Davos – The global capital market, having been spoiled over the years by ample liquidity, may be put to the test with the US Federal Reserve’s tapering of quantitative easing (QE) measures. Global business elites and government officials, pooling wisdom at this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss town of Davos, say they […]
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Thursday’s announcement by the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) is not a game changer, it is an insurance policy. Mortgage affordability stress testing (3% above loan rate) and capping the proportion of high (4.5 times and above) mortgages at 15% of total new mortgages sends a signal to the public at large that […]

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Ulster Bank is calling on SMEs across the island of Ireland to enter the 20th Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards. The awards are open to businesses across all sectors and entries are submitted via Ulster Bank’s Business Achievers Awards website – BusinessAchieversAward.com Speaking about the awards, chairperson of the national judging panel, founder of Lily […]
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This slowly-developing environment of greater tolerance towards easy-money policies makes it less likely that the European Central Bank will be prevented from implementing more unconventional measures, if they become necessary. The bank has publicly mooted a menu of options including negative interest rates, long-term loans to banks and even large-scale asset purchases. See the previous […]

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World share markets climbed closer to record levels on Tuesday on expectations the European Central Bank will extend its easy monetary policy, while gold slipped to a one-month low following upbeat U.S. economic data. Wall Street’s S&P 500 hit a record high, led by gains in utility stocks as data showed orders for long-lasting U.S. […]
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Washington – The World Bank on Tuesday lowered its projection for the global economic outlook this year, as developing countries are heading for disappointing growth, while high-income countries are gaining momentum. World Bank lowers projection for global economy The Washington-based bank forecasts the global economy to grow 2.8% this year, down from its January estimate […]
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Inflation in the euro zone will likely stay “significantly” below the European Central Bank’s target this year and next, ECB Governing Council member…
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Pretoria – A South African delegation, led by President Jacob Zuma, is in talks with representatives from the European Union (EU), where ways to boost trade and investment are being discussed. After doing his 67 minutes of service on Mandela Day in Danville, West of Pretoria — where he handed over houses to the poor […]

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