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Pan-European tax fraud web leads to New Jersey and Dubai
September 12th, 2018
White-collar criminals aren’t usually so blatant about their intentions. But after tracking a trail of tax fraud that flowed from Denmark to Germany, the UK, Canada, Luxembourg and Malaysia, Danish investigators stumbled on a corporation in Delaware whose name ...
Early Forex Review: Euro, sterling rise on hopes for Brexit deal
September 11th, 2018
The euro and sterling rose against the dollar on Monday after the European Union’s top negotiator said an agreement for Britain to leave the economic bloc might be reached in the coming weeks. The pound in particular had been ...
The world’s second-largest cryptocurrency Ether plunges more than bitcoin
September 7th, 2018
Ether was the star cryptocurrency last year, way outperforming its predecessor bitcoin. But 2018 has been a different story. The world’s second-largest digital asset is down 76 percent this year and can’t seem to catch a break. Investor patience ...
Dutch bank ING fined 775 million euros in money laundering case
September 7th, 2018
Dutch bank ING has paid 775 million euros ($897 million) to settle a huge money laundering case in the Netherlands, prosecutors said Tuesday. The country’s financial prosecution service said in a statement that ING for years failed to adequately ...
Sterling falls as Brexit headlines sap demand
September 4th, 2018
Sterling fell on Monday as the latest Brexit headlines sapped investor sentiment, after the British currency gained to its highest in nearly a month last week. Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit strategy means disaster for Britain, former foreign secretary ...
More Emerging Market Chaos – How Long Before It Spreads To The Developed World?
August 31st, 2018
Emerging market chaos is now front page news. Let’s start with Argentina, where the peso has resumed its plunge: In response: “Argentina Central Bank hikes interest rate to 60 percent (AP) — Argentina’s Central Bank has increased its ...
BNP Paribas ordered to pay $90 Million penalty; The reason?
August 31st, 2018
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an Order filing and settling charges against BNP Paribas Securities Corp. (BNP Paribas or the Bank) for attempted manipulation of the ISDAFIX benchmark and requiring BNP Paribas to pay a $90 million ...
Former FIFA official jailed in bribery scandal
August 30th, 2018
The Former FIFA official jailed for nine years after he was convicted last year of racketeering and other charges related to a corruption scandal. Juan Angel Napout, from Paraguay, the former head of South America’s footballing body, was sentenced ...
Is Tunisia the next emerging market to implode?
August 28th, 2018
Seems like every few days a new developing country discovers that it can’t pay back the dollars and/or euros it borrowed back when “external foreign currency debt” seemed like a good thing. Next up: Tunisia, apparently. From today’s ...
Early Review: European stocks finished higher; Investors keep a close eye on news out of Turkey
August 21st, 2018
European stocks finished Monday’s session higher, as investors awaited the outcome of trade talks between the world’s two largest economies, due to take place later this week. The pan-European STOXX 600 was closed up 0.57 percent provisionally, with the ...
