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Early investors review and key events coming this week
October 30th, 2017
Asian stocks were mixed as investors continued to digest earnings, while bond and currency markets awaited an announcement on who will helm the Federal Reserve. Equity benchmarks fluctuated in Japan, while Chinese shares fell, with the Shanghai Composite Index ...
European Commission welcome digital taxation proposal
September 12th, 2017
The European Commission has today welcomed a joint proposal from the so-called Big Four member states – France, Germany, Italy and Spain – on the taxation of large digital companies. The Irish Government is, however, expected to express caution ...
Asian equities took another leg higher; Key events to watch this week
September 12th, 2017
Asian equities took another leg higher after the S&P 500 Index rose to a record high and Treasuries tumbled, with less damage than originally feared from Hurricane Irma supporting the case for a gradually improving U.S. economy. Japan’s Topix ...
Oil prices rise on sharp drop in U.S. production as hurricanes bite
September 8th, 2017
Oil prices rose on Friday as U.S. crude production was hit harder by Hurricane Harvey than expected, with the even bigger storm Irma heading for Florida and threatening to cause more disruption to the petroleum industry. U.S. West Texas ...
Main moves in the markets and key events coming this week; Asian markets early review
September 6th, 2017
Stocks fell in most Asian markets as nations grapple with how to deal with escalating provocations from North Korea. The yen was near its strongest level for the year and U.S. Treasury yields were at their lowest since the ...
Burger King launches own cryptocurrency in Russia
September 1st, 2017
Customers will be able to claim one virtual coin for every rouble (1.3p) they spend and once they have accumulated 1,700 WhopperCoins, they will be able to buy the eponymous Whopper. Burger King will be launching accompanying Apple and ...
Deloitte records double-digit revenue growth
August 29th, 2017
Deloitte, the business advisory firm has issued today a press release to announce financial results for year ended 31 May 2017. According the press release announcement: Highlights Revenue up 11.2% to £3.4bn (2016: 13.6%)1 In the UK, double digit ...
Barclays is the first UK high street bank that lets you make a payment by simply asking Siri
August 21st, 2017
Customers will now be able to make payments by saying ‘Hey Siri, Pay £15 with Barclays’ No need to open the app – rely on Siri and use TouchID to authenticate The technology will enable customers with dexterity ...
In-store UK mobile payments jump 336% but still rare, report finds
August 17th, 2017
The widespread acceptance of mobile payments in physical retail stores in the UK has led to significant growth in the number of transactions, a new report has found. In the first six months of this year, the value of ...
Betting on market volatility? Here’s what you need to know
August 8th, 2017
The CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, is a key measure of market expectations of a near-term volatility conveyed by S&P 500 stock index option prices. The VIX has closed 17 times below 10 this year and close to 50 ...
