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EU Commission blocks proposed merger between Deutsche Börse and London Stock Exchange
March 29th, 2017
The European Commission has prohibited the proposed merger between Deutsche Börse AG and London Stock Exchange Group under the EU Merger Regulation. The Commission’s investigation concluded the merger would have created a de facto monopoly in the markets for ...
6 percent of Europeans shop online every day
March 29th, 2017
Europeans are quite active in the ecommerce market. One in four Europeans with internet access shopped online at least once a week last year, while over 60 percent shopped online once a month. And 6 percent of Europeans shop ...
LCH SA offering repo clearing on German debt
March 28th, 2017
Extended service offers greater choice and more netting opportunities for RepoClear’s members Members of LCH SA can offset trades on German debt with eligible European repo transactions cleared at LCH SA, through T2S Settlement available via Clearstream Frankfurt, Euroclear ...
IG Group reports revenue was ahead in all regions except the UK; Q3 Trading Update
March 23rd, 2017
IG Group (“IG”, “the Company”), a global leader in online trading, today issues the following Trading Update for the three months to 28 February 2017, the third quarter of its 2017 financial year. The trends and figures highlighted below ...
How powerful is your passport?
March 23rd, 2017
The Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index is a global ranking of countries according to the travel freedom that their citizens enjoy. For more than a decade, Henley & Partners has analyzed global visa regulations to present an index ...
Asia Stock Selloff Eases as Yen Weakens With Gold: Markets Wrap
March 23rd, 2017
Japan’s Topix fluctuates after biggest decline since November 10-year Treasury yields steady after four days of losses A global equities selloff that spurred the biggest drop in Japanese shares since Donald Trump’s election eased as demand for haven assets ...
French retailer Carrefour launches new online banking service
March 22nd, 2017
French retailer Carrefour <CARR.PA> on Tuesday joined the crowded French online banking field with the launch of C-zam, a current account for anyone over 18 that can be opened on presentation of two identity cards and activated online in ...
Yen stretches rally to seventh day; Asia Stocks Tumble
March 22nd, 2017
S&P 500 drops most since elections as reflation trades falter Yen stretches rally to seventh day while gold maintains gains Equities tumbled across Asia after the S&P 500 Index fell the most since Donald Trump’s election, as stocks joined ...
The euro gained against the dollar on Tuesday
March 21st, 2017
Euro hits 6-week high against dollar after French presidential debate The euro gained against the dollar on Tuesday, with analysts attributing the rally to centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron performing well in France’s first televised presidential debate. The shared currency ...
The Netherlands and some Nordic countries jail less in Europe
March 21st, 2017
Europe’s prison population falls, but there is no progress in tackling overcrowding, says annual Council of Europe survey The number of people held in European prisons decreased by 6.8% from 2014 to 2015, although prison overcrowding remained a problem ...
