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Fed’s Dislike of Negative Interest Rates Points to Limits of Stimulus Measures
August 29th, 2016
Federal Reserve officials are content to watch others’ experience of negative rates from a distance Federal Reserve officials are turning a cold shoulder to a controversial idea being tried in Japan and much of Europe to boost anemic economies: ...
Most Asia stocks slide on Fed officials’ rate comments, dollar firms
August 29th, 2016
Most Asian share markets tumbled on Monday while the U.S. dollar added to gains made after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen indicated a U.S. interest rate increase remains on the cards for this year. European markets also looked set ...
Sweden heads to cashless society
August 18th, 2016
Sweden is becoming a cashless society due to high consumer awareness of e-payments and card usage levels, a new report reveals. Swedish consumers use cards with a frequency of 134.3 transactions per card per year – higher than the ...
Zervant Closes €4 Million Series A Round to Expand in Europe
August 17th, 2016
Finnish fintech startup Zervant has announced €4 million in funding, led by Northzone and Conor Venture Partners. The investment will be used to further boost the international expansion of Zervant’s invoicing services, designed for freelancers and small businesses. The additional funding will also see ...
European stocks choppy as investors await Fed minutes
August 17th, 2016
European stocks were lower on Wednesday after initially opening higher, as investors remain cautious ahead of the closely-watched release of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest minutes. The pan-European STOXX 600 was down 0.5 percent, with all sectors in the red, with ...
What is the employment rate of young people in EU?
August 16th, 2016
Below is an overview of European Union (EU) statistics related to the employment rates of young people (those aged 20–34 years) who have recently graduated from either upper secondary or tertiary levels of education (as defined by the international ...
Mass Bank Account Data Shared By German State
August 12th, 2016
The German state of North Rhine-Westphalia has sent to foreign tax authorities information on more than 100,000 bank account holders suspected of attempting to evade tax in 19 countries, the state’s finance ministry has announced. The state Government revealed ...
Fitch: Negative-Yielding Sov Debt in Japan Down, Europe Up
August 11th, 2016
The global stock of negative-yielding sovereign debt fell modestly to $11.4 trillion as of August 2, compared with $11.5 trillion on July 15, according to Fitch Ratings. Japanese yields moved higher in late July in response to the latest ...
European stocks move higher as focus shifts to Wall St; Oil firms slide
August 11th, 2016
European stocks moved higher in midday trade Thursday as investors shifted their attention to Wall Street, where stocks looked set to open up ahead of the release of another series of earnings and new jobs data. The pan-European STOXX 600 was ...
Tui sticks to earnings target as terror reroutes tourist flows
August 11th, 2016
Sales growth won’t meet previous target of at least 3% Occupancy, prices at RIU hotels rise on Spanish travel gains TUI AG, Europe’s largest tour operator, cut its forecast for sales growth this year in a further sign that ...
