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UAE now one of top 10 markets in the world for retailers
July 16th, 2015
The UAE has been named as one of the top 10 markets for retailers in the world The Retail Operations Index by the construction consultancy Arcadis found that the UAE was the eighth-most popular global location among international retailers ...
China Shares Recover From Earlier Losses
July 16th, 2015
Chinese shares swung back to positive territory Thursday, as hundreds of shares resumed trading, while markets elsewhere in Asia rose after Greece approved austerity measures to secure a bailout. The Shanghai Composite was last up 1.1% at 3847.30, having ...
FXCM Reports Monthly Metrics
July 16th, 2015
FXCM Inc. announced certain key customer trading metrics for June 2015 for its retail and institutional foreign exchange business Monthly activities included: June 2015 Customer Trading Metrics from Continuing Operations (1) Retail Customer Trading Metrics Retail customer trading volume ...
China Growth Beats Economists’ Forecast as Stimulus Kicks In
July 15th, 2015
China’s economic growth proved resilient in the second quarter as policy makers stepped up support and a stock market boom — since soured — spurred services. Gross domestic product rose 7 percent in the three months through June from ...
Asian shares mostly higher on Greece deal
July 14th, 2015
Asian shares were mostly higher after a breakthrough deal in Greece for a bailout package from creditors provided some resolution in the debt crisis. Eurozone leaders came out from talks on Monday in Brussels with a deal to keep ...
Spanish, French Stocks Lead Europe Rally as Greece Submits Plan
July 10th, 2015
European stocks climbed, poised for a weekly gain, after Greece offered to meet most of creditors’ demands in exchange for a new bailout. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index rose 1.5 percent to 386.91 at 10:04 a.m. in London. Benchmark ...
Italy Ratifies FATCA Agreement with US
July 10th, 2015
Italy has ratified the inter-governmental agreement top facilitate compliance with the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. FATCA, enacted by the US Congress in 2010, is intended to ensure that the US obtains information on accounts held abroad ...
Justice Department Announces Two Banks Reach Resolutions under Swiss Bank Program
July 10th, 2015
Banque Pasche SA Will Pay $7.229 Million Penalty and ARVEST Privatbank AG Will Pay $1.044 Million Penalty; Both Continue to Cooperate With Department of Justice The Department of Justice announced today that two banks, Banque Pasche SA and ARVEST ...
China Shares Rise but Uncertainty Hovers
July 10th, 2015
Greece inches closer to deal with creditors, but investors are wary of sustained China recovery China shares rose Friday, and other Asian markets made tentative gains, as investors assess whether a recovery in Chinese stocks proves sustainable. The Shanghai ...
Greece is bad but this is worse. The Chinese stock market
July 9th, 2015
The twin fears of China and Greece will hang over markets Thursday with China increasingly the bigger concern. “There’s definitely an issue if we see a further correction in the Chinese stock market,” said Russ Koesterich, BlackRock’s chief investment ...
