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Newsmakers : Zhou Says China Will Review Its Yuan Policy This Year
CHINA Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the Peoples Bank of China, said in mid- February that Chinas exchange-rate mechanism would be...
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance : Credit Spreads Forecast To Remain Tight in 2004
THE AMERICAS A favorable confluence of economic factors is expected to keep credit spreads tight in 2004, analysts say. Corporate...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance : Dollar Declines Sharply, But Has Further to Fall
THE AMERICAS Despite expectations of strong US economic growth throughout 2004, analysts are nearly uniformly bearish on the dollar, which...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance : El Paso Sells GulfTerra Stake To Lessen Hefty Debt Load
THE AMERICAS Houston-based El Paso, the leading provider of natural gas services in the US, agreed to sell its controlling...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance : Improving Global Economy Draws US Investors Offshore
THE AMERICAS Improving global growth prospects and a sinking dollar are enticing US investors to ship more of their investment...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Features : ADRs Gain Favor
ADRs Look Set To Become the Capital-Raising Tool of Choice With interest rates poised to rise later this year, ADRs...
Banking
Features : World’s Best Trade Finance Banks
Therebounding global economy is creating opportunities for cross-border sales, but only the foolhardy operate without the safety net provided by...
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Milestones : Snow Talks Up The Dollar To Avoid A Crash
CHINA, JAPAN The Group of 7 finance ministers and central bankers will face some thorny currency issues once again when...
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Newsmakers : Bush’s New Baby Causes Surprise All Round
UNITED STATES In his budget for FY 2005 the President promises to close loopholes, halt several abusive tax avoidance transactions,...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance : Business Investment Boosts Debt Issuance
THE AMERICAS US corporate bond issuance is getting a lift from increasing business investment, as well as improving credit quality,...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance : Dollar’s Rout Continues As Buyers Go on Strike
THE AMERICAS The US dollar gets no respect in the foreign exchange market these days, as traders hang around and...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance : St. Paul, Travelers to Merge In $16 Billion Stock Deal
THE AMERICAS St. Paul Companies and Travelers Property Casualty definitively agreed to merge in a $16.1 billion stock-swap transaction that...