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Eurozone GDP Misses Forecast in Second Quarter, France Germany Underperform

The Eurozone economy fared below expectations in the first quarter, data released on Friday showed. The combined gross domestic product (GDP) of the 19 countries in the Economic block grew 0.3% quarter-on-quarter in the three months to the end of June, which represents a 1.2% climb year-on-year,...

Greek Parliament Votes in Favor of 3rd Bailout Package, 42 Ruling Party Members Oppose

Greece moved one step closer to being able to repay the debt to European Cnetral bank and remain with the Eurozone after its parliament approved a draft third bailout of about €85bn (£61bn). Aided by votes from opposition parties, the parliament passed the package after a marathon all-night...

Chinese Central Bank Tries to Sooth Markets, Says Further Fall in Currency Unlikely

After devaluing the yuan for three consecutive days earlier this week and sending jitters through the global markets, the Chinese central bank on Thursday tried to install some confidence among the world market by that there was no reason for the yuan to fall further given the country's strong...

Surprising Second Quater Growht for Greece; 1.5% Growth in First Two Quarters

Astonishing analysts all over the economic world, the Greek economy managed to grow in the second quarter of the current fiscal. The Greek economy, as reported on Thursday, grew by 0.8%, according to an official estimate, amidst all the cacophony of a debt crisis and threats of being thrown out of...

Carlyle and Symantec Signed a Deal of the Year

Carlyle Group led a group of investors who will participate in the transaction to repurchase at Symantec Corp. its subsidiaries Veritas, dealing with storage of data in the Internet. Investment funds will pay to the software publisher $ 8 billion, some of which will go to the repurchase of shares,...

Greece Might Still Need 'Bridge Funding' Despite Securing Bailout Package

Despite securing a bailout package on Tuesday, Greece might still need a bridge funding to meet the 20 August deadline for repayment of its debt to European Central Bank which would ensure that it remains within the European Union. The first hurdle for Alexis Tsipras, the Greek Prime Minister, is...

China Devalues Yuan for the Second Consecutive Day, Sends World Markets Falling

China, arguably the second largest economy in the world, devalued its currency for the second consecutive day creating ripples across all international markets resulting in falls in indices. This was the second day that the world market had fallen, the first being on Tuesday after China devalued...

Asia: Back in 1998

The beaches of Bali and Langkawi did not look so attractive to American tourists since the reign of Bill Clinton. Four years ago, the dollar was worth 8,500 Indonesian rupiah and Malaysian ringgit less than three. Today, one dollar goes for 14 thousand rupees and four ringgit. Both currencies have...

Additional Crude Input from Iran Pushes Opec Output to Three Year High

With the prospects of a new era of low prices in crude oil due to over production, the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) announced that their crude production output in July was the highest in the last there years for monthly production. This comes even as the crude prices...

China Devaluation Raises Prospects of Currency War, Fall in Global Markets

Following a run of poor economic data, China surprisingly announced a 2 percent devaluation of the yuan on Tuesday. This move resulted in a worldwide impact on the share markets throughout the day. This created prospects of a possible currency wars. While the Chinese authorities claim this as a...
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