To Texas, and beyond!
Texas is the fastest growing large state in America, with 106,000 people moving to the state in 2012 alone. The state’s main cities, Austin, Dallas and Houston, all fall …
Category: Expansion
New York regulator joins global forex investigation
A foreign exchange investigation into some of the largest U.S banks has been bolstered by the addition of New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS). The New York financial …
U.S Federal Reserve taper affects Asian markets
The U.S Federal Reserve has reduced its monthly bond purchases by $10bn again this month, bringing the economic stimulus down to $65bn. The overnight interest rate remains unchanged from …
IMF revise global growth forecast
At a press conference in Nairobi, Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the IMF announced that the International Monetary Fund will be raising its global growth forecast. Last October the …
Federal Reserve taper agreed after job growth
The U.S central bank has announced that a reduction in the Federal Reserve’s bond buying programme has been agreed. The stimulus is due to be decreased in “measured steps”, …
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2014
The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is being held in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland this year, on 22-25 January. Entitled ‘The Reshaping of the World: Consequences for Society, Politics …
U.S talks with Germany over increasing domestic demand
Jack Lew, the US Treasury secretary and Wolfgang Schäuble, Germany’s finance minister, have been meeting this week to discuss economic policy. The US Treasury’s semi-annual currency report criticised Germany’s …
World Bank forecasts surge in global economic growth
For the first time since the financial crisis both emerging and developed countries are showing positive economic growth. The World Bank has forecast the fastest global economic pace in …
Janet Yellen becomes first woman to chair U.S Federal Reserve
When current chair Ben Bernanke ends his term at the end of January, Janet Yellen will take over as the first woman in history to chair the U.S central …
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