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Top stories of the day June 25
June 25th, 2015
1. European officials resumed talks on Greece’s bailout on Thursday after a day of negotiations broke up in the early hours without ending the standoff that has brought the country on the cusp of a default. With the Greek ...
What Would A Saudi-Russian Partnership Mean For World Energy?
June 25th, 2015
What happens when two nations, that together account for more than fourth quarter of global oil production, begin collaborating on future energy projects? Russian President Vladimir Putin met Saudi Prince Mohammad in St. Petersburg on June 18 at a ...
Does The IMF Actually Want To Cause A Greek Debt Default?
June 24th, 2015
When it comes to geopolitics, there are often wheels working within wheels that are working within wheels. Once in a while we get a peek behind the scenes, but for the most part the machinations of the global elite ...
How EU data protection law could interfere with targeted ads
June 24th, 2015
The successor to the 20-year-old European data protection directive has inched closer to becoming law, having been approved by the Council of Ministers, which represents each of the 28 EU member states. This has led to howls of anguish from some ...
Barclays sued by California utility over alleged electric market manipulation
June 24th, 2015
A California water utility filed a class action lawsuit on Tuesday to recoup losses in the electric market that it blames on Barclays Bank Plc , which the U.S. government fined $453 million in 2013 for manipulating electricity prices. ...
EU Aims For Tax Ruling Transparency This Year
June 23rd, 2015
“It seems to be realistic to finalize the file on the automatic exchange of information on tax rulings within this year,” Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice President of the European Commission, has said. Dombrovskis made the comment during a press conference ...
Hello Markets Seals Partnership Deal with Cantor Exchange
June 23rd, 2015
Hello Markets is pleased to announce that it has successfully sealed a partnership deal with Cantor Exchange (CX) as an Independent Software Vendor and trading-platform provider. Cantor Exchange is a Designated Contract Market offering Binary Options which are regulated ...
Hopes for Greece bailout deal rise sharply as Athens gives ground
June 23rd, 2015
Creditors view new Greek proposals on pensions and VAT as the most positive move yet in five months of wrangling Hopes of a deal that would spare Greece from a looming debt default and possible exit from the single ...
EU-Greece negotiations are at the finish line
June 22nd, 2015
After five months of high drama, debt negotiations between the leftist government in Greece and its official lenders – the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund, and the European Central Bank – are near the finish line. On June ...
Decisions taken by the Governing Council of the ECB (in addition to decisions setting interest rates)
June 22nd, 2015
Market operations Substitute purchases by Eesti Pank On 2 June 2015 the Governing Council decided that, owing to the lack of government and agency bonds needed to accommodate the Estonian benchmark allocation under the PSPP, Eesti Pank could conduct ...