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End Of Credit Cycle Dynamics
August 15th, 2018
While there is no starting-pistol that tells us the final phase of the credit cycle leading into the next credit crisis has actually begun, nearly all the signs point to it being the case for the US economy. ...
Consumers choose cheaper, faster ‘lawbots’ over expensive, slow lawyers
August 6th, 2018
New research into the use of digital technology in the UK legal sector has revealed that seven out of 10 consumers would choose a ‘lawbot,’ a customer facing, automated online system to handle their legal affairs over a human ...
Macroeconomics Has Lost Its Way
August 3rd, 2018
The father of modern macroeconomics was Keynes. Before Keynes there were macro considerations, which were firmly grounded in human action, the personal preferences and choices exercised by individuals in the context of their own earnings and profits. In ...
Diamond prices on the rise despite month-to-month decline
August 3rd, 2018
Seasonal slowdowns caused diamond prices to fall marginally in July, across a number of size categories. However, as Rapaport indicates in its monthly diamond index, the outlook for the year remains positive. For July, the index revealed the following ...
Cyprus Investment Firm providing Forex trading fined €130.000
August 2nd, 2018
The Board of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) has issued today an announcement to inform the public that, at the meeting held on June 11, 2018, it has decided to impose a total administrative fine of €130.000 ...
State or Individual?
July 20th, 2018
The most important question faced by the human race is almost never addressed in modern times: which should be the master, the state over the individual or the individual over the state? It is particularly relevant today, bearing ...
FSB: crypto-assets do not pose a material risk to global financial stability at this time
July 18th, 2018
The Financial Stability Board, an international body that monitors and makes recommendations about the global financial system, published a report delivered to the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors on the work of the FSB and standard-setting bodies ...
Tonnes of fake goods worth USD 25 million seized in worldwide operations
July 18th, 2018
Pharmaceuticals, food, vehicle parts, tobacco products, clothing, and agrochemicals are among tonnes of fake goods seized in INTERPOL-led operations across four continents. Coordinated by INTERPOL between March and May 2018 in 36 countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East ...
Asian stocks advanced, oil price declined, gold traded around the lowest in a year
July 18th, 2018
Asian stocks advanced after an upbeat assessment on the U.S. economy from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell comforted investors wary of a blowout in protectionism. Equities climbed from Tokyo to Sydney and U.S. futures edged up after the Nasdaq ...
ESMA published details of its action plan for systematic internaliser regime calculations
July 13th, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published details of its action plan (within its updated Q&As on MiFID II and MiFIR transparency topics) for systematic internaliser (SI) regime calculations ahead of their publication on 1 August 2018. ...
