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Interview with St. Louis Fed Vice President on Bitcoin
October 9th, 2014
Dr David Andolfatto, who is Vice President of the St. Louis Federal Reserve, has been one of the most forward-looking people at central banks around the world when it comes to crypto-currencies. Here he speaks with Max Rangeley, Editor ...
Tax debts regulations ( UK pounds)
October 9th, 2014
Regulations introducing a graduated scale for recovery of tax and tax credit debts through a taxpayer’s PAYE code have been laid before Parliament. The measures, introduced following consultation, will permit more debts to be collected in a “relatively simple, ...
Wilbur Ross on Bank of Cyprus – VIDEO
October 9th, 2014
Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank, has faced criticism on several fronts in recent weeks: for being too bold with the bank’s policies, or not being bold enough. Yet he has support from one quarter—well-known investor ...
SFO in court for Alstom bribery case
October 9th, 2014
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has enlisted Three Raymond Buildings’ Simon Farrell QC and Rachel Scott for its court case against French train giant Alstom, which it accused of paying around $8m (£5m) in bribes to officials over a ...
US Tax Inversion Planners respond to Treasury Measures
October 8th, 2014
The non-legislative measures put forward by the Treasury Department on September 22, to deter multinationals from using corporate inversions to move their tax residence abroad and move away from the high United States tax rate, have so far produced ...
Prolonged German downturn could prompt stimulus rethink
October 8th, 2014
The last thing the faltering European economy would appear to need right now is a sudden downturn in Germany, hitherto the bloc’s pillar of strength. But a bout of German weakness may be precisely what is required to convince ...
I.M.F. Asks Rich Nations for Support
October 8th, 2014
The International Monetary Fund said that cash-rich countries needed to step up large public investments to help keep the flagging global recovery on track. The International Monetary Fund, showing heightened concern over a slowing world economy, said on Tuesday ...
Rift opens among Eurozone leaders over Germany’s insistence on austerity
October 8th, 2014
With new signs of economic trouble emerging, what has been a guiding European economic principle for several years is facing open revolt. As Europe confronts new signs of economic trouble, national leaders, policy makers and economists are starting to ...
Will there be a China–US deal on climate change?
October 8th, 2014
For many years China and the United States have faced off over climate change. Now, climate change action is one of the few things the two powers can agree on. A new view on the benefits of climate action ...
The Contribution of an Investment Adviser
October 7th, 2014
Investing in the Stock Market is essentially a daily war which includes attack and defence, risk and fear, victories and triumphs, disappointments and losses. As mentioned in the famous book The Art of War, by Sun Tzu, every battle ...