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Euro to US Dollar (EUR/USD) exchange rate steady as Eurozone faces increasing uncertainty
September 25th, 2020
The Euro (EUR) struggled to gain against the ‘Greenback’ today despite a relatively strong German IFO Business Climate survey for September, which rose from 92.6 to 93.4. However, with the Eurozone’s largest economy facing high levels of uncertainty as ...
European stocks retreated Thursday
September 24th, 2020
European stocks retreated Thursday as investors’ hopes for economic recovery following the coronavirus pandemic falter amid a second wave of cases. The pan-European Stoxx 600 fell 0.9% by mid-morning, with retail stocks shedding 1.6% to lead losses as all ...
Paris wins legal battle against Airbnb hosts in European high court
September 23rd, 2020
The European Court of Justice has upheld a French law that gives cities and towns the right to block short-term property rentals, a decision that may open the way for European cities to take action against Airbnb and similar ...
Asian shares mixed as worries percolate over pandemic; Euro to Dollar weakened
September 23rd, 2020
Markets were mixed in Asia on Wednesday as investors kept a wary eye on how the coronavirus pandemic will affect the economic outlook. Stocks slipped in Japan and Hong Kong but rose in Seoul and Shanghai and jumped more ...
European stocks fell on Thursday; The biggest sectoral decliners in Europe
September 17th, 2020
European stocks fell from a one-month closing high on Thursday after an underwhelming response to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s pledge to keep interest rates low for a prolonged period. The pan-European STOXX 600 dropped 0.9%, on course to break ...
Irish High court freezes probe into Facebook’s EU-U.S. data flows
September 15th, 2020
Ireland’s High Court on Monday (14 September) temporarily froze a probe by Facebook’s lead European Union regulator that threatened to halt the U.S. social media giant’s transatlantic data flows, a court spokesman said. Facebook had sought a judicial review ...
European stocks look headed for positive start
September 14th, 2020
Higher European and U.S. futures following news about resumption of final stage clinical trial of coronavirus vaccine by AstraZeneca point to a firm start for European stocks Monday morning. Oxford University announced on Saturday that it is resuming a ...
Unemployment rate in Euro area increased
September 3rd, 2020
In July 2020, a month marked by some relaxation of COVID-19 containment measures in many Member States, the euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 7.9%, up from 7.7% in June 2020. The EU unemployment rate was 7.2% in July ...
European Commission vice-president calls for EU-wide digital tax
September 2nd, 2020
The European Union needs to tax companies that generate its revenues with digital services as the money is needed to fund infrastructure and social programmes in the future, European Commission vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis said on Monday. “We need to ...
UK Pound momentum strong, Euro jumps Vs U.S. Dollar overnight
September 1st, 2020
The British Pound to Dollar exchange rate (GBP/USD) enjoyed another strong day on Monday as Sterling bulls continued to push on. Adding some extra fuel to the fire, Cable was able to post a rally in the Asian session ...
