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Hourly labour costs rose in the euro area; The two main components of labour costs
March 21st, 2019
Hourly labour costs rose by 2.3% in the euro area (EA19) and by 2.8% in the EU28 in the fourth quarter of 2018, compared with the same quarter of the previous year. In the third quarter of 2018, hourly ...
Pound US Dollar exchange rate under pressure
March 21st, 2019
News that Theresa May will only ask for a three month extension to the Brexit deadline saw the Pound Sterling to US Dollar (GBP/USD) exchange rate slump further. Investors were disappointed by May’s decision not to seek a longer ...
British pound pulls back from highs as investors await next Brexit vote
March 14th, 2019
The pound fell Thursday, a day after the U.K. currency surged on a vote by the country’s parliament to rule out a no-deal exit from the European Union. The pound GBPUSD last traded at $1.3253, a 0.6% drop on ...
iSignthis announces Baltic Banking and Probanx integrate CorePlus and CoreConnect for Ibanera
March 6th, 2019
Highlights Ibanera & Probanx sign agreement for CorePlus Core Banking System Baltic Banking Service also sign for CoreConnect interbank Gateway services Probanx and BBS to integrate products to deliver seamless customer solution Vilnius & Nicosia, 6th March 2019: iSignthis ...
UK financial regulator releases updated guidance on EU departure preparations
February 28th, 2019
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published updated information to help support regulated firms in finalising their preparations for as smooth a transition as possible when the UK leaves the EU. It is urging firms to ensure they are ...
iSignthis announces: Windsor Brokers has gone live with ISXPay® and Paydentity™
February 25th, 2019
Highlights Windsor Brokers Ltd, a long-established EU Forex Broker, is now being processed via ISXPay’s principal Tier 1 connections to Visa, Mastercard & JCB. Patented Paydentity™ platform enabled to verify Windsor Brokers’ customers iSignthis Ltd (ASX: ISX | FRA: ...
Hello old friend…Gold nears $1,350 resistance that has repelled it four times in 5 years
February 21st, 2019
The past five years have been baffling for gold bugs. In an environment of massive central bank money creation, rising government deficits and a populist takeover of many countries’ political systems – all of which should be great for ...
Swiss bank UBS to appeal after fined 4.5 billion euros in French tax fraud case
February 21st, 2019
A French court found Swiss bank UBS AG guilty of illegally soliciting clients and laundering the proceeds of tax evasion, ordering it to pay 4.5 billion euros ($5.1 billion) in penalties. Shares in the Swiss bank fell as much ...
ESMA renews Binary Options prohibition
February 21st, 2019
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has agreed to renew the prohibition of the marketing, distribution or sale of binary options to retail clients, in effect since 2 July 2018, for a further three-month period. ESMA has carefully ...
Pound rises after three weeks of losses
February 18th, 2019
Sterling drifted higher on Monday after registering three consecutive weeks of losses as investors waited for the outcome of Brexit talks between Britain and the European Union. British Prime Minister Theresa May plans to speak to every EU leader ...
