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U.K. Stocks Show Calm Before Brexit Storm as Pound Traders Fret
June 3rd, 2016
FTSE 100 volatility index at lowest vs currency counterpart U.K. shares’ dividend yield greater than global equity index Less than three weeks before Britain votes on its membership in the European Union, the country’s equity investors are much less ...
Bitcoin Exchange Bitstamp Enables EUR/USD Trading
June 2nd, 2016
In an announcement yesterday, Bitstamp has announced that clients can now trade Euros for Dollars, marking the bitcoin exchange’s entry into the biggest traditional currency trading pair in the foreign exchange market. Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp has entered the largest and the ...
Japanese Stocks Drop as Yen Advances; Oil Near $49 Before OPEC
June 2nd, 2016
Euro climbs to one-week high before ECB policy review Haven assets including gold and U.S. Treasuries rise Japanese stocks fell by the most in a month and the yen strengthened after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held back a widely ...
EU, Japan Issue Joint Statement On Free Trade Agreement
May 31st, 2016
The leaders of Japan, the European Union (EU), France, Germany, Italy, and the UK have reaffirmed their commitment to reach an agreement in principle on an EU-Japan free trade agreement (FTA) “as early as possible in 2016.” The commitment ...
Can the IMF afford to stand back on Greece bailout money?
May 30th, 2016
IMF turns its back on Europeans in Greece bailout The IMF said it won’t give another penny until it sees a concrete plan from the Europeans to substantially cut the country’s debt burden. The “breakthrough” deal announced Wednesday to ...
European car manufacturers face fines of up to €2 billion
May 30th, 2016
Several European car manufacturers have hefty fines hanging over their heads if they are unable to meet the new emission standards set by the European Union. Those with a cloud around their performance include Jaguar Land Rover, BMW, Volkswagen, ...
Gold Sinks as Dollar Gets Boost From Yellen; Japan’s Stocks Rise
May 30th, 2016
Yen drops to one-month low as Abe aide signals tax-hike delay Yuan retreats as PBOC sets weakest fixing in five years Gold fell for the ninth day in a row, its longest losing streak in a year, and the ...
European Stocks Near One-Month High, Set for Third Weekly Gains
May 27th, 2016
European stocks hovered near a one-month high, set for a third weekly advance, on growing optimism that the global economy can withstand higher U.S. borrowing costs. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index slipped 0.2 percent at 9:59 a.m. in London, taking ...
Regulation – the hidden curse
May 27th, 2016
Regulations are nearly always introduced with the best intentions. In financial services, they aim to stop unscrupulous brokers and banks from ripping off the public through bad practices. Manufacturers are banned from making products which are dangerous to children, ...
The top 10 countries with the largest gold holdings
May 26th, 2016
Beginning in 2010, central banks around the world turned from being net sellers of gold to net buyers of gold. Last year they collectively added 483 tonnes—the second largest annual total since the end of the gold standard—with Russia ...
