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Euro zone house prices keep rising but no bubble yet – ECB
November 3rd, 2016
The euro zone housing market is on its best run since the global financial crisis but prices on average are still only in line with fundamentals with no sign of a bubble last seen in 2007, the European Central ...
GDP in European Union rose by 0.4%
October 31st, 2016
Preliminary flash estimate for the third quarter of 2016 GDP up by 0.3% in the euro area and by 0.4% in the EU28 +1.6% and +1.8% respectively compared with the third quarter of 2015 Seasonally adjusted GDP rose by ...
Gobal ATM owner and operator launches in Spain
October 27th, 2016
Cardtronics (Nasdaq:CATM), the world’s largest ATM owner / operator that provides services to approximately 200,000 cash machines globally, announced it has launched its ATM business in Spain through separate agreements it has signed with EURO 6000 and SuperCOR (El ...
Mastercard and BMO make Fingerprint and ‘Selfie’ Payment Technology a Reality
October 25th, 2016
Mastercard today announced the North American rollout of Identity Check Mobile™, a new payment technology application that uses biometrics, including fingerprint and facial recognition, to verify a cardholder’s identity and simplify online shopping. BMO Financial Group (BMO) will be the first bank ...
Asian Stocks Rise With Industrial Metals as Fed Bets Buoy Dollar
October 25th, 2016
Nidec, SK Hynix rally after earnings; Apple reports Tuesday Kospi drops as South Korea tourism threatened by China spat Asian stocks rose to a two-week high and industrial metals advanced, buoyed by a generally upbeat corporate earnings season and ...
The Gas demand in Europe is expected to increase by 6%
October 24th, 2016
Gas consumption is expected to increase by 6% compared with 2015, according to the latest estimates from Eurogas. This rise is partly due to increased demand for gas in power generation following signs of revival in industrial activity, as ...
Hanjin Shipping to shut its operations in Europe
October 24th, 2016
South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping Co. said Monday it plans to close its European operations, in the latest sign that the troubled company is heading toward liquidation. Hanjin 117930, -11.84% , South Korea’s largest shipping company, has applied for court approval to close ...
European Property Investors shift in opportunities in smaller economies
October 24th, 2016
The European commercial real-estate market is shifting, with the hottest cities cooling off as investors’ interest in other locations grows. Real-estate markets throughout Europe saw investors pile in following the 2008 financial crisis. With the European Central Bank and ...
Seven worrying trends in the European refugee crisis
October 20th, 2016
As part of his final UN General Assembly, President Obama hosted a leaders’ summit on refugees. In his speech he termed the global refugee crisis one of ‘the most urgent tests of our time’. But the list of commitments coming ...
Who Will Exit the EU Next?
October 20th, 2016
The European Union’s future has been up for debate since the Continent’s economic crisis began nearly a decade ago. But questions about the bloc’s path have multiplied in recent years as Greece came close to quitting the eurozone and ...
