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Is China Turning To Bitcoin As Yuan Devalues?
October 19th, 2015
China is seemingly buying up a lot of Bitcoin and alternative currencies like gold right now. The devaluation of their currency has been slashed over the course of the past month. The country’s Foreign Exchange Commission has ordered financial institutions to increase its checks ...
The Common Reporting Standard: Automatic Information Exchange Goes Global
October 16th, 2015
Automatic exchange of information for tax law enforcement purposes started first in Europe with the EU Savings Tax Directive, went international with the US Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act, and, from 2017, will go global with the recently-agreed Common ...
The Eurozone Crisis: Crystalizing the Narrative
October 13th, 2015
The economy of the eurozone makes the US economy look like a picture of robust health by comparison. Richard Baldwin and Francesco Giavazzi have edited The Eurozone CrisisA Consensus View of the Causesand a Few Possible Solutions, a VoxEU.org book ...
What will Happen to Bitcoin when the Economy goes Bust?
October 12th, 2015
Many people interested in Bitcoin have a less than optimistic view about the health of the global economy. This skepticism — in some cases pessimism — is fueled by a controversial business cycle theory that is fairly popular in ...
IMF: Uncertainty, Complex Forces Weigh on Global Growth
October 7th, 2015
Global growth moderate and uneven, forecast at 3.1 percent this year, 3.6 percent in 2016 Disparate fortunes between the advanced and emerging market and developing economies Lower commodity prices weigh on commodity exporters The IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) foresees ...
Euro Area Urges Tsipras to Meet Bailout Pledges Without Delay
October 6th, 2015
Funds for recapitalization tied to country meeting conditions Finance ministers tell Tsipras not to ease up on reforms Greece shouldn’t expect the euro area to relax bailout requirements to meet next month’s deadline for unlocking money to recapitalize its ...
Euro area annual inflation down to -0.1%
September 30th, 2015
Euro area annual inflation is expected to be -0.1% in September 2015, down from 0.1% in August 2015, according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Looking at the main components of euro ...
Greek Banks Said to Face Recapitalization at Top of Range
September 24th, 2015
Auditors tell lenders they need to be more conservative Latest bailout package allocates 25 billion euros for banks Greek banks are being told by auditors some of their assets are overvalued, meaning they may have to raise close ...
European stocks rise despite China fears, Volkswagen up 4%
September 23rd, 2015
European stocks were trading higher on Wednesday in what has been a choppy morning of trade amid renewed fears over the health of the Chinese economy and continued fallout from the Volkswagen emissions scandal. The pan-European STOXX 600 was up was ...
There Are Indications That A Major Financial Event In Germany Could Be Imminent
September 22nd, 2015
Is something about to happen in Germany that will shake the entire world? According to disturbing new intel that I have received, a major financial event in Germany could be imminent. Now when I say imminent, I do not ...
