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Le Pen Scores Historic Victory in France’s Regional Elections
December 7th, 2015
Hollande’s Socialists relegated to third place behind Sarkozy Elections were held amid high security with army patrols France’s far-right National Front is on course for an unprecedented victory in the first round of regional elections, dealing an electoral blow ...
Global Crisis: Goldman Sachs Says That Brazil Has Plunged Into ‘An Outright Depression’
December 2nd, 2015
One of the most important banks in the western world says that the 7th largest economy on the entire planet has entered a full-blown economic depression. Brazil’s economy has now contracted for three quarters in a row, and many ...
New Rules on Reporting Brokers’ Dismissals to Begin Dec. 12
December 2nd, 2015
New rules significantly shorten the window of time brokerage firms have to report the details of a broker’s departure from their firm — an effort by securities regulators to make background information about brokers more accessible to consumers. Starting ...
Brent slips on OPEC worry; U.S. crude steady ahead of inventory data
December 2nd, 2015
API says U.S. crude inventories rose by 1.6 mln bbls last week Reuters poll had cited 500,000 bbls draw instead U.S. crude falls in post-settlement trade after API data OPEC expected to keep output high at Friday meeting (Adds ...
Swiss GDP Unexpectedly Stagnates in Third Quarter
December 1st, 2015
Export growth driven solely by chemicals, pharmaceuticals SNB to hold rate decision on Dec. 10, may react to ECB easing Swiss economic growth unexpectedly stalled in the third quarter, with momentum held back by weak performance in the energy, ...
Stocks Gain With Copper as Risk Appetite Spreads Across Markets
December 1st, 2015
European, U.S. factory data due after mixed China reports India expected to keep rates on hold after RBA stands pat Asian stocks advanced with commodity-linked currencies and metals as investors focused on the positives in data from the region’s ...
Germany gives Greece names of 10,000 citizens suspected of dodging taxes
November 26th, 2015
Inventory includes accounts invested in Swiss banks worth €3.6bn as Alexis Tsipras pledges to tackle tax dodging to pull country out of economic meltdown Germany has handed Athens the names of more than 10,000 of its citizens suspected of ...
The U.S. Dollar Has Already Caused A Global Recession And Now The Fed Is Going To Make It Worse
November 24th, 2015
The 7th largest economy on the entire planet, Brazil, has been gripped by a horrifying recession, as has much of the rest of South America. But it isn’t just South America that is experiencing a very serious economic downturn. ...
The Treasury Market Sees A Rate Hike Next Month… Maybe
November 24th, 2015
Fed Chair Janet Yellen yesterday reaffirmed the case for keeping interest rates near zero percent and raising rates slowly in the future. But the Treasury market seemed to have a mixed reaction. The 2-year yield–widely followed as the most-sensitive ...
G20 leaders endorse OECD measures to crack down on tax loopholes
November 19th, 2015
G20 leaders endorse OECD measures to crack down on tax loopholes, reaffirm its role in ensuring strong, sustainable and inclusive growth The leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies today endorsed overhauled global standards to crack down on tax ...
