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Australia’s economy grows 2.5% on year
March 4th, 2015
Australia’s economy grew in line with expectations in the fourth quarter Australia’s economy grew 2.5% in the fourth quarter of 2014 from a year earlier, marking its slowest pace of annual growth last year. The economy grew 0.5% in ...
Bank of England’s forex boss broke rules 20 times
March 4th, 2015
The sacked Bank of England official who failed to tell bosses about the possibility of foreign exchange benchmark manipulation also failed to act properly a score of other times, Mark Carney said yesterday. Martin Mallett lost his job as chief currency ...
Statement by Dr. Raghuram G Rajan, Governor, on Monetary Policy
March 4th, 2015
It may be recalled that in its statement on monetary policy of January 15, 2015 the Reserve Bank reduced the policy repo rate by 25 basis points and indicated that ““Key to further easing are data that confirm continuing ...
Dollar clings near 11-year high ahead of U.S. data, ECB
March 4th, 2015
The dollar held firm near an 11-year high versus a basket of major currencies on Wednesday, as investors awaited U.S. economic data and a European Central Bank meeting later this week for fresh clues on policy direction. The dollar index edged ...
Six Reasons Why Economists Should Say Less About “Competition”
March 3rd, 2015
A short essay of mine titled “The Blurry Line Between Competition and Cooperation,” was published a month ago at the Library of Economics and Liberty website. I argued that the rule-based competition in economic markets is inextricably intermingled with ...
GFG Market Insight – Oil: Will It Go Lower Yet?
March 3rd, 2015
In brief: Crude oil’s various charts suggest that the effects of its recent crash have yet to play out fully and that crude oil may drop to between $30 and $35/barrel in the near/medium-term and perhaps much lower over ...
Indirect tax rates continue to soar across the globe as governments devise new levies
March 3rd, 2015
Value-added tax (VAT) rates surge to a high of 21.6% in EU Member States More countries levying VAT, particularly in emerging markets Governments introduce new taxes on health products and e-commerce As VAT rates continue to rise, governments are ...
Barclays posts ‘messy’ full-year loss as shares fall
March 3rd, 2015
U.K bank Barclays posted a loss in its statutory full-year earnings on Tuesday as it set aside more money for potential fines related to its foreign exchange operations. Adjusted pre-tax profit increased by 12 percent in 2014 to £5.5 ...
FMA welcomes opportunity to review financial advice laws
March 3rd, 2015
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) welcomes today’s announcement by the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Paul Goldsmith, about the review of legislation governing financial advisers. The Minister today released the terms of reference for the review of the ...
ECB meeting preview: What traders should expect from it
March 3rd, 2015
DESPITE a range of economic indicators suggesting that the Eurozone economy has finally begun to turn a corner, markets had an uncertain start to the week. Although the currency bloc’s unemployment rate slipped to 11.2 per cent in January ...
