An annual Citibank survey found that Hongkongers' interest in purchasing property dropped more than 10% year-on-year and that the average quarterly property transactions fell by 40%.
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Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan and Federal Reserve Board Governor Jerome Powell will be among bank executives and regulators speaking at an industry conference in New York hosted by The Clearing House Association, which represents interests of the biggest commercial banks.
U.S. could run out of cash in March under debt ceiling - CBO
The United States could start missing payments on its obligations some time between March and June if lawmakers don't raise a legal limit on borrowing by early February, congressional analysts said on Wednesday.
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EU investments surge in China
According to China's Ministry of Commerce, investments from the European Union increased the most in the world's second largest economy in the first 10 months of the year.
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After years of continued growth since the first modern accelerator began in 2005, the startup accelerator trend has slowed for the first time in 2013, according to a report from TechCrunch.
Dr. Peregrino Brimah of Every Nigerian Do Something or ENDS said Africa is not ready for Africapitalism at this time. He cited the reasons for this in his essay entitled "Is Africapitalism Good Or Bad For Africa?"
Vertical ecommerce portals or retailers that sell only one category of healthcare products are getting the support of investors, according to a report on The Economic Times.
TrimTabs Investment Research revealed that investors had poured an estimated USD 34.1 billion in equity mutual funds and exchange traded funds in the four weeks ending November 13.
Venture capitalist have continued to pour money in new media firms despite the potential hazards in the hope that the startups will be able to lure advertising money, according to a Reuters report.
An analyst on the US stock analysis market website SeekingAlpha.com said smaller, regional banks like First Defiance Financial for example, could be attractive takeovers targets.
Becky Pritchard conducted an investigative report for the Wall Street Journal about how private equity had embedded itself deeply in an average consumer's life.
William Littlewood, the hedge fund manager of Artemis Strategic Assets Fund, has taken a short position on Japanese government bonds, according to a column written by Mark Dampier on The Independent.
Chinese institutional investors' outbound investment in real estate will continue to increase next year as buying opportunities emerge in the United States and Europe and international financial institutions dispose of their property assets.
