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European stocks keep steady; The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.1 percent
September 18th, 2018
The pan-European STOXX 600 reversed early losses to rise 0.1 percent at the close, while Germany’s DAX, home to large exporters and carmakers, was down 0.2 percent. Wall Street opened slightly lower but the dip did not change the ...
Positions, problems and prospects of EU ‘digital tax’ proposal
September 14th, 2018
Explained: The EU ‘Digital Tax’ Scramble EU finance ministers met last weekend for the fourth time this year to agree on a tax levy targeting large digital multinationals such as Apple, Facebook and Google – yet the political battle ...
U.S. Dollar slides as demand grows for emerging-market currencies
September 13th, 2018
The U.S. dollar slid Wednesday as hopes for easing trade tensions between the U.S. and China helped boost demand for emerging-market currencies. The WSJ Dollar Index, which measures the U.S. currency against a basket of 16 others, fell for ...
Emerging currencies hit 17-month low over fears of trade war escalation
September 12th, 2018
The sell-off in emerging markets deepened on speculation the US and China trade war will escalate. Currencies slumped to their lowest level since April 2017 as Goldman Sachs said its models signaled further declines for some developing nations. Stocks ...
EU resource productivity up; The Netherlands and the UK record the highest level
September 11th, 2018
Resource productivity quantifies the relationship between the size of the economy and the use of natural resources. The value of resource productivity will increase if the economy, measured by GDP, is growing at a faster rate than the consumption ...
12 US cities where accountants draw higher pay
September 10th, 2018
In an extremely competitive hiring environment, a competitive salary isn’t the only important benefit for employers of accountants to offer. Recently released salary guides by Robert Half International and Accounting Principals show that salary benchmarks are particularly high for ...
Gold And Silver Are Acting Like It’s 2008. They May Be Right
September 6th, 2018
2008 has special significance for gold bugs, both because of the money they lost in August of year and the money they made in the half-decade that followed. Today’s world is beginning to feel eerily similar. Let’s start with ...
Dollar dips as Pound bounce; Emerging currencies seen curbing safe-haven dollar’s fall
September 6th, 2018
The dollar sagged on Thursday as the pound led a bounce in European currencies, although skittish emerging market currencies and global trade concerns limited the greenback’s losses. The Australian dollar also dipped, failing to draw support from slightly better-than-expected ...
Price increases for goods and services in Europe the last seven years; These products affected more
September 5th, 2018
The statistical office of the European Union, Eurostat, has issued a report showing how prices in European countries have changed since 2000. Total: Prices in the European Union have increased by 36.5% between 2000 and 2017. In accordance the ...
Oil could surge 30% into the mid-$90s within months: Energy expert John Kilduff
September 4th, 2018
U.S. crude oil hasn’t traded at $95 a barrel in since 2014, but this is the year that could change. Energy expert John Kilduff counts Iran sanctions as the top reason West Texas Intermediate (WTI) could climb as much ...
