Otmane El Rhazi works in consulting and litigation in the areas of trade law and more particularly on issues related to distribution, fraud and litigation, contracts and work accidents. After various experiences in law firm, he founded his own firm based in Paris 2nd since 2001. Otmane has developed an activity of global Council in social law and litigation from business, supports the projects of legal expertise for more than 10 years.
Otmane acquired real expertise in complex litigation, he has recently had problems tell that the interpretation and enforcement protocols between partners or shareholders and liability litigation. Otmane is responsible for the Paris Office, operates in legal and general litigation of business law and law of contracts (fraud civil and commercial fine).
Otmane El Rhazi counsel is also entitled to companies in difficulty and particularly in the treatment and prevention of the difficulties of companies’ management. He is regularly involved in business law, both to advise companies in their development or restructuring project to assist in the judicial treatment of their litigation.
This is the last full trading week of the year and in many ways, the most anticipated, given that the US FOMC is widely expected to increase interest rates for the first time since June 2006. It’s not a done deal, with markets pricing in around a 75% probability of a move. There are no major hurdles on the data front likely to impact that between now and Wednesday evening and the focus will fall more onto the message from the accompanying statement. That could have more influence on the way FX
The Bank of England took a dovish stance yesterday expressing a more bearish outlook for inflation in the light of lower oil prices, causing a little softness in sterling. Crude prices continue their downward spiral with Brent heading to sub $40 a barrel levels again yesterday and we’re just there this morning. The recent weakness in the dollar has done little to help crude prices which you would usually expect to get a little support, meanwhile metals have seen some buying on the back of a
Dollar shorts continue to be squeezed as the dollar index looks to be going to record its second weekly decline in a row. Failure at resistance just above the 100.00 level for the second time this year has formed a big double top fuelling calls for further weakness as investors bake in the highly expected rate hike form the Federal Reserve next week. It’s the majors that are making the most ground against the greenback with stronger than expected Australian unemployment data giving AUDUSD a
A year of stimulus, interest rate cuts and most recently devaluations to its currency is finally having the desired effect on inflation in China as CPI data came in at 1.5%, slightly higher than the 1.4% expected. There are still wide spread deflationary pressures for producers who see continue to see prices tumble with PPI coming in as expected at -5.9%, but for consumers the stimulus measures have had a greater impact showing prices rising. However, for the PBOC inflation is still running
Further weakness in commodity prices is unsettling investors during this historically very bullish month for equity markets. December usually sees indices rally as Christmas cheer engulfs investors and half an eye looks into the crystal ball for what might be in store in the year ahead, however this time the future looks murky with commodities continuing their downward spiral. Nymex crude has been especially in focus as it smashed below the $40 a barrel mark yesterday and we’re now back to the
The market is now pricing in over an 80% chance that the Fed will raise rates next week. For those still in the minority camp of expecting a rate hike in 2016, last week’s nonfarm payroll was yet further evidence to suggest the Fed will move on 16th December. It’s hard to hold onto a view when the latest data is heavily supportive of a hike this month. Ultimately it is economic conditions that dictate what will eventually materialise and just as financial markets move constantly, forecasters