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Facial recognition technology breaches GDPR says Vestager
February 19th, 2020
Margrethe Vestager, EU’s tech chief Margrethe Vestager said on Thursday that facial recognition technologies breach the need to give consent, which is stipulated in Europe’s data protection rules (GDPR). However, the Commissioner backed their use in case of public ...
Coronavirus and credit – a perfect storm
February 19th, 2020
This article posits that the spread of the coronavirus coincides with the downturn in the global credit cycle, with potentially catastrophic results. At the time of writing, analysts are still trying to get to grips with the virus’s ...
Dollar at 2-month high, Aussie weak as virus anxiety spreads
January 30th, 2020
The dollar held near a two-month high against a basket of major currencies while the Australian dollar and the yuan were under pressure on Thursday as investors tried to shield themselves from assets that could be hit by China’s ...
Euro traders wait for ECB meeting, yuan drops on virus fears
January 23rd, 2020
The euro remained stuck in its recent trading range on Thursday before the European Central Bank’s meeting, while China’s yuan dropped on fears about the spread of a virus. Euro/dollar traded little changed at $1.1094. So did the dollar ...
European stocks retreat as investors cash in on rally
January 21st, 2020
European stock markets mostly retreated on Monday (Jan 20) as investors booked profits after last week’s rally awaiting some key US earnings updates. Stocks had jumped on Friday, with Wall Street indices ending at fresh record highs, as solid ...
UPDATE: Crude oil prices rise
January 8th, 2020
Oil prices have risen after two bases hosting US troops in Iraq were hit by ballistic missiles. Brent crude was up by 1.4% at $69.21 per barrel in the middle of the Asian trade, easing back from earlier gains. ...
U.S. dollar rises as concerns about geopolitical risks ease
January 8th, 2020
The U.S. dollar rose in late trading on Tuesday as investors’ concerns over tensions between the United States and Iran eased. The United States killed Major General Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Quds Force, in ...
Gold’s outlook for 2020
January 3rd, 2020
This article is an overview of the economic conditions that will drive the gold price in 2020 and beyond. The turn of the credit cycle, the effect on government deficits and how they are to be financed are addressed. ...
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 ...
