Tag: markets
Africa and her diaspora
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There has been much written about the "brain drain" of educated Africans seeking a better life abroad due to post some kind of ongoing post colonial turmoil in their home countries. War, refugee crises, poverty, lac...
Can Turkey’s rebound be funded?
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There has been a sharp improvement in Turkey's current account deficit - often cited as the biggest single point of concern for investors. But Timothy Ash, head of emerging markets research ex-Africa at Standard Ban...
Back on the ro-ro roller coaster
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Markets are less mesmerized by worries of impending catastrophe than they were at the peak of the crisis, when assets would rise and fall together. But as Stacy Williams, head of FX quantitative strategy at HSBC, ex...
Getting the HSBC house in order
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HSBC's shares dipped after the bank reported a 6 per cent fall in profit, mainly due to claims for insurance mis-selling and money laundering fines. However, the stock has gained 35 per cent since the start of last ...
Test for the easy money era
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Michael Mackenzie, the FT's US markets editor, wraps up the fallout on the markets from political and economic pressures in Italy and the US. For more video content from the Financial Times, visit
Kerry urges diplomacy on Iran nuclear energy program
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to Europe and the Middle East. Kerry discussed a range of issues with German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle. Both officials pushed for a transatlantic free trade agreement "to create one of the largest allied ma...
Keiser Report: Death by Financial Hypoxia (E410)
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In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert compare the real financial suicide machine that is the global financial markets to the hypothetical euthanasia coaster that would kill its passenger...
Reuters Today: Fed rattles markets, euro zone PMIs in focus
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Feb. 21 - Global stocks slide on worries the US Federal Reserve could prematurely wind down its bond buying programme. Investors in Europe await euro zone PMIs.
Machines run by kleptocratic larcenists destroy the globe!
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Watch the full Keiser Report E 410 on Saturday! In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert compare the real financial suicide machine that is the global financial markets to the hypothetical ...
Capital markets — the right fit for SMEs?
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French or German SMEs can borrow loans at cheaper rates than their southern peripheral neighbours. As banks retrench, corporate debt markets have become fashionable. But can they address the eurozone's "financial fr...
New Restrictions on China’s Real Estate Lending
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Stratfor East Asia analyst John Minnich examines how China's tightening of limits on domestic real estate lending will affect global commodities markets. For more analysis, visit:
Persian carpets expo in Tehran, A world of colors and designs
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Tehran has organized an exhibition of handmade Persian carpets and rugs, ranging from luxury tableau rugs and carpets to nomad rugs; Carpet-weaving is undoubtedly one of the most distinguished manifestations of Pers...
‘Worst is over’ for Greece
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This time last year many markets were convinced Greece would exit the euro but the country has since approved further fiscal consolidation. George Provopoulos, Greece's central bank governor, tells the FT's capital ...
Saft says: Fed as “asset bubble cop”? Maybe
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Feb. 13 - Reuters Columnist James Saft says comments from a Fed governor suggest the Fed may start walking the asset bubble beat to manage markets.
US lapping up European IPOs
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Mario Draghi's 'whatever it takes' promise to save the euro has lifted demand from investors for initial public offerings across Europe including the UK. Alasdair Warren, head of European equity capital markets at G...
State of the Union: still disunited
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Stephanie Kirchgaessner, Washington correspondent, and Stephen Foley, US markets correspondent, speak to the FT's Arash Massoudi about President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech and how the ambitious agenda ...
Weaning China off credit-fuelled growth
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China's economy has grown at 8 per cent and more each year over the last decade, but much of that has been fuelled by debt. Michael Pettis, professor of finance at Peking University and author of 'The Great Rebalanc...
Still a sweet spot for Nestlé
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Shares in Nestlé fell three per cent after it revealed weaker-than- expected organic sales growth in emerging markets and flat underlying operating margins in 2012. Lex's Vincent Boland and Julia Grindell discuss th...