Search Results for: European Monetary Union
Bank of England: Bank Rate held at 0.25%
August 7th, 2017
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target, and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. At its meeting ending on 2 August 2017, the MPC voted ...
Euro’s rally might receive a further boost
August 1st, 2017
A snowball effect: Euro to strengthen against Pound Sterling as Eurozone investors are forced to hedge against an unexpected strengthening of their currency. Analysts at BNP Paribas have warned their clients that the Euro’s rally might receive a further ...
iSignthis announced partnership agreement with Worldline
July 12th, 2017
iSignthis is pleased to announce that we have entered into an agreement with Europe’s leading payment and transactional payment service provider, Worldline . The agreement will allow iSignthis eMoney Ltd (“ISXPay”), a subsidiary of iSignthis Ltd, to ...
Why free trade and open markets in financial services matter; Andrew Bailey, FCA Chief Executive
July 11th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, has released a speech by Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive of the FCA, at Reuters Newsmaker event. According the release: Note: this ...
Asia Stocks rose as Yen Falls, Tech Shares Rebound
June 19th, 2017
Hong Kong shares gain before MSCI decision on China A-shares Brexit negotiations formally start with pressure on May Asia Stocks rose, with a weaker yen supporting Japanese equities and technology stocks rebounding after their biggest weekly selloff since November. ...
Euro to Pound: Analysts of global financial firm eye breaking of £0.90
June 1st, 2017
EUR / GBP Outlook: Morgan Stanley Eye Breaking of £0.90 Expect the Euro to make further gains against the British Pound say analysts at one of the world’s largest investment banks. “We are buyers of most EUR crosses, helped ...
Greece is fighting for debt relief
May 4th, 2017
Relief map for Greek debt? Not without a fight or two Easing Greece’s fiscal path forward is likely to be the next great struggle in the country’s agonizing, seven-year, three-package bankruptcy saga now that a bailout pact has opened ...
Deutsche Bank: 4,000 jobs at risk of being moved out of UK after Brexit
April 27th, 2017
Bank says 2,000 front office people could be moved, with another 2,000 posts to be reviewed depending on new regulations Bank says 2,000 front office people could be moved, with another 2,000 posts to be reviewed depending on new ...
Why We’re Ungovernable: Europe Gets Its Doomsday Scenario
April 20th, 2017
The rise of French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has made a lot of people nervous since, among many other things, she’s in favor of leaving the eurozone, which would pretty much end the common currency. But since ...
The decline and fall of the EU
April 11th, 2017
This article identifies the headwinds faced by the EU in the wake of Brexit. Without the UK, not only does the EU lose much of its importance on the world stage, but the Commission’s budget is left with an ...