WRS World Business Report - 13th March 2012
Robert Harris of Forth Capital says China is in the spotlight as it gives Japan the go-ahead to buy $10 billion worth of Chinese government bonds in yuan. Beijing is trying to create an international role for its currency. And in corporate news, Yahoo! has filed an intellectual property lawsuit against Facebook. Plus, the world’s top 10 most competitive cities includes Zurich.
WRS World Business Report - 12th March 2012
Robert Harris of Forth Capital discusses the positive markets amid better U.S. job figures. Elsewhere, private investors have agreed to Greek debt relief measures but it’s not the end of the story as analysts discuss the prospects of a third bailout. And in other news, China is not immune to world economic woes, as it posts higher trade deficit numbers.
WRS World Business Report - 9th March 2012
Greece has announced that its bond swap will go ahead with a 95.7 percent take-up from private investors. The debt swap was needed to pave the way for the release of a new 130 billion euro bailout to avoid bankruptcy, but it had to be pushed through using controversial collective action clauses and not everyone is thrilled with the way things are going. Robert Harris of Forth Capital explains.
WRS World Business Report - 8th March 2012
U.S. and Asian markets were up on good jobs numbers and positive indicators from the Fed, but here in Europe investors are still fretting over a new Greece deadline that looms tonight. Robert Harris discusses.
Expat Financial & Investment News Update - 13th February 2012
Greece approved more austerity measures, pushing up markets. Robert Harris of Forth Capital discusses the move. GDP figures have come out for Japan, with weaker than expected results. Plus a look ahead at this week, including UK inflation, European GDP and U.S. retail figures.
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