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Euro at one-month low vs dollar; yuan set for worst month since 1994
August 30th, 2019
The euro plunged to a one-month low against the dollar on Friday, as investors looked for aggressive easing by the European Central Bank and ignored doubts by some policymakers about the need for more stimulus. Poor euro zone economic ...
European stocks opened lower Wednesday; Stocks in Asia were mixed
August 28th, 2019
The pan-European Stoxx 600 slipped 0.2% at the opening bell, technology stocks leading losses with a 0.9% fall while oil and gas stocks gained 0.3%. The spread between the 10-year and 2-year U.S. Treasury yield fell to its lowest ...
Casting off the EU millstone
August 7th, 2019
In this article, we look at the implications of the new Johnson government: its strategy, the likely outcome of EU negotiations, and the golden opportunities to reform trade, tax and monetary policies to secure a better future based ...
European shares joined a China-driven global sell-off on Monday
August 5th, 2019
European shares joined a China-driven global sell-off on Monday, dragged down heavily by commodity-linked stocks as anxiety over trade frictions with the United States sent the country’s yuan below 7 per dollar for the first time in a decade. ...
Currencies Update: Buoyed dollar sends euro, sterling to 2 1/2-year lows
August 1st, 2019
Gains by the dollar after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates sent the euro to a 26-month low against the U.S. currency on Thursday, as investors decided a lengthy Fed easing cycle was unlikely after the first rate cut ...
European shares edge lower
July 29th, 2019
European shares opened lower on Monday as weak earnings from brewer Heineken and an anxious wait for an expected U.S. interest rate cut offset a surge in London Stock Exchange Group on its potential deal to buy financial data ...
These are the countries of Europe that most people acquired a citizenship
July 25th, 2019
In 2017, 825 000 persons acquired a citizenship of a Member State in the EU. The Member States where most people acquired citizenship in 2017 were Italy (18 % of all acquired citizenships in the EU), the United Kingdom ...
Currencies Update: Dollar slips for third day; Euro to Dollar got a boost
July 12th, 2019
The dollar edged lower for a third consecutive day on Friday as stronger-than-expected U.S. inflation data failed to shake convictions that the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates at a policy meeting later this month. Against a basket ...
Traders Update: European stocks were flat Monday morning
July 8th, 2019
European stocks were flat Monday morning, after stronger-than-anticipated jobs data on Wall Street tempered expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was little changed from the previous session shortly after the opening bell, with sectors ...
New EU-wide tax system to offer more tax certainty in double taxation issues
July 4th, 2019
The European Commission has announced that new EU rules come into force as from the 1st of July to ensure quicker and more effective resolution of tax disputes between Member States, making life easier and offering much more tax certainty for ...
