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CMC Markets profits surge 61 per cent
May 28th, 2015
CMC Markets Group reports underlying profits before tax increase by 61 per cent to £51.9 million The Group capital ratio stands at 24 per cent (301 per cent pre CRD IV) with minimal debt and own funds of £141 ...
Amazon pays $16 million tax in Germany, while making $11.9 billion sales
May 26th, 2015
Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc.’s (AMZN.O) main German operating unit paid just 11.9 million euros ($16 million) in tax in 2014, despite the group recording $11.9 billion in sales to German customers last year, regulatory filings show. Germany is Amazon’s ...
BaFin: Market manipulation – Pre-arranged trades and wash sales
May 4th, 2015
BaFin has published an article with important information for investors regarding Market manipulation – Pre-arranged trades and wash sales. Trading securities to gain would-be tax advantages could boomerang back to investors if the transactions involve pre-arranged trades or wash ...
Central Bank of Germany issued April Monthly Report
April 22nd, 2015
Structural developments in the German banking sector The financial and sovereign debt crisis which has afflicted the euro area for more than seven years now has clearly left a mark on the financial market, having forced monetary policymakers to ...
Signs the market is girding for a Greek default
April 21st, 2015
If the financial market is a good predictor, you’d better brace for a Greek default. Borrowing costs on Greece’s government bonds have rallied back to levels not seen since 2012, the cost of insuring against a default has surged ...
Germany’s DAX 30 index jumps above 12,000 for first time
March 16th, 2015
Germany’s DAX 30 index DAX, +1.07% jumped to an all-time intra-day high on Monday, climbing above the 12,000 mark for the first time ever. The index briefly touched 12,001.98, but fell back to trade up 0.8% at 11,991.92 at the latest. The ...
Dollar at 12-year peak on euro, emerging markets spooked
March 10th, 2015
The U.S. dollar scored multi-year highs against the euro and yen in Asia on Tuesday amid starkly diverging outlooks for interest rates globally, while currencies from emerging markets came under mounting pressure from risk aversion. The skittish mood spread to Asian ...
Germany’s Finance Minister Calls on Lawmakers to Back Greek Bailout Extension
February 27th, 2015
Wolfgang Schäuble spoke to German lawmakers ahead of a parliamentary vote Germany’s finance minister called on lawmakers to back a four-month extension of Greece’s bailout, arguing that voting against the bill would cause Germany’s future “great damage.” “Greece needs much ...
EU unveils plans for historic single energy market
February 26th, 2015
The EU unveiled plans Wednesday for a continent-wide single energy market to reduce its uneasy reliance on Russian supplies and cut a massive annual import bill of some 400 billion euros. The proposals by the European Commission, the executive ...
German Economic Growth Accelerates, French GDP Only Slightly Higher
February 13th, 2015
The eurozone’s largest economies were on diverging paths in the final three months of 2014, as German growth accelerated, France slid closer to stagnation and ...
