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Czech Government Agrees Second Reduced VAT Rate
July 8th, 2014
The Czech Government on July 2, 2014, confirmed that it intends to introduce a second reduced rate of value added tax (VAT) of ten percent. After months of indecisive debate, the new reduced rate was approved by the Cabinet, ...
Europe’s Debt Wish
July 8th, 2014
Eurozone leaders continue to debate how best to reinvigorate economic growth, with French and Italian leaders now arguing that the eurozone’s rigid “fiscal compact” should be loosened. Meanwhile, the leaders of the eurozone’s northern member countries continue to push ...
FCA warning against unauthorised firm
July 8th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British financial regulator, has issued a warning informing the investors that “Anglo Wealth Limited t/a Anglo Wealth Investments” (www.anglowealth.com) is not permitted to provide any financial services or products. FCA points out that ...
Israel’s Matomy says new requirement paves way for London float
July 8th, 2014
Israeli digital advertising firm Matomy Media Group said on Monday its renewed bid to float on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) comes after the bourse made its requirements more accommodating. Matomy, which counts American Express and HSBC among its ...
Horizon Software to Launch Chinese Options Trading System
July 8th, 2014
Horizon Software, a Paris-based provider of front-end trading software, is planning the launch of an options trading system for the Chinese market, set to launch in the fourth quarter of 2014. As China is about to launch equity index ...
Bank of Communications Designated as Clearing Bank for Won-Yuan Trading
July 8th, 2014
The People’s Bank of China has appointed the Bank of Communications Ltd. as a clearing bank for the direct won-yuan trading in Korea. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Korean counterpart President Park Geun-hye had agreed on the 3rd ...
Swiss banks threaten freeze on US accounts over tax evasion
July 8th, 2014
Several Swiss banks have threatened to freeze American clients’ accounts unless they prove they are, or take steps to become, tax compliant, as the country’s lenders hurry to resolve a tax evasion dispute with the US. The moves – ...
Dollar holds steady, takes breather after rally
July 8th, 2014
The dollar held steady versus a basket of major currencies on Tuesday, having retreated from the previous day’s near-two-week high, giving the euro a chance to get over an unexpected slump in German industrial output. The dollar index was ...
Canada-Dollar Bears Turn Bullish First Time in 16 Months
July 8th, 2014
Speculators have reversed bets that helped make the Canadian dollar the worst performer in the developed world, with sentiment swinging in the currency’s favor for the first time in 16 months as inflation quickens. Futures wagers by hedge funds ...
Palladium Near 13 Year High around $870
July 8th, 2014
Platinum group metals continued to benefit from concerns over the supply situation in South Africa, which recently witnessed a five-month long strike at top producers. The strike ended late last month but other smaller strikes have since broken out, ...
