Oil companies step up pressure over oil export ban
Mar 16, 2015 14:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views
As expected, oil companies in US argued strongly to lift the ban on export which traps domestically produced crude oil from exporting in raw form. Ryan Lance, CEO of ConocoPhillips was in Washington last week to persuade...
Euro to change international trade flows
Mar 16, 2015 13:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Euro during 2000-2008 saw remarkable rise in its value against other currencies when it rose from below par to 1.6 against dollar. During 2011 Eurozone financial crisis Euro fell close to 1.18 against dollar but that fall...
Greece Germany relation review
Mar 16, 2015 12:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views
To the financial level the relation is more of a creditor and debtor for which the terms of conditions for payments as well as repayments are being negotiated over the meetings. So far a common accord has not been...
Why Finnish election is important?
Mar 16, 2015 11:51 am UTC| Insights & Views
Parliamentary elections in Finland is set for April 19, 2015. Finland has a coalition ruling led by centre right Prime Minister Alexander Stubb. Polls show that current government may not be able to hold powers in the...
Watch out for Podemos in Spain
Mar 16, 2015 10:44 am UTC| Insights & Views
Spain is becoming another poster child like Ireland,for success of austerity as recent indicators like manufacturing and services PMI, GDP all point to return of growth. However Spain is actually a social tragedy in spite...
Protests complicate situation in Brazil
Mar 16, 2015 09:57 am UTC| Insights & Views
Brazilians last Sunday, protested across streets calling for step down of President Dilma Rousseff. People all across the country protested against current economic hardship and multi-billion dollar corruption scandal in...
Equities in Europe and USA stand in contrast
Mar 16, 2015 09:02 am UTC| Insights & Views
Monetary policies continue to drive equities and investor across world. Whereas hawkish Federal Reserve (FED) raising concerns over US equities, European counterparts enjoying ultra-loose monetary policies by European...
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