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What Happens If Greece Defaults On IMF, ECB And Leaves The Eurozone?
June 18th, 2015
Time is running out–yet again–for Greece. The most heavily indebted country in the Eurozone is headed for a showdown with its creditors that may result in a default on its debt, and possibly in its leaving the euro. The ...
Cryptography Researchers & Users Could Face Jail Time In Australia
May 28th, 2015
In recent weeks, not only has UK Prime Minister David Cameron suggested the banning of encryption use, Australia is on its way to making it a criminal offense to even lecture on the topic. Starting next May, academics could face ...
Bank of England Accidentally E-mails Brexit Plans to The Guardian
May 25th, 2015
Bank of England staff are assessing the potential risks related to Britain’s renegotiation of its European Union membership and the threat of the country leaving the bloc. “There are a range of economic and financial issues that arise in ...
FOREX: Dollar strengthens as Greek debt crisis weighs on euro
May 12th, 2015
* Pressure remains on kiwi from rate-cut expectations * Sterling holds most post-election gains after BOE stands pat The dollar firmed against major counterparts on Tuesday, as ongoing anxiety over Greece‘s debt crisis helped push the euro toward a one-week ...
Euro slips on Greek woes, rate cut speculation hits kiwi
May 11th, 2015
Euro on defensive as nerves take hold before Eurogroup meeting Dollar/yen steady after jobs data fails to provide spark Kiwi slides to near two-month low on RBNZ rate cut speculation Pound stands tall after election, BOE, fundamentals eyed again ...
Asian shares rebound, sterling jumps on UK exit polls
May 8th, 2015
Asian shares rebounded from one-month lows on Friday, helped by signs global bond markets are stabilising after a big selloff, though investors were on guard ahead of U.S. jobs data and crunch talks between Greece and its creditors at the weekend. ...
Dollar struggles on soft data, sterling awaits election
May 7th, 2015
Dollar index hits two-month lows Euro breaks above $1.13 for the first time since late Feb Sterling on defensive for UK elections Aussie up slightly after fall on local job data The dollar languished near its lowest levels ...
Britain’s bank tax jump threatens to push HSBC, StanChart to new home
April 20th, 2015
HSBC and Standard Chartered are looking at the viability of quitting London for a new home in Asia because a big jump in a tax on UK banks makes staying in Britain increasingly painful. Several investors told Reuters they ...
Ready for Brexit?
February 9th, 2015
ING’s economist James Knightley analysed the potential effects on the UK economy of holding a referendum on exiting the European Union (Brexit). Real risk that the UK leaves the EU The UK’s future relationship with Europe will be a ...
HSBC files show how Swiss bank helped clients dodge taxes and hide millions (Video)
February 9th, 2015
Data in massive cache of leaked secret bank account files lift lid on questionable practices at subsidiary of one of world’s biggest financial institutions. HSBC’s Swiss banking arm helped wealthy customers dodge taxes and conceal millions of dollars of ...
