Resources
Ask The Expert
The markets in 2010
In the first few weeks of 2010 readers can quiz experts at some of the biggest trading houses in the City.
Short View
The Streets split
Either job creation or falling stock prices will eventually bridge the rift between Wall Street and Main Street, says John Authers
Principal content
Regulator cracks down on culture of ‘recklessness’
The new head of the country’s watchdog faces a heavy task in rebuilding trust and boosting capital investment, writes Tom Burgis
Probe into $50bn Nigerian equities crash of 2008
Nigeria’s new securities regulator has launched a sweeping investigation into alleged abuses that contributed to a $50bn equities crash in what had been regarded as a prime frontier market
Turkey’s IMF financing talks end
Turkey’s two-year saga of on-off negotiations with the International Monetary Fund ended as prime minister says country can “stand on its own feet”
Israel set for a bumpy ride to the top
Israel’s promotion from emerging market (EM) to developed market (DM) status by MSCI could give local equities a bumpier ride than some investors might be hoping for, says Andrew Howell
Palm oil futures to be launched in Chicago
CME Group, the US derivatives marketplace, is to launch a US dollar-denominated, cash-settled crude palm oil futures contract on May 23
Moody’s downgrades Abu Dhabi companies
Moody’s has downgraded government companies in Abu Dhabi after a review of state-linked entities triggered by neighbouring Dubai’s $22bn debt restructuring
Brazil start-up eyes $5.6bn public offering
Oil and gas industry equipment supplier revitalises Brazilian IPO market
Emerging market rate risk unnerves investors
Investors are pricing in big interest rate rises in emerging market economies this year, sparking fears of a stock market sell-off and prompting worries over the global recovery, which has been driven by the developing world
Yield to risk ratio is still attractive
Emerging market sovereign bonds have become remarkably popular among investors
UK moves to curb vulture fund court cases
A private member’s bill could pave the way for laws that would for the first time ban private investors from pursuing the world’s poorest countries for debts in British courts
