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Big Financial Sectors Under Review in 2012 By IMF
January 15, 2012There’s one thing all countries learned in the recent crisis: problems in the financial system can have devastating consequences for economic health. In 2012 the IMF will examine some of the world’s biggest financial sectors to help them spot any trouble on the horizon. IMF Survey Magazine
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Financial Regulators, Central Banks Share Financial Stability Role
November 24, 2011Four years into the biggest financial and economic crisis since the Great Recession, economists and policymakers still do not know enough about how different parts of economic policy and regulation should interact during financial boom and bust periods, participants hear at an IMF economic research conference. IMF Survey Magazine
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Financial Sector Reform Vital to Rebalance, Sustain China’s Growth
November 17, 2011With China’s economy booming over the last two decades, faster reform of the country’s financial system is essential to sustain strong economic growth, support rising domestic demand, and keep risks at bay, according to the International Monetary Fund. IMF Survey Magazine
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Global Financial System Risks Escalate
September 22, 2011Financial stability risks have risen sharply in recent months, as slower economic growth, financial market turbulence in Europe, and the credit downgrade of the United States have weighed on the global financial system, the IMF says in its latest Global Financial Stability Report. IMF Survey Magazine
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Strong Credit Growth, Asset Price Hikes Can Signal Financial Risks
September 14, 2011Rapid credit growth, increased asset prices, greater reliance on banks’ foreign borrowing and an appreciating currency are signs a country could be headed for a financial crisis, according to the IMF’s latest analysis in the Global Financial Stability Report. IMF Survey Magazine
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Forex Flash: Financial turmoil killed the ECB hiking cycle – Danske
September 10, 2011FXstreet.com (Córdoba) – During the week several important events took place in the Eurozone:… For more information, read our latest forex news. FXstreet.com: Latest News
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IMF Continues Push Toward Enhanced Global Financial Safety Net
July 29, 2011New research by IMF staff outlines options—including an enhanced global financial safety net—to address crisis risks from the increasingly complex financial and economic links between countries and markets. The analysis identifies and focuses on four systemic crises since 1980. IMF Survey Magazine
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Financial Reforms Critical to Transforming Chinese Economy
July 21, 2011Financial liberalization will be essential in transforming China’s economic model to one of more inclusive growth, raising household incomes, boosting domestic consumption, and reducing the reliance on exports, say IMF economists in their regular review of the world’s second-largest economy. IMF Survey Magazine
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U.K. Must Go For Top Quality Financial Supervision
June 7, 2011The U.K. economy is facing an uneven recovery, with growth of 1.5 percent expected in 2011, according to the IMF’s latest assessment. “The U.K. economy is recovering from the impact of the financial crisis,” Acting Managing Director John Lipsky says in London. IMF Survey Magazine
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Time to Fix Causes of Financial Crisis, Says IMF
April 27, 2011The global financial system remains vulnerable to more shocks, and policymakers need to tackle the root causes of the recent crisis, the IMF says in its latest analysis of the ties among the world’s banks, financial markets, and governments. IMF Survey Magazine
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After Financial Crisis, IMF Reviews How it Assesses Risks
March 28, 2011The IMF is taking a new look at how it assesses risks and prospects for economies around the world in the wake of the global economic crisis, reviewing the effectiveness of its monitoring and the coverage, candor, and evenhandedness of its reports. IMF Survey Magazine
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Dow Jones Ramps up Forex Coverage
January 25, 2011In a nod to the growing importance of forex ($4 Trillion per day and growing!), Dow Jones recently announced the development of a new forex news service. While many of the features may only be available at some expense to professional subscribers, retail traders should still enjoy some benefit. According to the Financial Times, “Financial [...]
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How Long Can the U.S. Dollar Rally Last?
December 8, 2010Forex trading forecast for the U.S. dollar The U.S. dollar is experiencing strength again in currency trading on the FX market, heading higher against the euro, yen and Aussie. Indeed, the U.S. dollar has been getting some help from an expectation of high yields, and growth prospects related to the deal to extend the Bush [...]
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Emerging Market Currencies Flat in 2010
August 30, 2010The recovery that emerging markets (their economies and financial markets) have staged since the lows of 2008 is impressive. In most corners of the financial markets, all of the losses have been erased, and securities/currencies are trading only slightly below there pre-credit crisis levels. Even compared to twelve months ago, in 2009, the performance of [...]
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Reflecting on the Chinese Yuan Revaluation
July 20, 2010Today marks the one-month anniversary of China’s decision to remove the Yuan’s peg to the Dollar, and allow it to float. Now that the news has had a chance to wend its way through the financial markets, I think it’s time both to reflect and to forecast. Over the last month, the Chinese RMB has [...]
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European stocks leading towards steep losses on the day
May 19, 2010FXstreet.com (Barcelona) – Equity markets once again have been hit hard by euro zone uncertainty as Germany nudged markets lower through its unexpected financial regulation announcement. Currently all leading indices are heading towards steep losses on the day with the DAX off more than 160 points or 2.63%. The FTSE 100 and CAC 40 show [...]
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Gold Rises as “Alternative Currency”
April 29, 2010Everything in forex is relative, right? Actually, it turns out this adage is wrong, as there is now a way you can short the entire forex market! I’m not talking about some innovative new financial product that you’ve never heard of, but rather something that everyone already knows about: Gold. Before you accuse me of [...]
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Understanding the Greece Situation
February 26, 2010With this post, I want to try to clarify the Greek fiscal crisis. The problem is that it’s not clear exactly how serious the problem is, because most of the media coverage of the crisis has been directed towards the financial markets’ perception of it, rather than its underlying fundamentals. In the end, I think [...]
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MF Global UK Limited Forex Broker Review
July 26, 2009About MF Global UK Limited Forex Broker MF Global UK Limited Forex Broker, formerly Man Financial Forex Broker, is a UK based forex company, and has been online since 2002. They are regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Services Authority (No. 1600658) and the National [...]