... of the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, publishes his own calculation of capital levels at the world’s largest banks, and these data are now available up to the end of 2014. The most leverage ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-29
... ff at the Federal Communications Commission recommended that the deal be referred to an administrative judge, it said. The Comcast-TWC tie-up had been opposed by open-internet advocates and companies ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-24
... with new federal regulations that have restricted the business’s leverage and profitability. A swift sale of the US lending operation would help GE get out from many of the tough regulations that com ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-21
... s. The US Federal Reserve, the Bank of England, and the Bank of Japan now own 16 percent, 24 percent, and 22 percent, respectively, of all bonds outstanding. Given that central banks are owned by the ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-20
Former US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has joined the Chicago-based hedge fund Citadel in his first job since retiring from the government. The move may fuel criticism of a “revolving door” b ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-17
Expectations of a June increase in short-term interest rates in the United States have subsided after soft first-quarter economic data created uncertainty in the Federal Reserve. A slowdown in March h ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-17
... Reuters. Federal police said they arrested Vaccari in his home in Sao Paulo and drove him to the southern city of Curitiba. There he will stand trial for alleged graft, political kickbacks and money ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-16
... t. The US Federal Reserve would raise interest rates next year at the latest, and new housing supply will reach 74,000 units in the next three to four years. That could be the turning point in the hou ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-15
... ginia. US federal prosecutors had called the guards' action "horrendous" and urged longer sentences for Slough, Liberty and Heard. In court, Fatimah Al Fahdwi, whose nine-year-old son was killed, held ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-14
... them are federal states but there are exceptions in Italy and Spain, which are unitary nations. Other federal nations such as Germany, Brazil and Argentina do not have designated “special regions” bu ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-10
... Iran. The Federal Reserve has also pressured the German lender to improve its regulatory compliance programs. A US subsidiary failed its first annual capital test in March. -- Contact us at english@hk ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-10
... sarnaev's federal trial in Boston a month ago by admitting "it was him" who planted one of the bombs on April 15, 2013 and three days later shot dead a police officer, kicking off a day of chaos in Bo ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-09
A widely anticipated increase in United States interest rates could happen in June but Federal Reserve policymakers are split several ways over the timing. That means the rate hike could be moved back ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-09
... ls at the Federal Reserve are expressing signs of concern. The swing in exchange rates could have an impact that extends far beyond the short-term rebalancing of the global marketplace. US President B ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-08
... above the federal minimum wage of US$7.25. The group plans a nationwide protest at McDonald's restaurants on Thursday. -- Contact us at [email protected] RC ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-02
... e. The US Federal funds rate jumped to 13.65 percent in 1981 from 4.2 percent in 1964, but then fell back to 5 percent in 1998. Now, keeping such interest rate factor in mind, where should investors s ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-01
... ed States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it was aware of these concerns,but declined to say whether it was reviewing Thailand's aviation safety status, and referred questions to Thai autho ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-31
Federal Reserve chairman Janet Yellen is hinting at an interest rate hike this year and a cautious approach to subsequent increases to keep borrowing costs low for years to come. Yellen said the Unite ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-30
... rkets. US Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen is wisely trying to delay an interest rate hike in a bid to avert any policy risk. As a result, most equity markets have posted gains in the first thr ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-26
... o, the US Federal Reserve still sticks to its stance on interest rate hike, which is widely expected by the market. The Fed is still determined to do so, although the timeline for the rate hike remain ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-26
