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Japan’s Solar Power Growth Falters as Utilities Balk
March 4th, 2015
Rice fields, golf courses and even a disused airport runway. All over the southern Japanese region of Kyushu, unexpected places gleam with electricity-producing solar panels. Solar use in Japan has exploded over the last two years as part of an ambitious ...
Athens preparing reform proposals for Eurogroup
March 4th, 2015
A collection of reform proposals are being put together by the government so Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis can present them at Monday’s Eurogroup, with Athens hoping that this will help it secure part of the remaining 7.2 billion euros ...
Dollar clings near 11-year high ahead of U.S. data, ECB
March 4th, 2015
The dollar held firm near an 11-year high versus a basket of major currencies on Wednesday, as investors awaited U.S. economic data and a European Central Bank meeting later this week for fresh clues on policy direction. The dollar index edged ...
GFG Market Insight – Oil: Will It Go Lower Yet?
March 3rd, 2015
In brief: Crude oil’s various charts suggest that the effects of its recent crash have yet to play out fully and that crude oil may drop to between $30 and $35/barrel in the near/medium-term and perhaps much lower over ...
Guidewire to Hold Innovation in Insurance 2015 Conference in Brussels
March 3rd, 2015
Keynotes include leading insurers: Aviva, P&V, Santam, Tinkoff, and Zurich Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE), a global provider of software products to the general insurance industry is holding its Innovation in Insurance event on 9th March 2015 in Brussels. ...
Indirect tax rates continue to soar across the globe as governments devise new levies
March 3rd, 2015
Value-added tax (VAT) rates surge to a high of 21.6% in EU Member States More countries levying VAT, particularly in emerging markets Governments introduce new taxes on health products and e-commerce As VAT rates continue to rise, governments are ...
EBA updates on future EU-wide stress tests
March 3rd, 2015
European Banking Authority has issued a press release informing that: In its meeting on 24 February 2015, the Board of Supervisors of the European Banking Authority (EBA) decided not to carry out an EU-wide stress test in 2015 and ...
FMA welcomes opportunity to review financial advice laws
March 3rd, 2015
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) welcomes today’s announcement by the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Paul Goldsmith, about the review of legislation governing financial advisers. The Minister today released the terms of reference for the review of the ...
ECB meeting preview: What traders should expect from it
March 3rd, 2015
DESPITE a range of economic indicators suggesting that the Eurozone economy has finally begun to turn a corner, markets had an uncertain start to the week. Although the currency bloc’s unemployment rate slipped to 11.2 per cent in January ...
LedgerX Selects Ancoa to provide platform for monitoring bitcoin options trading
March 2nd, 2015
Ancoa has issued a press release informing that: LedgerX Selects Ancoa to Deliver First Real-Time Market Surveillance Capability for Bitcoin Options Trading Ancoa and LedgerX today announced that LedgerX has selected Ancoa to provide the first real-time market and ...
