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HMRC arrests three in £80m tax fraud and money laundering bust
October 21st, 2014
HMRC officers have arrested three men on suspicion of tax fraud and money laundering offences worth up to £80 million. Over 70 officers swooped on the men in dawn raids at three London addresses last Friday. Cash totalling £150,000 ...
UK Tax Gap Widens
October 20th, 2014
The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), has revealed that the UK tax gap grew to 6.8 percent in the fiscal year 2012-13, up 0.2 percent year-on-year. The tax gap, which measures the amount of tax that ...
Australia 200 – Desperately Trying to Return to Above 5400
October 20th, 2014
Australia 200 for Monday, October 20, 2014 Since the beginning of September the Australia 200 Index has declined strongly from its multi-year high after running into resistance around 5650 back to enter its previously established trading range between 5400 ...
Before a Bailout, E.C.B. minutes showed doubts over keeping a Cyprus Bank afloat
October 20th, 2014
As the Cypriot economy reeled from the collapse of its second-largest bank in 2013, the European Central Bank faced a thorny question: Should it keep the institution, Cyprus Popular Bank, alive with short-term loans or pull the plug? By ...
Russia Rating Cut by Moody’s on Sluggish Economic Growth
October 20th, 2014
Russia’s credit rating was cut to the second-lowest investment grade by Moody’s Investors Service, which cited sluggish growth prospects and an erosion of the country’s reserves amid sanctions over Ukraine. Moody’s downgraded the sovereign one level to Baa2 from ...
Volatility unlikely to alter Fed’s Policy Course
October 20th, 2014
The Federal Reserve still plans to wrap up its bond-buying campaign at the end of October and remains likely to raise interest rates in mid-2015, although it now seems less likely to act sooner, analysts say. The Federal Reserve ...
IMF: Singapore may decline its competitiveness
October 20th, 2014
Singapore’s plans to cut reliance on foreign workers could reduce its competitiveness and growth potential while keeping core inflation elevated, the International Monetary Fund said in a report on Saturday. The IMF said Singapore’s plans to restructure its economy ...
Yen at around 110 to the dollar a key pain point for Japan firms
October 20th, 2014
Nearly half of Japanese firms think the government should start defending the yen at this month’s dollar high of 110, a Reuters survey shows, underscoring the threat that rising fuel and other import costs pose to a fragile economy. ...
Global oil surplus to disappear gradually next year
October 17th, 2014
The oil markets are concerned that there is too much oil currently available on the market, and that, as a consequence, oil prices may continue to tumble. Saudi Arabia is reportedly telling Reuters that it is happy with prices ...
Bloc in Europe Starts to Balk Over Austerity
October 17th, 2014
France, Italy and the European Central Bank have coalesced into a bloc against Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, and they are insisting that Berlin change course. With Europe once again rattling global markets, many of the largest European countries ...
