In a significant development a U.S. appeals court has revived a litigation wherein large banks had been accused of conspiring to rig the Libor interest rate benchmark, including during the 2008 financial crisis, to boost their profits at investors’ expense… Read More ›
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Crude oil prices are likely to keep falling despite historic OPEC+ deal: Goldman Sachs
In a statement Goldman Sachs said, in the coming weeks, it sees oil prices continuing their downward fall and that the “historic yet insufficient” deal by major oil producers to trim output is unlikely to offset the coronavirus-led demand rout…. Read More ›
Chinese Central Bank moves to lower lending prime rates
The move is likely to be part of an economic stimulus measure following a slowdown in the Chinese economy. The move could enflare the rising bad debt, like it has in past instances of fiscal stimulus measures. On Saturday, in… Read More ›
Britain’s market watchdog to asset manager : assess value of services provided to clients
Under new guidelines, the UK’s asset managers will have to annually report an assessment of the value of their services they provide to clients, such that clients can have a firmer grip on the fund’s objectives and better undertsand its… Read More ›
Crude oil posts strongest ever opening of the year since 2014
Despite receiving support for its bullish upward drive, rising U.S. oil production is likely to be a drag for oil’d 2018 outlook. On Tuesday, oil prices posted their strongest ever opening since 2014, with the anti-government uprising in Iran along… Read More ›
Brent crude zooms beyond $65 a barrel
U.S. oil production is rapidly approaching oil production levels of that of Russia and Saudi Arabia. With the shutdown of the Forties North Sea pipeline, a big chunk of the oil supply has been blocked from the market and along… Read More ›
Goldman Sachs settle class action lawsuit with $56.5 million
The lawsuit involves several leading banks which have conspired to rig rate benchmarks, commodities and securities prices. The remaining defendants in the lawsuit are HSBC Holdings Plc, BNP Paribas SA Morgan Stanley, UBS AG, ICAP, Wells Fargo & Co and… Read More ›