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Business investment rate up to 23.2% in the euro area
October 6th, 2017
In the second quarter of 2017, the business investment rate was 23.2% in the euro area, compared with 22.9% in the previous quarter. The business profit share in the euro area was 40.8% in the second quarter of 2017, ...
Government officials fired when caught mining bitcoin using government computers
October 5th, 2017
Two government officials of the Crimean Council of Ministers were caught mining bitcoin using government computers and were subsequently fired. They reportedly installed “malicious software” on the government’s server and programmed over a dozen computers to mine bitcoin. The ...
EU ordered Luxembourg to collect around €250 million from Amazon
October 5th, 2017
The European Commission has issued a press release to inform on its conclusion that Luxembourg granted undue tax benefits to Amazon of around €250 million. According the press release, Commission finds Luxembourg gave illegal tax benefits to Amazon worth ...
ESMA finalises MiFID II’s Derivatives Tradings Obligation
October 2nd, 2017
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued its final draft Regulatory Technical Standard (RTS) implementing the trading obligation for derivatives under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR). ESMA’s draft RTS provides the implementing details for on-venue ...
Europe Stocks Ready to Outpace Wall Street
September 29th, 2017
Euro-area stocks may be ready to get back at Wall Street. The rallying euro damped gains in the region’s stocks, which underperformed this year versus the S&P 500 index despite a brisk economic recovery and a rebound in earnings. ...
Brent oil edges up, near 26-month high amid supply concerns
September 27th, 2017
Brent oil prices rose on Wednesday, hovering around a 26-month high hit in the previous session, after U.S. data showed an unexpected drop in crude stocks as refineries boosted output and amid threats from Turkey to cut crude exports ...
SEC Announces Enforcement Initiatives to Combat Cyber-Based Threats and Protect Retail Investors
September 26th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced two new initiatives that will build on its Enforcement Division’s ongoing efforts to address cyber-based threats and protect retail investors. The creation of a Cyber Unit that will focus on targeting cyber-related ...
Citibank and Citigroup Global Markets Limited to pay hundreds of thousands dollars penalty
September 26th, 2017
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Citibank, N.A. (CBNA) and Citigroup Global Markets Limited (CGML) (collectively, Citi), for failing to report Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) information for swap transactions properly ...
Here is how currencies, stocks, bonds and commodities move
September 26th, 2017
Financial markets showed signs of stabilizing after a fresh trigger from North Korea had sent money into haven assets, with focus returning to comments from central bank policy makers. Stocks in Asia were broadly lower, though declines were modest, ...
Merrill Lynch to pay millions for supervision failures
September 25th, 2017
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (Merrill Lynch), a registered Futures Commission Merchant, for failing to supervise its employees’ and agents’ handling ...
