European Sovereigns’ Sobriety Test Sop
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Ratings agency S&P emphasized in its annual European sovereign borrowing publication that new commercial exposure will drop 1.5 percent for ...
Low Rate Debt’s Bungled Bonanza
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The IMF’s global financial system survey for the spring meetings cited reduced risk as the Cyprus rescue’s bail-in implications had ...
Venezuela’s Unripe Presidential Pickings
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Venezuelan stocks and bonds shuddered on the challenged squeaker presidential election win of Chavez ally Maduro, whose 1 percent margin ...
Low Income Countries’ Takeoff Tinkering
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The IMF’s April World Economic Outlook kept Sub-Sahara Africa’s predicted GDP growth this year above the 5.3 percent emerging market ...
China’s Home Wreck Rumblings
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Chinese property shares led by mega-builder Vanke tumbled and erased Shanghai exchange gains to date as a 20 percent tax ...
Credit Default Swaps’ Naked Truth Trail
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The IMF’s April Global Financial Stability Report in the wake of capital controls endorsed for Cyprus’ “exceptional circumstances” directly challenged ...
Currency Fighters’ Battle Fatigue Fits
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Major emerging market currencies ended Q1 mixed despite the bond flow redirection into local markets, with strength mostly against the ...
The US Treasury’s Development Bank Bunker
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The Treasury Department’s International Affairs arm submitted its 2014 budget request to Congress with a $2.1 billion total for standard ...
The IMF’s Wasteful Energy Whimper
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After consecutive G-20 summit calls to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, the IMF in preparation for its spring gathering completed ...
Central Europe’s Rapt Resigned Fate
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Central European bourses were split in Q1, with core members Hungary and Poland down double-digits while Bulgaria and Romania had ...