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Central banks will be more (not less) active in 2015

By Simon Kennedy, Bloomberg | December 9, 2014

If you expect global central banks to unwind stimulus next year, you’re probably wrong.

Stock exchanges must become masters of their own domain

By Ellen Rosen, Bloomberg | November 20, 2014

Stock exchanges must show they can prevent technology disruptions under new rules intended to limit the frequency of malfunctions that have undermined investor confidence.

First FX-rigging settlement fines 5 banks $3.3 billion

By Suzi Ring and Liam Vaughan, Bloomberg | November 12, 2014

Regulators in the U.S., Britain and Switzerland ordered five banks to pay about $3.3 billion in the first wave of penalties since authorities began a global probe into the rigging of key foreign-exchange benchmarks last year.

ECB reveals Eurozone QE later today

By Alessandro Speciale and Alastair Marsh, Bloomberg | October 27, 2014

Investors will be handed a clue today in to just how aggressive Mario Draghi is willing to be.

Libor investigation to look at Facebook messages

By Aoife White and Gaspard Sebag, Bloomberg | October 27, 2014

Foreign-exchange traders’ messages on Facebook Inc. are being sought by European Union antitrust regulators as they expand a probe into alleged collusion between banks beyond work e-mails and instant messages, two people with knowledge of the case said.

25 Eurozone lenders fail ECB stress test

By Patrick Henry, Bloomberg | October 24, 2014

Twenty-five lenders in the European Central Bank’s euro-area bank health check are set to fail the regulator’s Comprehensive Assessment, according to a draft communique of the final results, seen by Bloomberg News.

Did dollar ascend its throne too quickly?

By Lucy Meakin and Mariko Ishikawa, Bloomberg | October 2, 2014

The dollar fell the most in two weeks on speculation the currency strengthened too rapidly in September and before factory orders data today that may highlight the uneven nature of the U.S. recovery.

What is Alibaba?

By Joseph Ciolli and Jeremy Herron, Bloomberg | September 19, 2014

Alibaba and shareholders including Yahoo! Inc. sold 320.1 million shares in the Hangzhou, China-based company for $68 each, after offering them at a range of between $66 and $68, according to a statement.

Dollar hotter than ever

By Rob Verdonck, Bloomberg | September 15, 2014

The dollar strengthened to a 14-month high and commodities declined to the lowest level in five years after data added to evidence China’s economy is slowing. Russia’s ruble weakened to a record after the European Union and U.S. imposed new economic sanctions.

U.S. stocks headed for further drops?

By Paul Dobson and Callie Bost, Bloomberg | September 11, 2014

U.S. stocks dropped after Brent crude sank to a two-year low amid signs of excess supply.

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