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European law firm announces merger with Chinese firm
November 15th, 2016
The tie up sees JS Partners adopt the new name ‘Fei Shi’ and the Fieldfisher brand. European law firm Fieldfisher announces its latest merger with Chinese firm, JS Partners. The merger, structured as a Swiss Verein, takes effect from ...
Bitcoin Prices in India Soar Amid Demonetization Drive
November 15th, 2016
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to combat the underground economy is a blessing in disguise for companies working in the cashless space, which includes mobile wallets, card companies and even bitcoin. Bitcoin, the eight-year old virtual currency, has been gaining ...
Germany and the European Commission rejected calls to impose taxes on imports from USA
November 15th, 2016
Germany and the European Commission rejected on Monday (14 November) calls by former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to impose taxes on imports from the United States if President-elect Donald Trump quits a global agreement for fighting climate change. Trump, ...
Bonds Selloff Abates as Dollar Snaps Trump Rally; Oil Rebounds
November 15th, 2016
Emerging-market stocks, currencies have first gains in a week Japan bonds fall after auction; 10-year yield touches zero The fallout from Donald Trump’s election to the U.S. presidency showed signs of moderating in financial markets with benchmark Treasuries and emerging-market ...
Dollar climbs as U.S. yields spike; Asia shares divided
November 14th, 2016
The U.S. dollar hit a nine-month peak in Asia on Monday as the risk of faster domestic inflation and wider budget deficits sent Treasury yields ever higher, a painful mix for assets in many emerging market countries. The reflation trade saw ...
Perilous government finances
November 13th, 2016
President-elect Trump stated in his victory speech that he intends to make America great again by infrastructure spending. Unfortunately, he is unlikely to have the room for manoeuvre to achieve this ambition as well as his intended tax cuts, ...
Global markets in green despite widely-predicted collapse after Trump win
November 11th, 2016
While many analysts forecast inevitable market collapse if Donald Trump won the US presidential election, share prices are rising from America to Asia. Some say the immediate selloff after the election results was a snap decision. All the key ...
How America’s new president will affect the global economy
November 10th, 2016
From trade war with China to jobs turmoil in Mexico, Trump’s reign will pose new threats to already fragile world economy Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential elections will have implications for the whole global economy. Mexico America’s ...
Asian Shares Jump With Metals as Trump Reassessed; Kiwi Weakens
November 10th, 2016
Stock gains led by raw-materials producers as copper jumps Australian 10-year debt yield surges more than 20 basis points Stocks in Asia rebounded from their steepest slide since Brexit, industrial metals surged and regional bonds tumbled after Donald Trump’s ...
Bitcoin Price Makes Gains as Trump Pulls off Unlikely Presidential Victory
November 9th, 2016
As the US Presidential poll count began earlier today, bitcoin price has made steady increasing gains as investors flocked toward the cryptocurrency in a day that saw the most improbable victory in modern political history. As polling in the ...
