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Brent holds above $113 amid Iraq violence
June 18th, 2014
Brent crude held above $113 per barrel on Wednesday as heavy fighting in Iraq shut the country’s biggest refinery and led to the withdrawal of staff by foreign oil firms, stoking worries about exports from the key oil producer. ...
German Bank reopens 10-year Federal bonds
June 17th, 2014
The German Bank, Deutsche Bundesbank, has announced the reopening of 10-year Federal bonds with an invitation to bid by auction. For the account of the Federal Government, the German Finance Agency, through Deutsche Bundesbank, will reopen the 1.50 % ...
GASB’s OPEB proposals may have big impact
June 17th, 2014
Proposed new accounting standards for other post-employment benefits (OPEB) published Monday by GASB are expected to have a significant impact on state and local government financial statements. GASB’s work on OPEB is intended to complement its development of new ...
Australian day trader was jailed for manipulation of CFDs
June 17th, 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has today sentenced Kristoffer John Watts from New South Wales, to two years in jail for market manipulation. Kristoffer John Watts, a day-trader living in Casuarina, New South Wales, pleaded guilty in April 2014 ...
German investor confidence slips again
June 17th, 2014
A survey shows that German investor confidence has fallen for the sixth consecutive month and has hit its lowest level since December 2012 amid concerns about a soft patch in Europe’s largest economy. The ZEW institute said Tuesday that ...
Bitcoin faces biggest threat yet
June 17th, 2014
The Bitcoin digital currency system is in danger of losing its credibility as an independent payment system because of the growing power of a group that runs some of the computers behind it. In recent weeks, a British-based “mining ...
BNP Paribas, U.K. Fraud Raids, Taiwan Rules: Compliance
June 17th, 2014
BNP Paribas SA (BNP) has given investors scant information about how much it expects to pay to settle a criminal probe of U.S. sanctions violations. The bank told shareholders at an annual meeting on May 14 that the settlement ...
Hackers to Sell Stolen Credit Cards on Youtube
June 17th, 2014
A review of content on Google Inc. (GOOG)’s YouTube service turned up dozens of videos selling stolen credit card data, according to an Internet-safety research group trying to shed more light on an $18 billion illicit industry. The group, ...
Japan’s Abe Confirms Corporate Tax Cuts From 2015
June 17th, 2014
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has confirmed that Japan’s effective corporate tax rate will be reduced from its current rate of up to 36 percent to below 30 percent in the next few years. A first cut is expected to ...
Dukascopy Bank SA introduces a new rollover policy
June 16th, 2014
Dukascopy Bank SA has announced a new rollover policy, starting from June 30, 2014 where two additional rollover schemes will be available: Premium and Advanced. The clients will be automatically switched between the schemes at the end of a ...
