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The European Banking Authority issued Opinion on the design of a new prudential framework for investment firms
October 19th, 2017
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published its Opinion on the design and calibration of a new prudential framework for investment firms, which is specifically tailored to the needs of investment firms’ different business models and inherent risks. The Opinion ...
Dollar dips into the red, as euro climbs higher
October 19th, 2017
The U.S. dollar dipped into negative territory against its major rivals Wednesday, eclipsing gains from earlier in the session and snapping a four-day winning streak. Where currencies are trading The ICE U.S. Dollar Index DXY, -0.03% which gauges the ...
Elliott Wave Analysis: EURUSD and USDCHF Update
October 17th, 2017
Elliott Wave Analysis: EURUSD and USDCHF Update We have seen some USD recovery since last week, but structure looks corrective so we think that dollar may be headed lower soon. On EURUSD we have seen a perfect downward ...
The Top Exporters and Importers of eggs in the European Union
October 17th, 2017
In 2016, the 28 Member States of the European Union (EU) exported a total €960 million worth of eggs. Trade between Member States (intra-EU exports) accounted for over 90% (€866 million) of the total value of eggs exported, while ...
The euro and yen rose, Singapore dollar slipped; U.S dollar snaps four week rally
October 13th, 2017
The dollar and U.S. Treasury yields were poised to end four weeks of gains as confidence in American tax-cut plans waned somewhat and the Federal Reserve signaled that several policy makers are cautious about another 2017 interest-rate hike. Asian ...
EU raids banks over attempts to block financial tech rivals
October 11th, 2017
You’d think that governments were waging a war against financial technology given reports of crackdowns and tighter regulation, but the opposite is true in Europe. EU officials have confirmed that they recently raided the offices of bank authorities in ...
Sanctions against Russia have cost European Union €30bn
October 9th, 2017
New research by the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) suggests the EU’s economic sanctions against Russia introduced three years ago have cost European countries billions of euro. The survey, which was conducted at the request of the European Parliament ...
European shares brush off Catalan crisis with another weekly gain
October 9th, 2017
European shares rose for the fourth consecutive week on Friday as confidence over the region’s economic recovery outweighed worries over the Catalonia crisis, whose impact remained confined to Spanish equities. While Spain’s IBEX .IBEX ended a tumultuous week down 1.9 percent ...
Business investment rate up to 23.2% in the euro area
October 6th, 2017
In the second quarter of 2017, the business investment rate was 23.2% in the euro area, compared with 22.9% in the previous quarter. The business profit share in the euro area was 40.8% in the second quarter of 2017, ...
EU ordered Luxembourg to collect around €250 million from Amazon
October 5th, 2017
The European Commission has issued a press release to inform on its conclusion that Luxembourg granted undue tax benefits to Amazon of around €250 million. According the press release, Commission finds Luxembourg gave illegal tax benefits to Amazon worth ...