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The stock market correction has arrived in Europe
February 7th, 2018
The stock market correction arrived in Europe on Tuesday. The punishing global stocks rout pushed key indexes in Germany, Spain and Sweden into correction territory, meaning they have dropped 10% or more from recent highs. All three benchmark indexes ...
Stocks in Europe declined; Euro declined, British pound fell, Japanese Yen dipped
February 2nd, 2018
Stocks in Europe declined following a mixed session in Asia as rising pressure on bond yields round the world stirred the Bank of Japan into action to keep rates from getting out of whack with policy targets. The Stoxx ...
European markets were slightly lower Monday morning
January 29th, 2018
European markets were slightly lower Monday morning, as investors monitored fresh economic data and corporate earnings. The pan-European Stoxx 600 edged down around 0.2 percent during mid-morning deals, with sectors and major bourses pointing in opposite directions. Europe’s banking ...
How many hours do Europeans work per week?
January 29th, 2018
On average, a full-time employee in the EU works 40.3 hours per week in a usual working week. Men have a longer working week than women, working on average 41.0 hours compared with 39.3 hours for women. Those in ...
European Commission proposed new rules for more flexibility on VAT rates
January 24th, 2018
The European Commission proposed new rules to give Member States more flexibility to set Value Added Tax (VAT) rates and to create a better tax environment to help SMEs flourish. Proposals are the final steps of the Commission’s overhaul ...
Worldline & iSignthis launch Paydentity Services across Europe
January 19th, 2018
iSignthis eMoney Ltd, a subsidiary of the leading RegTech payment and identity verification provider iSignthis Ltd, enters into an agreement with Worldline to provide eCommerce merchants them advanced capabilities of Paydentity™ with the acquiring1 experience and strength of Worldline ...
Facebook has a giant, Europe-sized legal problem
December 28th, 2017
Europe continues to be a giant pain in Facebook’s app. Germany and France this week both hammered Facebook for its data practices, though in different ways. Germany’s competition regulator declared on Monday that Facebook is using its dominance in ...
Europe, Brexit and the credit cycle
December 18th, 2017
Europe’s financial and systemic troubles have retreated from the headlines. This is partly due to the financial media’s attention switching to President Trump and the US budget negotiations, partly due to Brexit and the preoccupation with Britain’s problems, ...
Gas prices rise in freezing Europe
December 13th, 2017
Energy markets were shocked Tuesday by the closure of a pipeline in the North Sea and a major explosion at a facility in Austria that helps move natural gas from Russia. The price of both crude oil and natural ...
Europe Markets: Bank Rally Helps Lift European Stocks To Highest Finish In 3 Weeks
November 30th, 2017
European stocks closed at a nearly three-week high on Wednesday, boosted by a rally in the region’s bank shares a day after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman-nominee Jerome Powell said he hopes to ease financial regulations. The U.K. stock market, ...
