Business Line Banking losses mar Athens stock exchange reopening after five-week shutdown Greece’s main stock index fell sharply when it finally reopened on Monday after a five-week closure – that’s when investors got their first 5 August 2015
Economy More Stock Exchange losses in Greece as banking shares plunge After a Black Monday, it is proving to be a tumultuous Tuesday on the Athens Stock Exchange. Stocks were down 4.5 percent in early trade, a day after 4 August 2015
Business Series Currencies riding a bumpy road This week’s Business Middle East takes a look at global currency trading trends, and in business snapshot we look at the reactions to the new fuel 4 August 2015
Business Line Chinese stock meltdown and Windows 10 debut China’s stock market crash has been largely overshadowed in the headlines here by the Greek crisis in Europe. But that doesn’t mean it’s less 29 July 2015
Business Series Golden shot: China shocks the commodities market with reserves revelation Gold appears to be losing its lustre after shedding 4% of its value in a turbulent week. Morgan Stanley indicated a worst-case scenario of a drop to 28 July 2015
World News Europe equities climb on Greek deal, but no respite for the euro European stock markets rose throughout Monday’s trading session, following news that eurozone leaders had reached an agreement to move forward with a 13 July 2015
USA Computer glitches hit NYSE, United Airlines and Wall Street Journal The halt in NYSE trading has been described as unprecedented in scale 8 July 2015
Business Series Mixed half year for US and Middle East markets Looking back at the first six months of 2015 we see mixed fortunes in US and Middle East markets. Contrary to expectations, the United States had 7 July 2015
Business Series China cuts interest rates as Yuan targets IMF Despite a sluggish economy and a sliding stock market, Chinese officials recently met with the IMF to discuss the evaluation of the yuan becoming an international currency. 30 June 2015
USA Wall Street brings calm to volatile markets amid Greek turmoil US stocks followed a global lead and fell as Wall Street opened as the weekends events in Greece dented investors confidence. However, the falls are 29 June 2015
Business Series Fed inaction on interest rates impacts on MENA markets As many analysts anticipated the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged in June. The biggest surprise was that Fed Chair Janet Yellen didn’t 23 June 2015
Business Line Europe's top court gives the ECB a boost and Air France wages "war" against its pilots In this week’s Business Line, we examine the verdict of Europe’s top court which came down in favour of the European Central Bank’s bond-buying 17 June 2015
Business Series Decision day looms as Fed mulls interest rate rise Ahead of the forthcoming Federal Reserve meeting Business Middle East sheds light on this key moment for the US and global economies, and assesses 16 June 2015
Business Series Draghi says volatility is here to stay Daleen Hassan – euronews: Welcome to business Middle East. In this episode we look at the impact of the European Central Bank’s recent meeting, and 9 June 2015
Business Series Crude crunch: OPEC expected to resist pressure to increase output All eyes are on Vienna for this week’s OPEC meeting amid a rift between members of the cartel and other major oil producing countries. The issue is 2 June 2015
Business Series Forex manipulation further undermines trust in international banking A new scandal undermining the reputation of international banking has been added to a long list of previous cases. Under the spotlight this time is a 26 May 2015
Business Series Unruly Britannia: pre-election uncertainty unsettles UK investors and sterling In this edition we look at how the pound has been affected by the election campaign in the UK and discuss the impact on international oil markets of 28 April 2015
Business Series World spotlight on Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank The new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is attracting the world’s attention. In its efforts to gain more economic clout, China has attracted 57 21 April 2015
Business Series Temporary relief for Greece Repeated bailout scenarios and last minute decision-making by the eurozone has led to questioning of when and if the end of the Greek crisis will 14 April 2015