Credit market problems intensified last week, even though stock markets rallied strongly until Wedne...
ReadAll the world’s media are now carrying accounts of the ‘liar loans’ and fraud that has accompa...
ReadYesterday, the ECB (European Central Bank) provided an unprecedented €95bn into the region’s cre...
ReadTwo of the largest US auto manufacturers, GM and Ford, have now followed Wal-Mart and Tesco’s lead...
ReadIt seems from the media comment that Akzo is likely to announce an agreed bid for ICI tomorrow (in o...
ReadAn interesting thing has happened to benzene markets, which I haven’t seen noted elsewhere. Accord...
ReadNormally a 275 point fall on Wall Street, and a 600 point fall in Hong Kong, would make for some hea...
ReadThe head of Germany’s financial regulator is warning that US subprime mortgage problems may be abo...
ReadAlchemists once claimed the ability to turn base metal into gold. More recently, some bankers seem t...
ReadBill Gross runs PIMCO, the world’s largest government bond managers with assets of nearly $700bn. ...
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