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CBO Reduces US Corporate Tax Revenue Forecast
September 1st, 2014
In its latest estimates, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has maintained its forecast for a reduced United States federal budget deficit this year, but has had to increase it from the forecast made in April, mostly because of lower-than-anticipated ...
Citi to pay allowance to compensate for limited bonuses
September 1st, 2014
Citigroup Inc (C.N) has told senior staff in Europe that they would receive fixed monthly pay in addition to their salaries in an attempt to compensate for rules that limit bonuses to up to twice the level of base ...
Vanishing euro zone inflation seen intensifying ECB policy headache
August 29th, 2014
If euro zone inflation falls deeper into the ‘danger zone’ as expected on Friday, it will at the very least complicate the European Central Bank’s plans to wait and see whether its recent policy move to ignite the euro ...
Asian shares slump as Ukraine tensions flare
August 29th, 2014
Asian shares slumped on Friday, after flaring Ukrainetensions spoiled investor risk appetite and bolstered the safe-haven yen. Ukraine’s president said Russian troops had entered his country in support of pro-Moscow rebels who captured a key coastal town, escalating a five-month-old ...
Is Russia connected to JPMorgan hacking?
August 29th, 2014
Security experts say the sophistication of the attacks suggest they were state sponsored. Federal investigators are trying to determine if state-sponsored Russian hackers were behind the coordinated cyber attacks that looted data from JPMorgan Chase and other banks this ...
Telecom Italia bids $9.25 billion for Vivendi’s GVT
August 28th, 2014
The battle over Brazil’s telecoms market intensified on Thursday as European competitors Telecom Italia and Telefonica made rival offers for Vivendi’s Brazilian broadband business GVT. Vivendi, which will examine the bids at a Thursday board meeting, must now choose ...
FCA warns against boiler room clone firm
August 28th, 2014
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British regulator has issued a warning against boiler room “London Capital Group Asia (Clone of FCA authorised firm) / LCGA Fxplatform / LCG Asia / LCG Forex” (www.lcga-fx.com / www.lcga.asia.lid-cn / http://indo.lcga-fx.com / www.fxlcg.com), ...
ECB signs up BlackRock to advise on bond buying
August 28th, 2014
The European Central Bank has stepped up preparations for a fresh move to combat deflation by appointing BlackRock to advise on a possible bond-buying scheme. The advisory arm of the US asset manager, BlackRock Solutions, will help the ECB ...
Gold Up Again to $1285 on Softer U.S. Dollar
August 28th, 2014
Gold rose for the third straight day on Thursday on softening dollar and increased tensions between Ukraine and Russia, but the precious metal was under pressure from rallies in equities and the prospect of a U.S. interest rate hike. ...
Asia shares steady as rally fades, euro clings to gains
August 28th, 2014
Asian shares held steady after pulling back from a 6-1/2 year high as the recent rally in risk assets petered out for now, while the euro clung to modest gains after rebounding from 13-month lows. The Australian dollar rose ...
