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Yen lost 0.4 percent to dollar in Tokyo after eight days of gains
March 24th, 2017
U.S. futures gain as Republicans prepare for health-care vote Japanese equities lead gains in Asia Pacific stock markets Caution during U.S. trading hours abated in Asia as the yen weakened and stocks climbed. Japan’s Topix index recovered some of ...
The Russian “Laundromat” exposed; how the complex money laundering scheme worked
March 23rd, 2017
Three years after the “Laundromat” was exposed as a criminal financial vehicle to move vast sums of money out of Russia, journalists now know how the complex scheme worked – including who ended up with the $20.8 billion and ...
Early Forex Market Wrap; What to read
March 22nd, 2017
Early Forex Market Wrap: Spain to take measures for Forex and CFDs trading; $6.5 Million penalty in Binary Options fraud case; Yen stretches rally This is an early morning Forex market wrap for the Forex trading industry. A review ...
CySec suspends the license of a Cyprus Investment Firm
March 20th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued an announcement to inform investors and public that the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm Boursotrade Ltd (‘the Company’), number 235/14, is suspended, pursuant to section 26(2) of the Investment Services ...
UK Legal chiefs say the Government should give EU citizens unrestricted access to UK jobs – Brexit
March 17th, 2017
Legal chiefs say the Government should give EU citizens unrestricted access to UK jobs in post-Brexit Britain and claim that British workers do not lose out to EU migrant labour. But they agree that the UK Government, not the ...
The biggest fashion group in the world announced net sales rose 12% to €23.3bn in FY16
March 15th, 2017
Same-store sales growth was 10%. The Group generated over 9,596 new jobs, one in four of which were in Spain. At year-end, its headcount stood at 162,450. In April, 84,000 Inditex employees will receive their second payment under the ...
The housing cost in Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Germany and other EU members; an excessive burden
March 9th, 2017
Housing costs – an excessive burden for 11 % of Europeans Costs relating to housing are the main items of expenditure for many European households. In the European context, these expenses include rental or mortgage interest payments but also ...
Where investors are looking for opportunities right now?
March 6th, 2017
Stock market investors have plenty to cheer about, with the Trump rally adding to the big gains of the Obama years, but it’s also natural to worry that U.S. stocks have more room to go down than up. So ...
Firms vie over rights to Arthur Andersen name
March 6th, 2017
A company calling itself Arthur Andersen announced it has reconstituted the former Big Five firm in 16 countries, but its rights to the brand are being challenged by another firm that took the Andersen name in 2014. French businessman ...
Central banks and gold
March 5th, 2017
The very near future is likely to see a sea-change in central bankers’ attitude to the gold allocation in their reserves. The failure of G20 monetary policy since the financial crisis is causing a general rethink, which may eventually ...
