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.
Using options to profit from a euro top
The Eurozone would not stand to benefit from a discontinuation of the American central bank stimulus efforts. So with downside pressure likely to continue for the euro, here's how can a trader take a speculative view on the euro with options.
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.