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Fitch Downgrades Japan to ‘A’; Outlook Stable
April 27th, 2015
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Japan’s Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to ‘A’ from ‘A+’. The issue ratings on Japan’s senior unsecured foreign and local currency bonds are also downgraded to ‘A’ from ‘A+’. The Outlooks ...
RMB currency of choice for multinational deals
April 22nd, 2015
A report produced by Allen & Overy has found that more than half of multinationals use the renminbi for transactions outside China. This week’s release of the Generation ¥ – RMB: the new global currency by A&O reveals that ...
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 ...
Forget Interest Rates, the Fed Has Another Big Decision to Make in the Next Year
April 8th, 2015
In case exiting years of zero interest rates won’t be hard enough, Federal Reserve officials have another challenge approaching quickly: when to begin unwinding trillions of dollars of bond purchases that constitute the world’s largest fixed-income portfolio. Less than ...
Alexis Tsipras flies to Moscow amid speculation of bailout from Putin
April 8th, 2015
Greek prime minister to sign accords with Russia, including gas price discount and possible loans in return for Greek assets, that would alarm EU creditors The Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras, began a controversial visit to Moscow on Tuesday as ...
UK Offshore Tax Disclosures – Use The LDF while you can [Update]
March 24th, 2015
Tax authorities around the globe are increasingly working together to fight tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance to collect more tax. In the UK, HMRC is geared up to take full advantage: anyone who needs to put UK tax ...
Volante Technologies releases Volante Designer Version 5.1
March 23rd, 2015
Includes support for Mule, Spring Integration framework, enhanced user interface, test management and API functionality and delivers additional plug-ins for message standards Volante Technologies, a global leader in the provision of financial messages and data integration, validation and processing ...
Bitcoins – Money Without Physical Form
March 20th, 2015
Bitcoins and other virtual currencies have grown into a global phenomenon. Some see the beginning of a new era, others see the potential for a major crash. In just five years, the new bitcoin currency has grown from a ...
Europe shares higher; Tullow Oil up 4%
March 20th, 2015
European equities edged higher in the last trading session of the week, as investors reacted to individual stocks news amid hopes of further accommodative policy by global central banks. Tullow Oil gains The pan-European Euro Stoxx 600 index was slightly higher, ...
Citigroup, Barclays Close to Settling Forex Lawsuit With Private Investors
March 18th, 2015
Citigroup Inc. and Barclays PLC are expected to pay as much as $800 million combined to settle a lawsuit with investors who say the banks manipulated foreign-exchange rates, according to people close to the situation. The expected settlements would ...
