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Bank of England cuts rates, and stock markets rise
March 11th, 2020
European markets opened higher on Wednesday despite a lackluster performance in Asia. Still, futures markets indicated that Wall Street could be in for a tough opening. Major indexes in London, Frankfurt and Paris opened 1.8 percent higher, shortly after ...
Yen rates keep being influenced by fear around the recent outbreak of coronavirus
February 21st, 2020
Risk-recovery has been a hot topic of the week in Asia. The experts are trying to predict the future of the Asian stocks, Wall Street futures and Treasury yields. A decrease in the number of the new coronavirus cases ...
Coronavirus and credit – a perfect storm
February 19th, 2020
This article posits that the spread of the coronavirus coincides with the downturn in the global credit cycle, with potentially catastrophic results. At the time of writing, analysts are still trying to get to grips with the virus’s ...
European stocks climb as investors monitor coronavirus spread, economic data
February 19th, 2020
The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 0.5% by mid-morning having earlier notched a new record high. Basic resources and household goods added 0.8% to lead gains as most sectors and major bourses entered positive territory. China’s National Health Commission ...
Bitcoin price is rising regardless coronavirus outbreak
February 14th, 2020
Bitcoin price has reached a mark of $10.000 which can mostly be explained by an effort of investors to find a safe haven amid the recent outbreak of coronavirus that has seriously affected many companies as in Asia, so ...
Charges announced for a nearly billion dollar Ponzi scheme
January 30th, 2020
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued an announcement to inform that has charged a California-based couple with orchestrating a nearly billion-dollar Ponzi scheme involving alternative energy tax credits. According to the SEC’s complaint, Jeffrey and Paulette Carpoff raised approximately $910 million ...
Data protection fines hit £100m during first 18 months of GDPR
January 23rd, 2020
European countries have imposed approximately €114 million (£97 million) in data protection fines on businesses since revamped laws came into force in May 2018. Regulators have received 160,000 data breach reports, with UK firms third-most reported across Europe Approximately ...
Gold’s outlook for 2020
January 3rd, 2020
This article is an overview of the economic conditions that will drive the gold price in 2020 and beyond. The turn of the credit cycle, the effect on government deficits and how they are to be financed are addressed. ...
Airbnb cannot be treated as a real estate agency – European Court of Justice
December 27th, 2019
The European Court of Justice, Europe’s top court,delivered Airbnb a major victory as the company readies for its public debut next year. Airbnb cannot be treated as a real estate agency by European regulators, the European Court of Justice ...
Post-Brexit planning
December 20th, 2019
Brexit will be done by the end of next month, when trade negotiations with the EU will begin. Importantly, Britain’s negotiating position has strengthened immeasurably, and the new government is not afraid to use it. This Conservative government ...
