September Retail Sales Up 1.1%; Ex-Autos Rise 1.1%
Byline: Kyle Glazier WASHINGTONA a Retail sales rose 1.1% to $412.9 billion in September after climbing a revised 1.2% in August, originally reported as a 0.9% advance, the Commerce Department reported...
View ArticleDGCX Records Highest Monthly Volumes in History
September monthly volumes total 971,675 contracts, valued at $38.08 billion; euro futures reach highest 2012 monthly volume record Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) registered its highest ever...
View Article-FSA in Japan to Allow Insurance Coverage for Yen Deposit in Foreign Banks
Global Banking News-October 16, 2012--FSA in Japan to allow insurance coverage for yen deposit in foreign banks(C)2012 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 16 October 2012...
View ArticleEuropean Commission Readies Ground for Trading Tax
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission has begun preparations to launch a tax on financial transactions after Spain and Italy officially joined the group of E.U. states aiming to impose the levy,...
View ArticleADIB Posts Net Revenue of AED 930 Million for Q3 2012
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) posted a net revenue of AED 930 million for Q3 2012, compared with AED 832.9 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of 11.7 per cent. Total credit provisions and...
View ArticleFinance House Net Profit Jumps 19 per Cent, Plans Share Buyback
Finance House (FH) has registered a net profit of AED 65.7 million for the nine months ended 30 September 2012, compared to AED 55.3 million for the same period last year, representing year on year...
View ArticleIndustry Revenues Rising, Office Space Falling in Oman - Cluttons
Cluttons issues its Oman Q3 2012 office and logistics market report. The report presents a flourishing outlook in the industrial market, while the office market remains relatively fragile The...
View Article-Rackla Metals Completes Non-Brokered Private Placement
International Resource News-October 16, 2012--Rackla Metals completes non-brokered private placement(C)1994-2012 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk International Resource News - 16 October 2012...
View Article-Salin Bank Introduces Longer Banking Hours
Global Banking News-October 16, 2012--Salin Bank introduces longer banking hours(C)2012 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 16 October 2012 Salin Bank has announced plans to...
View Article-Bank of America CEO Says Housing Sector Improving in the US
Global Banking News-October 16, 2012--Bank of America CEO says housing sector improving in the US(C)2012 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 16 October 2012 The CEO of Bank...
View ArticleJRD International Invests AED 300 Million in Manufacturing Plant
JRD International, a Dubai-based conglomerate, has invested AED 300 million ($80 million) in RMD Board - a composite polypropylene board manufacturing plant The RMD Board manufacturing plant - a...
View ArticleTamarisk Investments Underwrites Major Investment in Kenya
GCC-based investment house launches SME investment programme targeting MENA and East Africa Tamarisk Investments, a newly established Dubai-based investment boutique, announces the underwriting of an...
View ArticleWoolworths Faces Fresh Fight with Regulator
Byline: Sue Mitchell Oct 16, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) is assessing Woolworths' bid for the Krnc Group's...
View ArticleFlorence-Darlington Tech College, S.C., Outlook Revised to Positive by S&P
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it revised its outlook to positive from stable on Florence-Darlington Commission for Technological Education, S.C.'s series 2005A special-fee revenue bonds,...
View ArticleBrownback Hedges on Sales Tax Drop
Byline: Jim Watts Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback last week said he may ask that state sales tax rate decrease set for 2013 may be deferred because of revenue losses expected from a cut in the individual...
View ArticleWeekly T-Bills Go at 0.105%, 0.150%
Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were higher, as the three-months incurred a 0.105% high rate, up from 0.100% the prior week, and the six-months...
View ArticleRAM Ratings Assigns Ratings to Noble Group's MYR 3 Billion Sukuk
RAM Ratings has assigned a final long-term rating of AA2 to Noble Group Limited's (Noble or the Group) RM3 billion Multi-Currency Sukuk Murabahah Programme (2012/2032) ("sukuk"); the long-term rating...
View ArticleGillard Is Still on a Slippery Wicket
Byline: Greg Earl Oct 16, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has highlighted the two nations' shared passion for cricket on a three-day...
View ArticleAnother Cut Is Still on the Cards
Byline: Alan Mitchell Oct 16, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia's October 2012 board meeting indicate that another interest rate...
View ArticleGas Exports Cruel Industry
Byline: Angela Macdonald-Smith Oct 16, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australia's industrial production will be reduced by the preference for exporting natural gas. The...
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