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Why Are The IMF, The UN, The BIS And Citibank All Warning That An Economic Crisis Could Be Imminent?
October 9th, 2015
The warnings are getting louder. Is anybody listening? For months, I have been documenting on my website how the global financial system is absolutely primed for a crisis, and now some of the most important financial institutions in the ...
China and the dollar
October 9th, 2015
With the benefit of hindsight, the two-day devaluation of the yuan in mid-August might have been a masterstroke of strategy. China executed a financial move that appeared to undermine its own position but instead created trouble for the US; ...
Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5%
October 9th, 2015
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy in order to meet the 2% inflation target and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. At its meeting ending on 6 October, the MPC ...
Equity rally stalls as German data casts cloud over global growth
October 8th, 2015
Global stocks traded just off three-week highs on Thursday after unexpectedly weak trade and machinery orders data from Germany and Japan hinted at a stalling in the momentum of some of the world’s biggest economies. An oil price bounce, ...
First Europe entry for giant employment law firm
October 8th, 2015
Littler Global Enters Europe with Expansion Into Germany Germany’s Leading Labor and Employment Firm, vangard, Joins Littler’s Global Platform Littler has issued an announcement to inform that has added vangard, a leading labor and employment law boutique in Germany, to ...
German Exports Slump Most Since 2009 Recession in Sign of Risks
October 8th, 2015
Foreign sales fall 5.2% in August versus estimated 0.9% drop Imports down 3.1%, trade balance shrinks to EU15.3 billion German exports slumped the most since the height of the 2009 recession in a sign that Europe’s largest economy is ...
China stocks rally as trading resumes
October 8th, 2015
Asian stocks traded mixed on Thursday despite a positive lead from Wall Street, with Chinese equities outperforming after mainland markets resumed trade following a week-long holiday. Major U.S. indexes closed higher overnight, helped by a recovery in health care ...
EU Court Says Data-Transfer Pact With U.S. Violates Privacy
October 7th, 2015
Decision will affect about 4,500 companies that move, store personal data The European Union’s highest court on Tuesday struck down a trans-Atlantic pact used by thousands of companies to transfer Europeans’ personal information to the U.S., throwing into jeopardy ...
Numbers of foreign firms in China declines for first time
October 7th, 2015
The total number has fallen from 178 to 170 in the last 12 months, according to figures published by the Chinese Ministry of Justice. The number of offices fell from 232 to 225. This is the first time that ...
Why Vietnam could prove to be the best place to invest in the coming years
October 7th, 2015
When you hear talking about stocks and stock markets, most of the time, you hear about the Dow Jones, the Nasdaq, the Footsie or the Dax. Over the last decade, the largest emerging stock markets such as China, Brazil ...