Volatility
The case for rules
The Athens Stocks Exchange has been traumatized by events in recent days, which have highlighted the market's volatility.
The economy needs investments, especially from abroad, and as it prepares to rely on its own strengths the stock market must be reliable.
And to become reliable, strict rules are needed, as well as transparency if we are to avoid the pitfalls of the past.
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Turkish retailers cancel IPO due to low demand
Turkish retailers DeFacto and Beymen have canceled their initial public offering, citing low demand stemming from recent high volatility in emerging markets.
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Athens to hold off on bond issue until dust settles
Greece is waiting for the dust to settle before it comes to market with a seven-year euro benchmark.
Following a day of volatility in equity markets, Greece on Wednesday continued to monitor conditions and collect investor feedback ahead of bringing the trade.
Exposed to external risk
As the last couple of days have made evident, Greece's return to international markets will not be a smooth ride, and let's not even get started on talk of a so-called "clean exit" from the bailout programs.
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Turkish Burger King operator pulls U.S. IPO amid market jitters
Turkish fast-food chain operator TFI Tab Food Investments postponed its planned $220 million initial public offering in New York on Feb. 6, as the recent stock market volatility makes such stock market flotations challenging.
"Bitcoin worse than casino gambling"
As an investment bitcoin is less predictable than playing roulette in a casino, and unqualified investors shouldn't have access to instruments with such a high volatility, according to Russian Economic Development Minister Maksim Oreshkin.
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Turkish Central Bank sees 'gradual and slow' recovery in 2017
The Central Bank expects economic activity to pick up gradually this year, while acknowledging that data for the first quarter suggests the recovery is not yet widespread, according to the minutes of its latest policy meeting published on March 23.
ATHEX: Bourse recovers from morning losses to notch up some moderate gains
The Athens stock market had a day of high volatility on Tuesday on various rumors about the outcome of the all-important talks between the government and the country's creditors, with the benchmark eventually managing to inch up just shy of 600 points, having seen prices drop considerably earlier in the day.
US vulnerable to global slowdown, volatility: Fed's Fischer
The U.S. economy could suffer, with inflation remaining too low, if recent volatility in financial markets persists and signals a slowdown in the global economy, the Federal Reserve's second-in-command said on Feb. 1.
China stocks slump 7 pct on opening day of 2016, trading halted for first time
Chinese stock markets tumbled 7 percent in their opening session of 2016 on Jan. 4 as weak factory activity surveys and falls in the yuan added to concerns about the struggling economy, forcing exchanges to suspend trade for the first time.
Early losses quickly snowballed in the afternoon, with trading suspended around 0530 GMT, about 90 minutes before the regular close.