Markets cautious on Ukraine – Russia Crisis
As Russia decided over the weekend to deploy its troops to the Crimean region of Ukraine, the country’s Central Bank was quick to react. On Monday, the Russian Central Bank hiked interest rates by...
View ArticleChina triggers global risk aversion
Disappointing data from China weighed in on global investor sentiment trigerring a sell-off in the equity markets as investor sought safe haven assets. Weak fundamental data from China included the...
View ArticleMarkets react to hawkish Fed. QE tapered by a further $10bn
Janet Yellen’s first FOMC meeting saw the Fed taper by an extra $10bn while promising to keep interest rates unchanged until 2015 following a two day conclusion to the meeting. Equity markets shed...
View ArticleMore signs of Chinese economy cooling down
After posting years of growth at breakneck speed, the Chinese economy is continuing to show signs of its economy cooling down. Latest quarterly GDP figures came out 7.4% inline with expectations and...
View ArticleAussie slumps on weaker inflation and China
The Australian dollar fell across the board as data released earlier by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed that inflation for the first quarter of 2014 grew by a meager 0.6% against an...
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