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Dollar dips, set for smallest annual gain in six years; The Euro rose
December 30th, 2019
The dollar was on the defensive on Monday in light year-end trading after suffering a setback in the previous session, as safe-haven demand for the greenback waned on hopes of a U.S.-China trade deal and renewed optimism about global ...
Parliament keeps up pressure to tax digital economy more fairly
December 20th, 2019
MEPs press EU to engage fully in international efforts to tax the digital economy, while still being prepared to act at EU level if global plans fail. As international talks at OECD level on taxation systems for the digital ...
Facebook’s transfer of EU citizen data to US legal, says EU court adviser
December 20th, 2019
Tools used by hundreds of thousands of companies to transfer EU citizens’ data abroad are legal, an adviser to Europe’s top court has ruled, marking a major win for Facebook in a long-running court case. Austrian privacy campaigner and ...
The euro held near a 10-day low on Monday
November 25th, 2019
The euro held near a 10-day low on Monday after posting a weekly loss as investors remained cautious about the outlook for the euro zone economy in the near term. Though latest data showed business morale in Germany, Europe’s ...
150 years of bank credit expansion is near its end
November 22nd, 2019
The legal formalisation of the creation of bank credit commenced with England’s 1844 Bank Charter Act. It has led to a regular cycle of expansion and collapse of outstanding bank credit. Erroneously attributed to business, the origin of ...
European shares set to drift lower on growth concerns
November 14th, 2019
European stocks may drift lower at open on Thursday as weaker-than-expected economic data from China and Japan stoked worries that a global slowdown is deepening. China reported unexpectedly weak data, with industrial output and retail sales growth coming in ...
China prepares to launch its own digital currency as Facebook’s Libra languishes
November 13th, 2019
China is moving closer to releasing the world’s first government-backed digital currency. Li Wei, the head of technology for the People’s Bank of China, the central bank, said on Monday that commercial banks should increase their use of blockchain ...
Lab-grown diamonds shaking up the industry
October 8th, 2019
Young consumers in China are taking a growing interest in cheaper, more accessible alternatives to mined gems. It sparkles and shines like a diamond from the Earth’s mantle, but it’s grown in a laboratory. Lab-grown diamonds, which have been ...
iSignthis announced annualised Paydentity GPTV exceeds A$1.9bn in Sept 2019
October 3rd, 2019
iSignthis has issued an announcement to present further operational update as at 30th September 2019. In accordance the announcement: The Paydentity™ Ecosystem is progressively providing more features and capabilities to our EU based business customers. It gives me great ...
Dollar gives up gains against most major currencies
September 20th, 2019
The dollar drifted lower on Friday after central banks in Switzerland and the UK refrained from following the Federal Reserve in cutting rates, and risk appetites ebbed on caution about U.S-China trade talks. Sterling hits two-month high on Brexit ...
