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Euro Down Slightly After Weekend On Spain Worry
by admin
1 May 2012 at 4:41am
Yesterday the euro was down slightly compared to the U.S. dollar, 1.321 to 1.325 dollars compared to last Friday, particularly affected by the disturbing news growing on Spain. The Spanish economy has again contracted by 0.3% in real terms in the first quarter 2012 compared to the last of 2011, according to the National Statistics Institu Read more ...
Euro Stability Still A Concern On Forex Markets
by admin
24 Apr 2012 at 8:13am
Parity between the euro / dollar is now almost perfectly balanced on the currency market: at around 13:00 hours, the euro was trading at 1.3156 (- 0.01%). Slightly increased towards the yen to 106.9. Nothing to report in the forex market on the state of the euro / Swiss franc, which is stable at 1.2021. ‘We expect fu Read more ...
Euro Mixed Against All Other Majors
by admin
18 Apr 2012 at 7:53am
The single currency was losing again today, dropping below $1.31 (EUR/USD) on Wednesday afternoon, amid persistent doubts about the sovereign status of Europe. At this time, the euro yield is 0.42% against the greenback at 1.3073 dollars per euro. The IMF reviewed yesterday, downgrading its growth forecast for Spain in 2012, which shows a Read more ...
Fed Keeps Rates Low ? Euro Seems Without Trend
by admin
14 Mar 2012 at 6:40am
The single European currency remained without a major trend against the U.S. dollar in the wake of a highly anticipated meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Fed, whose tone lately has been quite positive for the Dollar. The Euro dropped yesterday afternoon from 0.04% to 0 Read more ...
Bernanke comments causes sell off
by Tom
1 Mar 2012 at 4:55am
Market sentiment received a bit of a boost yesterday when the results of the ECB?s long-awaited second long-term liquidity operation (LTRO) showed strong demand for the cash from European banks. The ECB lent 800 banks ?529.5 billion, somewhat above the ?450 billion that the market had been anticipating and the ?489 billion lent to 523 fi Read more ...
Euro firm however downside risks remain
by Tom
28 Feb 2012 at 8:36am
Today the euro remains firm versus the dollar and sterling, trading in relatively tight ranges despite the announcement from ratings agency Standard & Poor?s that it is cutting Greece?s long term credit trading to selective default. Such a move was already expected and indeed factored in, though yesterday?s comments from EU Commission Read more ...
Euro upside following Greek deal
by Tom
22 Feb 2012 at 9:34am
Having retreated from near two-week highs as optimism over the long-awaited Greek bailout deal faded to be replaced by underlying concerns over growth and implementation risks, the euro has traded in a relatively tight range versus the dollar over the past 24 hours. Parliaments in three countries (Germany, the Netherlands and Finland) must now a Read more ...
Euro upside following Greek Deal
by Tom
21 Feb 2012 at 9:20am
The euro gained some ground in early morning trade briefly breaking through key resistance after eurozone finance ministers finally sealed the details of a second ?130 billion bailout package for Greece. There was also agreement on the details of Greek?s deal with private sector investors, who are now expected to take a haircut in excess of Read more ...
Euro sold as Greek Deal lingers
by Tom
16 Feb 2012 at 4:35am
The euro started yesterday with a firmer tone on the news that China would continue investing in euro debt and pledges from the Greek opposition Conservative Party to commit to tough austerity measures. This was before the latest twist in the on-going Greek debt saga saw renewed pressure on the single currency, which has fallen back to trade at Read more ...
UK on watch for credit downgrade
by Tom
14 Feb 2012 at 4:09am
The Bank of Japan surprised markets overnight, as it decided to expand its asset buying programme by Y10 trillion to Y65 trillion (the entire amount will be used for the purchase of long term government bonds) and set a price stability goal of 1%. In doing so it is abandoning its long used ?understanding of price stability? phrase. The conse Read more ...

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CSC's new CEO to cut expenses by $1 billion in coming year
18 May 2012 at 11:20am
Mike Lawrie, CEO at Computer Sciences Corp., vows to turn around the struggling company by cutting expenses by $1 billion over the next 12 to 18 months, according to Reuters. CSC posted an annual loss of $4.2 billion and uncovered about 40 troubled contracts and is in the process of taking steps to remedy those problems. One focus area has been renegotiating a multibillion-dollar contract to implement a system for managing digital medical records for Britain's National Health Service.
Entrepreneurs hope capitalists plant seed money
by Tracey Drury
18 May 2012 at 11:15am
Ranging from university research professors hoping to provide treatments for cancer, to recent college grads hawking digital sheet music, more than 30 entrepreneurs pitched their products to potential investors during a two-day venture forum in Buffalo. The 2012 Venture Forum May 16-17 featured two full days of networking and deal-making, attracting both entrepreneurs from Upstate New York and Southern Ontario together with and venture capital professionals from throughout the state and beyond. In...
Treadstone Energy adds East Texas oil assets
by Greg Barr
18 May 2012 at 11:06am
Treadstone Energy Partners LLC said Friday it has acquired additional interest in the Fort Trinidad Field in Madison and Houston counties. The seller was not disclosed by Houston-based Treadstone, which is backed by Houston-based Kayne Anderson Energy Funds. The recently acquired interests cover 15,000 acres in East Texas. Treadstone will assume operation of the producing wells and gas compression facilities. "The Fort Trinidad acquisition complements our existing asset base in East Texas, where...
Fifth Third sued over alleged check-kiting scheme
by Steve Watkins
18 May 2012 at 11:01am
First Bank and Trust Co. has filed a lawsuit in Indiana's Hamilton County Common Pleas Court, alleging Fifth Third Bank was involved in a fraudulent check-kiting scheme. Abingdon, Va.-based First Bank claims Fifth Third knew about and took part in a scheme used by one of its borrowers, Eastern Livestock of New Albany, Ind. First Bank, a major agricultural lender that had done business with Eastern Livestock, is seeking millions of dollars in damages, as well as punitive damages and a trial by jury. First...
Top of the List: Banks
18 May 2012 at 11:00am
Each week, we show you the top five companies from our Lists printed in our Friday paper. This week, we feature non-locally based banks and area-based banks. Banks ? not locally based, ranked by total local deposits as of June 30, 2011 Wells Fargo Bank, San Francisco, $8.1 billion Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C., $5.9 billion U.S. Bank, Minneapolis, $4.4 billion Chase, New York, $2.2 billion Citibank, New York, $1.4 billion Subscribers can see the full list in our print edition every Friday....
Top of the List: Area-based banks
18 May 2012 at 10:55am
Each week, we show you the top five companies from our Lists printed in our Friday paper. This week, we feature area-based banks and non-locally based banks. Area-based banks, ranked by assets, in thousands El Dorado Savings Bank, Placerville, $1,706,715 River City Bank, Sacramento, $1,119,755 American River Bank, Sacramento, $581,604 Five Star Bank, Rocklin, $439,583 Bank of Sacramento, Sacramento, $406,866 Subscribers can see the full list in our print edition every Friday. Pick up a copy to...
National Bank Holdings Corp. picks Denver, Greenwood Village for HQ
by Heather Draper
18 May 2012 at 10:23am
National Bank Holdings Corp. is moving its headquarters to Denver from Boston, the company announced Friday. The company will have offices in Greenwood Village and Denver. Gov. John Hickenlooper joined Tim Laney, president and CEO of National Bank Holdings, in making the announcement. ?National Bank Holdings Corp. has maintained a presence in Colorado for the past year, and the positive business experience, educated workforce and strategic location led the company to choose to move its headquarters...
Kayak only Mass. member of 'billion-dollar club'
by Kyle Alspach
18 May 2012 at 10:06am
With a VC round for Pinterest that values the company at $1.5 billion ? and Facebook going public ? 20 privately held venture-backed companies are valued at more than $1 billion, according to an analysis by Dow Jones VentureSource. Just one is a Massachusetts company ? Kayak Software Corp. That's compared to the "bubble era" of the late '90s to 2000, when four Boston area companies were among the 18 VC-backed firms with billion-dollar valuations, according to VentureSource. Kayak, a travel...
KeyBank next up in WNY bank shuffle
by Allissa Kline
18 May 2012 at 9:56am
More than 100 HSBC Bank branches across New York state and Connecticut will be converted this weekend to First Niagara Bank branches. But another 64 HSBC branches ? mostly in Western and Central New York ? will continue to operate as usual. That is until they, too, are acquired by other banks later this year. KeyBank is set to complete its purchase of 37 HSBC branches in Erie, Niagara, Orleans and Monroe counties on July 13. Bank officials on Friday stressed that none of the to-be-acquired...
Bank of Kentucky?s Zapp, 60, not ready to retire
by Steve Watkins
18 May 2012 at 9:55am
Bank of Kentucky CEO Bob Zapp is 60 now, but don?t look for him to retire anytime soon. Zapp said in an interview that he plans to stay at the helm at least long enough to see the bank through its expansion plans on the Ohio side of Greater Cincinnati. ?I enjoy what I do,? he said. ?It?s fun, and it?s especially fun when the company is successful. I feel in good health. I?m afraid to retire, because my brain might turn to mush.? Zapp said he didn?t know how long it would be until...
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Moody?s downgrades Spanish banks
by alex
18 May 2012 at 1:41am
The potential ?Grexit? is killing the markets as they run for safety in the last day of the week. Uncertainty is all over, and regardless of the new elections being held in June 17, investors still don?t want to risk it. Not only Greece is in trouble. 16 Spanish banks have been downgraded by Moody?s last [...]
Lower inflation expectations not good for GBP
by alex
17 May 2012 at 12:53am
The UK inflation report released yesterday showed that the MPC now expect two-year�inflation to be lower despite raising the near term projection. Their central inflation�projection for two years ahead is 1.6%, about 0.2% lower than in February. The growth�forecasts were also lowered in the near term reflecting a poor Q1 2012 and on-going�concerns regarding the [...]
Focus on Eurozone Politics continues
by alex
16 May 2012 at 1:25am
Greece continues to capture the headlines with agreement expected today on formation of�an interim Government and likely announcement of new elections as soon as 10 June.�Meanwhile the first meeting between Merkel and Hollande resulted in a joint statement�pledging commitment from both to keep Greece in the euro with introduction of ?growth�measures? subject to adherence to [...]
Currencies do not like political uncertainty
by alex
15 May 2012 at 1:27am
Political risk events continue to dominate in Europe. The political deadlock continues in Greece although a Greek exit was not discussed at the Euro group meeting held yesterday, nonetheless, suggestions that Greece will leave the euro gained momentum leading to the EU Commission issuing a statement hoping that Greece would remain part of the euro [...]
What if Greece Exits?
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14 May 2012 at 12:16am
From The Economist Online May 11th 2012, 0:22 by A.P. See original article As the Economist argues in our briefing�this week, a Greek exit from the euro zone would not just be chaotic for Greece itself but would also invite questions about the status of Portugal, Ireland and others. So what would policymakers have to [...]
BoE decision today
by alex
10 May 2012 at 1:08am
An event laden day lies ahead, kick started with the overnight releases of NZ Business PMI, Japanese Current Account, Trade Balance, China Trade Balance and Australian Employment data.�Markets continue to be steered by the European political and sovereign debt crises and in the wake of this bond yield?s continue to remain elevated, notably Spain where [...]
Political Pressure on EUR
by alex
9 May 2012 at 1:12am
EUR/USD broke below the 1.30 level yesterday as the Greek political crisis rolls on and in this context we expect the EUR to remain under pressure; with�French presidential election winner Hollande awaiting inauguration, his pledges to increase state spending and renegotiate the ECB?s independence is unlikely to instil confidence in the market and the longer [...]
Euro weakens further
by alex
8 May 2012 at 1:05am
There are 3 main reasons why we�begin�this short week with a weaker Euro; 1.Data suggests that the Eurozone could be heading for its third quarter of negative growth. 2.A change of government in France, one that is likely to be less Berlin friendly than its predecessor. 3.The Greek political parties who supported ongoing austerity�measures lost their majority rule, [...]
Focus on US jobs
by alex
4 May 2012 at 12:52am
As expected, ECB policy makers kept their benchmark interest rate at the record low of�1%. In the associated press conference, ECB President, Mario Draghi, said they still expect a gradual recovery this year but downside risks prevail and the outlook has�become ?more uncertain?. Spanish and French government debt sold well at auctions yesterday BUT�Spain?s yield on [...]
Confidence�in GBP and the UK
by alex
3 May 2012 at 12:38am
Overnight, Bank of England Governor King noted that rates would need to stay low for some time while suggesting that it would eventually return to normal levels. UK saw the release of PMI Construction which came in slightly above expectations at 55.8 while Credit lending and mortgage approvals were a welcome relief from disappointing data yesterday. [...]

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