ECB and BOE day today
Unnamed officials at the Chinese CBRC (banking regulator) suggest that China may reduce the current 75% loan-to-deposit ratio for banks...
LIBOR-Gate
LIBOR-Gate July 4, 2012 Michael Lewitt At first, the announcement that Barclays was paying $450 million to settle charges...
Rigged bank rates: Is there more to come?
In the wake of the bank rate-rigging scandal, Bob Diamond, Barclays chief executive, announced his resignation from the post with...
The Big Losers in the Libor Rate Manipulation
Local Governments Which Entered Into Interest Rate Swaps Got Scalped We know that the big banks conspired to manipulate Libor rates, with...
Americans Support Cutting The Deficit, But Not Cutting Specific...
Nearly 70% of Americans say cutting the deficit is an important goal for 2012, with 84% Republicans, 66% Democrats, and 64% Independents...
America’s Melting-Pot Cities
Below are the metropolitan regions with the most naturalized citizens in 2011. New York tops the list, followed by Los Angeles and Miami....
Nobody in their right mind would consider joing the EU –...
Australia’s services PMI rose to 48.8, up +5.3 points and a 5 month high. The employment component rose +5.1 points to 49.1. The...
Top 10 Investor Errors: Passive vs Active Management
This is post number five in our series, bringing us exactly halfway through our ongoing look at the most common investor errors. This...