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Italy’s Renzi vows to resign after crushing referendum defeat
December 5th, 2016
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi vowed to resign after suffering a crushing defeat on Sunday in a referendum on constitutional reform, tipping the euro zone’s third-largest economy into political turmoil. His decision to quit after just two and a ...
Euro Slips With Asian Stocks While Bonds Rise as Italy Votes No
December 5th, 2016
Renzi to resign as referendum defeated; Kiwi down as Key quits Yuan falls offshore on Trump tweets; oil drops on U.S. output The euro retreated with stocks, while bonds rose, amid concern the failure of Italy’s referendum on constitutional ...
Credit cycles and gold
December 3rd, 2016
The Trump shock produced some unexpected market reactions, partly explained by investors buying into a risk-on argument,equities over bonds and buying dollars by selling other currencies and gold. This is because President-elect Trump has stated he will implement infrastructure ...
Andorra to renounce banking secrecy as it sheds tax haven status
December 2nd, 2016
Pyrenees principality approves automatic sharing of information on accounts held by non-residents from EU countries Andorran lawmakers have agreed to end banking secrecy in the Pyrenees mountains principality, approving automatic sharing of information on accounts held by non-residents. The ...
FCA bans and fines individual for £233,600
December 1st, 2016
FCA publishes decision notice against Alistair Burns deciding to ban him and fine him £233,600 The Financial Conduct Authority has today published a Decision Notice in respect of Alistair Burns, Chief Executive at TailorMade Independent Limited (TMI). Mr Burns ...
Rolls-Royce cuts another 800 marine division jobs
December 1st, 2016
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC RYCEY, +0.41% will reduce its marine division’s workforce by a further 800 as part of a plan to reduces losses at the unit. The British aircraft-engine maker said Thursday that this reflected the continuing weakness in ...
The Plague of Long-Term Unemployment in Europe
December 1st, 2016
The Plague of Long-Term Unemployment in Europe There’s plenty of legitimate reason for concern about the extent to which the US labor market is producing high quality jobs. But every now and again, Americans might want to glance to ...
International law firm merges with US firm
November 30th, 2016
On 3 January 2017 international law firm Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) will be merging with leading US energy and marine firm Legge, Farrow, Kimmitt, McGrath & Brown LLP, based in Houston, Texas. The merger is a major strategic development ...
The dollar climbed 0.4 percent to 112.78 yen
November 30th, 2016
Output pact under threat as day of Vienna meeting dawns Greenback climbs with Treasuries premium at nine-year high Oil held below $46 a barrel ahead of a make-or-break OPEC meeting on stabilizing the crude market, while the dollar headed ...
Asia stocks trim gains as liquidity fears jolt China markets
November 30th, 2016
Asian stocks tried to stabilize after a rocky November month drew to a close, but Wednesday’s session brought new anxieties as Chinese equities and commodities tanked amid worries that Beijing’s efforts to support its currency could squeeze liquidity. Analysts ...
