12 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Trade engine shifts down just as global growth needs a boost
Trade engine shifts down just as global growth needs a boost
Policymakers scrambling to keep the world economy from settling into the “new mediocre” of sluggish growth can no longer rely on global trade to do the heavy lifting. International trade helped the global economy tide over rough spots over two decades before the financial crisis, when it grew nearly twice as fast as economic output, but this engine is running out of fuel.
12 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on European banks raise more capital before ECB stress test: report
European banks raise more capital before ECB stress test: report
Euro zone banks have raised 35 percent more capital ahead of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) latest stress test than they had set aside before the 2011 review, according to a report published by law firm Linklaters. The euro zone’s 130 most important banks are set to find out on Oct. 26 how they have fared in the ECB’s landmark review, which is designed to banish lingering doubts about whether lenders value assets properly and are strong enough to withstand another recession.
12 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Earnings of FTSE 100 executives rise a fifth as incentives climb
Earnings of FTSE 100 executives rise a fifth as incentives climb
Directors at London-listed blue-chip companies earned 21 percent more in the 2013/14 financial year thanks to a steep rise in long-term incentives, a report showed on Monday. The median annual earnings for directors at FTSE 100 companies was 2.43 million pounds ($3.9 million), with chief executives at 3.34 million, employment research firm Incomes Data Services (IDS), part of Thomson Reuters, said. When such incentives pay out, they can pay out substantial sums, giving a significant boost to directors’ earnings,” said Steve Tatton, editor of the IDS report.
12 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Deutsche clampdown on bad behavior prompts exodus of traders: FT
Deutsche clampdown on bad behavior prompts exodus of traders: FT
Deutsche Bank has been facing a set of investigations by regulators involving allegations that benchmark interest rates were manipulated and that some investors were unfairly favored in off-market trading venues known as dark pools. The newspaper reported that other banks like Barclays (BARC.L) are also in the process of introducing similar measures, after its bonus culture was cited as one of the factors that led to the Libor manipulation rate scandal. Barclays is introducing a company-wide bonus policy this year for bankers who stick to the British bank’s values and behavioral guidelines.
12 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Student Loan Reality Check
Student Loan Reality Check
Seven questions can help you decide if taking on debt to pursue your education will be a wise investment.
12 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Futures Slide, Take Out August Lows, Russell 2000 Almost 1000
Futures Slide, Take Out August Lows, Russell 2000 Almost 1000
Whether it is the lack of any favorable news out of China (in fact, quite the contrary), which the BTFDers on Friday were praying for, or the worsening of the global Ebola pandemic with not only a second confirmed case hitting Texas but panicky reports of Ebola infections from Boston all the way to Los Angeles, or simply the lack of any words of encouragement from the Fed, the Friday rout has continued into the early Sunday night trading, and as of moments ago, the
