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Yen Gains on Korea Tensions While Asia Stocks Rise
March 6th, 2017
Investors also assess China economic growth, Yellen comments Central banks in Australia, Europe on the calendar this week Escalating geopolitical tensions sparked a rise in the yen. while most Asian equities advanced as investors assessed statements from China’s National People’s ...
Bitcoin’s Top Rival Is Up 90% and Ready to Ditch Mining
March 4th, 2017
Ethereum’s developers set course for mining-free model Blockchain seen as potential backbone for business, finance Marco Streng’s computer servers are what make Ethereum tick. Thousands strong, they whir day and night, solving the complex math riddles that are essential ...
KPMG in the UK elects new Chairman
March 3rd, 2017
Bill Michael will succeed Simon Collins, whose term as UK Chairman ends on 30th September 2017. Bill, an auditor by background, has worked for KPMG for nearly 30 years and is currently the firm’s Global Head of Banking and ...
Is Something Strange Happening Inside The Earth?
March 2nd, 2017
Why are “giant fountains of lava” suddenly pouring out of some of the most dangerous volcanoes on the entire planet, and why are so many long dormant volcanoes suddenly roaring back to life? The spectacular eruption of Mt. Etna ...
Investment in Australian fintech reached a record level
March 2nd, 2017
Investment in Australian fintech reached a record $656 million in 2016, more than triple the $185 million invested in 2015, according to a report by professional services firm KPMG. This equates to an annual average growth rate of around ...
Saudi Arabia wants oil prices to rise to $60 in 2017
March 1st, 2017
Saudi Arabia wants crude oil prices to rise to around $60 a barrel this year, five sources from OPEC countries and the oil industry said. This is the level the OPEC heavyweight and its Gulf allies – the United Arab ...
Domain name legal disputes hit record high
February 28th, 2017
The number of legal disputes worldwide over domain names has reached a record high in the past year as companies fight off overseas cyber squatters. Analysis from EMW released today has revealed that the number of domain name dispute ...
Asian Stocks Rise, Bonds Slip Before Trump Speech: Markets Wrap
February 28th, 2017
Odds for U.S. interest rate hike in March rise to 50% Trump speech Tuesday to be scrutinized for spending plans Asian stocks erased gains as a rally in Tokyo faltered and the yen strengthened ahead of Donald Trump’s address ...
Global (economic) warming
February 26th, 2017
If the economy was on its uppers, Trumpenomics could be reasonably compared with Reaganomics. But that is not the case. The economy is operating close to capacity, ….any further fiscal and monetary expansion will begin to create …. economic ...
Some €70 bn in non performing loans ready to be ceded by Italy’s main banks
February 22nd, 2017
The European Commission, the OECD, Economy Minister Piercarlo Padoan, EBA President Andrea Enria, Bank of Italy Vice Governor Fabio Panetta, and the Fitch ratings agency. One after another, like a chorus, they all spoke out on the same theme ...