CITY VIEWS: DO YOU EXPECT THE CHINESE BOOM TO CONTINUE? March 17, 2010 MIKE MOLONEY | TRADING CENTRAL “China is going to be the next superpower. In the 1900s, it was England and then it was followed by New York. Now, it’s China’s turn. They have the market and a huge population for the boom to continue.” CHARLES HOBB | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA “The Chinese economy is [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING March 16, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES EX-EMPLOYEE SUES SOCGEN FOR џ12M Societe Genrale, France’s second-largest bank, is being sued for more than џ12.5m (£11.3m) by its former head of European fixed income after his contract was terminated at the start of the credit crunch. The High Court heard yesterday that Raphael Geys, its London-based former managing director of European [...]
YUAN CHANGE DEPENDS ON US RECOVERY March 16, 2010 LAST weekend Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao dismissed any possibility of an immediate yuan revaluation, noting: “I understand that some countries want to increase their exports, but I don’t understand the practice of depreciating their currency and forcing others to appreciate theirs in order to accomplish this. I think this is a type of trade protectionism.” [...]
FOREX FLASH March 16, 2010 ROUBLE COULD STRENGTHEN 20 PER CENT The Russian rouble could strengthen by as much as 18 to 20 per cent over the next three years, the Russian deputy economy minister Andrei Klepach said yesterday. Klepach warned that this appreciation would hurt manufacturers and limit economic growth. He added: “We are not ready to move to [...]
Why the City’s shipping supremo is battling an old rival for members March 16, 2010 THE CHIEF executive of the Baltic Exchange Jeremy Penn looks remarkably unruffled for a man who has just seen a rival come back for a second time in a concerted attempt to muscle in on his business. The head of the exchange that sets the prices for the majority of the world’s $200bn (£182bn) shipping [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING March 15, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES RBS eyes £10bn debt buy-back as it plans balance sheet shake-up Royal Bank of Scotland is planning a vast balance sheet restructuring in an attempt to boost its capital strength and its standing with bond investors. The move could involve at least £10bn (€11bn) of the bank’s £28bn of debt being bought back [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING March 15, 2010 THE SUNDAYS The Sunday Telegraph NIGERIA’S STATE OIL TO GO PRIVATE Nigeria’s state-owned National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has initiated talks with investment banks including Standard Chartered, JP Morgan, and Deutsche Bank to explore financing options as it changes into a fully privatised commercial company. GAMING GIANT TO SEEK LISTING Gala Coral, which is set to [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING March 10, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES SHINSEI IN CAPITAL DRIVE AS MERGER FALTERS Shinsei, the Japanese bank, is preparing to raise about Y75bn ($830m) in fresh capital as a merger with a rival domestic lender once seen as a lifeline is in danger of collapse. Shinsei has concluded that a merger with Aozora, the Japanese bank part-owned by Cerberus [...]
Financial institutions and commodities help London’s top stocks to gain ground March 10, 2010 BRITAIN’S leading share index added 0.7 per cent yesterday, buoyed by strength in commodity issues, supported by trade data from China, and in banks and insurers as Wall Street put in an early advance. At the close, the FTSE 100 was 38.27 points higher at 5,640.57, a 20-month peak, at levels not seen since June [...]
The Tipster March 9, 2010 THE Australian dollar has been subdued, which is surprising since strong business confidence data earlier this week increases the chances of more interest rate hikes from the Reserve Bank of Australia. The Aussie dollar has traded on a weaker note since Monday after reaching AU$0.9150 against the greenback. Its weak performance in recent sessions can [...]