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Gold is the New Cash: Weak Currencies Cause Gold Prices to Soar
January 20th, 2015
Gold prices have soared on the recent wave of global volatility with stock market crash in China and the Swiss national currency turmoil, exceeding $1,300-1,320/oz. One of the top-valued metal commodities and a universal monetary equivalent, gold, is heading ...
Richest Russians Repatriate Assets After Putin Turns Tax Screw
January 20th, 2015
President Vladimir Putin is pushing harder on Russia’s richest citizens to repatriate offshore assets amid a slump in the ruble and the imposition of sanctions by the U.S. and the European Union. Under new tax rules signed into law ...
Euro pinned near 11-year low as SNB move beefs up bets on ECB stimulus
January 16th, 2015
The euro languished just above an 11-year trough on Friday as investors wagered that the Swiss move to abandon its currency cap meant it was almost certain the European Central Bank would launch large-scale bond buying next week. The ...
Euro-MPs back LuxLeaks tax probe
January 15th, 2015
European lawmakers backed an official probe into tax evasion Wednesday, a hot topic after the “Luxleaks” scandal that has embroiled EU commission head and former Luxembourg premier Jean-Claude Juncker. The Greens group said it had collected enough votes to ...
Markets mixed as oil slide continues
January 14th, 2015
World markets were mixed on Tuesday as oil continued falling. US stock market started the trading session with a rally but the early gains were reversed by midday and the market ended the session slightly lower, recording triple-digit swings ...
Interview with Benoît Cœuré, ECB
January 14th, 2015
Interview with Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, on 13 January 2015 How concerned are you about the election of a new parliament in Greece resulting in a re-emergence of the euro crisis? Greece is ...
Europe Stocks Gain as Retailers Rise, U.K. Prices Miss Forecasts
January 13th, 2015
European stocks advanced for a second day, as retailers climbed and data showed U.K. inflation fell to the lowest level in 15 years. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index added 1.1 percent to 343.74 at 12:02 p.m. in London, extending ...
Euro to Decline to Lowest Versus Yen Since October BOJ, IG Says
January 13th, 2015
The euro is poised to decline against the yen to the weakest since the Bank of Japan unexpectedly boosted monetary easing in October, IG Markets Securities said, citing trading patterns. The euro dropped to 139.46 yen, the lowest since ...
Greece will need EU/IMF consent to cover funding needs via T-bills
January 12th, 2015
Greece‘s leftist opposition Syriza party will need EU/IMF approval to issue short-term debt to cover funding needs in the first quarter if it takes power after a January 25 election, the finance ministry said on Monday. Syriza, which is ...
Alternative Investment Manager has selected Thomson Reuters KYC Managed Service
January 8th, 2015
Thomson Reuters will work with Man Group to accelerate & streamline the KYC process Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced that Man Group plc (“Man”), one of the world’s largest ...
