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US boosted by Frankfurt bid – New York Report January 22, 2015 WALL STREET joined the chorus of indices worldwide booming upward on the Eurozone’s bond-buying plans, announced yesterday Investors readying for a rise in global liquidity initially lifted US Treasuries, whose relatively rich yields grew more attractive with prospects of lower Eurozone bond yields, before prices turned lower. “It’s likely to impact yields everywhere,” said Aaron [...]
Why the Libor scandal is just the latest chapter in Britain’s obsession with punishment January 22, 2015 Britain’s enduring obsession with punishment has resurfaced in its response to the Libor scandal. The number of UK traders charged for Libor-related offences by the Serious Fraud Office has reached 13, placing Britain far ahead of other European countries in its tally of prosecutions for benchmark manipulation. Investigations continue and the UK authorities have indicated [...]
The Eurozone desperately needed Mario Draghi’s QE stimulus – but the euro isn’t safe yet January 22, 2015 European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi has done what many in the markets had hoped for, and announced a massive package of QE of over €1 trillion – promising more if need be. This is much bigger than had generally been expected, indicating Draghi’s determination to deal decisively with the Eurozone’s deflation problem. If [...]
Burns Night 2015: American Scots are being deprived of haggis – it’s time to overturn the ban January 22, 2015 It’s Burns Night this weekend, and yet millions of Americans of Scottish descent will be unable to enjoy Scotland’s national dish, the haggis. Since 1971, the US government has banned the export of haggis to America, and so Boisdale has initiated a campaign to change this. This resulted in Lord McColl of Dulwich raising questions [...]
As the ECB unveils a massive QE boost for the Eurozone, will this set back structural reform? January 22, 2015 Richard Batley, senior economist at Lombard Street Research, says Yes Without structural reform, successive European Central Bank (ECB) monetary palliatives can only temporarily ease the symptoms of deflation and low growth. They can’t address the causes. In almost every euro area country, private sector and government debt-to-income ratios are higher than before the financial crisis. [...]
Film review: A Most Violent Year is a most intelligent movie January 22, 2015 Cert 15 | ★★★★☆ In an early scene in JC Chandor’s A Most Violent Year, budding oil entrepreneur Abel Morales (Oscar Isaac) stares his employees in the eyes and says, “You will never do anything as hard as staring someone in the eye and telling the truth.” This rings especially true in their world, where [...]
Something for the weekend January 22, 2015 PARTY BEYOND CLUELESS FRAT PARTY Celebrate the release of Charlie Lyne’s love letter to the teen movie genre with a screening followed by a frat party at the ICA including beer pong, a prom night photo studio and plenty of red cups. From £8, visit ica.co.uk CELEBRATE BURNS HIGHLAND SWING AT BOISDALE Head to Boisdale [...]
The tiny signals that can destroy effective teams January 22, 2015 Physics can make the workplace more productive for everyone. Quarks are tiny subatomic particles. They are so small that they are almost impossible to detect, but they are the fundamental constituents of everything. In quantum physics, we are simply clouds of atoms and we interact with each other on both a physical and personal [...]
Obscure wage bill rules blamed for January transfers shortage January 22, 2015 An unexpetedly quiet January transfer window could be the first sign of little-known Premier League cost-control regulations starting to bite, according to industry experts. Despite English top-flight clubs being richer than ever before – all 20 are among the top 40 wealthiest in the world, it emerged this week – they have failed to spend [...]
England vow to protect stars after Morgan caught in blackmail row January 22, 2015 CRICKET chiefs have vowed to prevent England’s World Cup bid being blown off course by external factors after one-day skipper Eoin Morgan was yesterday the subject of an alleged extortion plot. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) say they were contacted by an Australian man, the boyfriend of a woman Morgan had a brief [...]
