December is usually the month whereby investors take stock of what happened throughout the year, what went wrong (in their investments) and what fared better, what lessons are to be learnt from the...

Europe European shares are set for a slightly lower open on Wednesday, failing to gain traction from a modest rally in the U.S. where the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 18,000 points...

The US economy grew at a sizzling 5 percent annual rate in the July-September period, the fastest in more than a decade, boosted by strength in consumer spending and business investment. The...

Markets are trading higher this morning due to a rebound in the price of oil. Saudi Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi said at a conference in Abu Dhabi at the weekend that the market will recover and fossil...

A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit (or 'mission'), in most cases to a member country. Missions are undertaken as part of...

Fitch Ratings has today affirmed the long-term credit rating of Bank of Valletta at BBB+ with a stable outlook. The rating is based on the Bank's strength as a stand-alone institution, and does...

Belarus has imposed a 30 percent fee on currency exchange transactions in an effort to contain panic that has spilled over from neighboring Russia. The Belarusian National Bank announced Friday...

Following the fallout of the slide in the Russian ruble,Switzerland sought Thursday to prevent the Swiss franc from breaching upper limits imposed on the currency by introducing negative interest...

Markets yesterday were eagerly awaiting news from the US Federal Reserve signaling a change in its interest rate policy. Fed Chairwomen Janet Yellen said that a rate increase is possible at every...

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