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Japan’s Nikkei 225 Rises 7.7% for Biggest Gain Since October 2008
September 9th, 2015
Investors buy back in after valuations hit 11-month low Topix surges most since 2011 as all 33 industry groups rise Japanese stocks soared, with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average staging the steepest advance since the aftermath of the 2008 ...
Commission presses Member States on VAT revenue collection
September 9th, 2015
VAT revenue collection has failed to show significant improvement across EU Member States according to the latest figures released by the European Commission. Based on VAT collection figures from 2013, the overall difference between the expected VAT revenue and the amount ...
Japan Shares Jump Most in Four Years
September 9th, 2015
Possibility of more stimulus from Beijing boosts sentiment Stocks in Japan jumped the most in more than four years Wednesday, shaking off unease about slowing growth in China amid a tentative rebound in Chinese stocks. The region’s shares ...
Bank of Israel to cut VAT, corporate taxes to buoy economy
September 4th, 2015
Israel will cut corporate and value-added taxes to help boost economic growth after it collected more tax than expected in recent months, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday. In a plan initiated by Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon, VAT ...
IMF Note on Global Prospects and Policy Challenges
September 3rd, 2015
The Following executive summary is from a note by the Staff of the IMF prepared for the September 4-5, 2015 G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Ankara, Turkey. Global growth remains moderate, reflecting a further slowdown ...
China regulator says punishes three stock trading platforms
September 3rd, 2015
China’s securities regulators said it would fine three firms that run stock trading platforms, after finding that they were offering services to unqualified investors, it said late on Wednesday. Hangzhou Hang Seng Network Technology Services Ltd, a subsidiary of ...
NFA: Effective date of new Forex Dealer Member Requirements
September 2nd, 2015
Effective date of new Forex Dealer Member Requirements The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently approved NFA‘s amendments to NFA Financial Requirements Section 11, NFA Financial Requirements Section 12, and NFA Compliance Rule 2-36 and a related interpretive notice ...
Qatari trade surplus falls in July due to oil and gas price volatility
August 31st, 2015
Qatar’s trade surplus fell last month, largely because of tumbling oil and gas prices. It dipped 1.4 per cent from June to 14.3 billion Qatari riyals (Dh14.4bn) and plunged 55.6 per cent from July last year, according to a government report ...
Shanghai Composite widens losses as US futures tank
August 31st, 2015
Mainland equities lost as much as 3.7 percent on Monday while Dow futures tanked more than 200 points on reports that Beijing may finally halt its controversial market intervention. A report by The Financial Times over the weekend said that Beijing will abandon large-scale share ...
U.S. Stocks Come Charging Back
August 27th, 2015
Six-day losing streak ends as Fed official calls case for September rate increase ‘less compelling’ Stocks snapped a six-day losing streak Wednesday, soaring by the highest percentage in nearly four years amid signs of strength in the U.S. economy ...
