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Kenyatta Sees Kenya Windfall Tax in Resource Laws in Months
August 4th, 2014
Kenya will impose capital-gains and windfall taxes on oil, gas and mining companies within months to ensure the East African nation maximizes benefits from its mineral resources, President Uhuru Kenyatta said. “This is something that we are very clear ...
Investors Cheer Portuguese Bank Rescue
August 4th, 2014
Investors breathed a sigh of relief on Monday after Portugal prevented the collapse of one of its biggest banks, putting some life back into European stocks following last week’s slide and pushing bond yields lower across the board. Lisbon ...
Clashes with Russia point to globalization’s end
August 4th, 2014
As the European Union and the United States ramp up their sanctions on Russia, President Vladimir Putin’s plans for retaliation seem to include an attack on McDonald’s. There could not be a more powerful symbol that geopolitics is increasingly ...
Commercial Bank announces new executive appointment
August 4th, 2014
Commercial Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Colin Macdonald as Executive General Manager, Business Enablement. In a statement, Mr. Hussain Alfardan, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Commercial Bank said; “Colin has wide banking experience built ...
China regulator says Microsoft should not obstruct anti-trust probe
August 4th, 2014
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) should not obstruct an anti-trust investigation by Chinese regulators, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) said on Monday, the latest shot fired by China’s government at the U.S. software giant. The SAIC has questioned ...
Gold Above One-Month Low as U.S. Economy Assessed With Rates
August 4th, 2014
Gold traded above a one-month low after three weeks of losses as investors weighed the health of the U.S. economy against the outlook for higher borrowing costs. Silver climbed from the lowest level in six weeks. Gold for immediate ...
Technical Analysis USD/JPY to rebound from 200-day SMA
August 4th, 2014
Technical Analysis USD/JPY for August 04, 2014 Pair’s Outlook USD/JPY took a severe blow from the resistance around 103 at the end of the last week, but the Buck should be underpinned by the demand at 102.49/46 (weekly PP ...
Pound Has Longest Losing Streak in 16 Months as Data Disappoints
August 4th, 2014
The pound declined for a fourth week against the dollar, the longest losing streak in more than a year, as U.K. economic data from manufacturing output to consumer confidence was weaker than economists predicted. Sterling dropped to the lowest ...
Euro Near Eight-Month Low as Short Bets Surge
August 4th, 2014
The euro was 0.4 percent from its lowest level versus the dollar since November as investors held the largest position in two years betting on a drop in the currency before the region’s central bank meets this week. Europe’s ...
Russian Carrier to Suspend Flights due to European sanctions
August 4th, 2014
Sanctions imposed on Russia by the European Union have led the Russian state carrier Aeroflot to suspend all flights according to its announcement on Sunday. The sanctions, announced on Tuesday, said the subsidiary, Dobrolet, “facilitates the integration of the ...
