From the April 01, 2011 issue of Futures Magazine • Subscribe!
India's energy ties with Iran unsettle Washington
India's search for hydrocarbons to fuel its economy has managed rather neat diplomatic trick of annoying Washington, delighting Tehran and intriguing Baghdad, and leaving the Indian Treasury fretting about how to pay for its oil imports.
Market relationships offer insight into recent turns
This is a market of relationships. The more we understand those relationships, the better we are prepared for the unknown.
Brazilian currency touches four-year low, prompting intervention
Brazil’s real touched a four-year low, prompting the central bank to intervene for a second straight day as a report showed higher-than-forecast inflation.
Rigged-benchmark probes span from Singapore to London
The probe of Libor manipulation is proving to be the tip of the iceberg as inquiries into assets from derivatives to foreign exchange show that if there’s a chance to rig benchmark rates in world markets, someone is usually willing to try.
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