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Successive Slovenian governments have refused to privatize the country's banks, which made disastrous loans to politically connected business interests and now threaten to drag the country center stage in the euro zone debt crisis.
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Madhur Jha, global economist at HSBC, explains why the commodities market remain weak despite expectations of an uptick in China's economy.
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Valentijn Van Nieuwenhuijzen, head of strategy at ING Investment Management, tells CNBC that the ECB's OMT is a 'very powerful force' driving 'surprising resilience' in peripheral bond markets.
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Alasdair Warren, head of European equity capital at Goldman Sachs, tells CNBC that Moleskine's difficult start shouldn't scare off other potential IPOs just yet, as they chose a tough market day to debut.
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Stephane Deo, global head of asset allocation at UBS, warns that markets are now pricing in bank risk, which Mario Draghi and the ECB must address on Thursday.
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Cyprus's troubles offer Mario Draghi an "excellent justification" to cut interest rates at Thursday's European Central Bank meeting, according to a research note by Dutch bank ING.
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The Bundesbank has launched an investigation into claims that Deutsche Bank hid billions of dollars of losses on credit derivatives during the financial crisis. The Financial Times reports.
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Italy's caretaker government announced on Wednesday it was delaying approval of a decree to pay back some 40 billion euros of state debts to private firms.
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Michael O'Sullivan, UK research and global portfolio analysis managing director at Credit Suisse Private Bank, discusses the power of momentum in investing at a time when economic data in Europe and Asia remains weak.
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European shares opened higher on Thursday ahead of policy decisions by the European Central Bank and the Bank of England.
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Having tried and failed to become a major financial center, Moscow is trying yet again — only this time it finds itself competing for business with Warsaw, not London, Tokyo and New York, the New York Times reports.
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Todd Elmer, Currency Strategist at Citi remains cautious on the yen while weighing the impact of BoJ easing and other global central bank strategies on major currencies across the board.
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European shares closed sharply lower on Thursday after comments made by the Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), curbed investor sentiment.
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Roelof van den Akker, senior technical analyst at ING Wholesale Banking, gives CNBC a technical look at the euro ahead of Thursday's ECB press conference.
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Zsolt Lavotha, chairman of Monaco Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, tells CNBC that Monaco is marketing itself as a breeding ground for young entrepreneurs through its 'Edge' networking program.
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French President Francois Hollande announced new measures to prevent corruption in public office after a former budget minister was investigated for tax evasion.
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Yra Harris, partner at Praxis Trading, tells CNBC that the IMF and Jeroen Dijsselbloem's actions have forced ECB president Mario Draghi's hand, so that now he must deliver on his promises.
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Richard Kelly, head of European rates and FX research at TD Securities, and Kathleen Brooks, research director UK EMEA at Forex.com, discuss on CNBC why there is so much pessimism in the build up to Thursday's Bank of Japan meeting.
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The death of Laiki, also known as Cyprus Popular Bank, was brutal. Board members said they had fought to the bitter end.
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Pro trader Rich Ilczyszyn looks at key levels for the precious metal.
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Online currency bitcoin has surged in value since the Cyprus bailout saga sparked global interest in alternatives.
What Investors Should Know
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With a growing gap between the outlook for the U.S. and for other G4 countries, expect dollar strength ahead.
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Economist Nouriel Roubini, known as Dr. Doom, actually sees strength in the U.S. economy...relatively speaking of course.
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Has Cyprus extended capital controls by another week? That's the mystery facing the market on Thursday.
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Bitcoin currency has surged over 360 percent in the past month, and one currency analyst is warning of its unstable nature.
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Analysts are questioning whether a group of economic "wise men" can save Italy from new elections.
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Sandy Jadeja, chief market strategist at SignalPro, gives CNBC a technical look at whether the Dow Jones is experiencing a correction and the future for oil.
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Kevin Gardiner, head of global investment strategy at Barclays, tells CNBC that the markets present a longer term opportunity for investors even despite the potential of market setbacks.
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Chien-Wen Tong, senior account planner at JWT, explains Facebook's new 'Super App' and discusses whether or not it will be a success.