounce” after the Fed tapering spook as market size topped ...
China’s Treading IPO Trance
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Chinese stocks with a 5 percent MSCI decline through mid-year were roused from their torpor as IPOs suspended for months ...
UNCTAD’s Direct Investment Optimism Optics
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The UN Trade and Development Commission expressed FDI “cautious optimism” after it rose almost 10 percent last year to $1.5 ...
Sovereign Debt Rules’ Exasperating Exceptions
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As the US Supreme Court upheld the New York holdout payment order for Argentina and Grenada continued negotiations on a ...
Jamaica’s Twisting Spiral Bounds
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Jamaican stocks were down slightly on the MSCI Frontier index as the IMF cited progress in reversing the “negative spiral” ...