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Asian shares slip on Fed hike; S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite dropped
June 14th, 2018
Asian shares eased on Thursday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates and took a more hawkish tone in forecasting a slightly faster pace of tightening, while concerns about U.S.-China trade frictions kept investors on edge. Chinese retail sales ...
The change in use of mobile devices to pay for goods in stores, online, or in app
June 14th, 2018
Between 2016 and 2017, mobile payment has decreased in the US across all channels: Net, Retailer mobile apps, Service mobile app and online via the browser. Rapid changes to the workforce and new innovations in point of sale (POS) technology ...
Asian stocks mixed, British pound was little changed: Key financial events to watch
June 13th, 2018
Asian stocks were mixed following a lackluster session in the U.S. as investors await the major central bank meetings this week, after shrugging at Tuesday’s North Korea summit. Japanese shares had a modest gain as the yen dipped, while ...
The Gently Rotting Debt-Ridden EU
June 8th, 2018
The EU as a political construction is in a state of terminal decay. We know this for one reason and one reason alone: its core principal is the state is superior to its people. A system of government ...
Asian stocks rose on Wednesday, S&P 500 dipped, Euro gained
June 6th, 2018
Asian stocks rose on Wednesday after tech sector strength lifted Wall Street shares while concerns about Italy’s debt prompted investors to move into lower-risk government debt elsewhere, pushing U.S. Treasury yields down from recent highs. MSCI’s broadest index of ...
Gold’s Monetary Rehabilitation
June 4th, 2018
There is a quiet revolution taking place in the monetary vacuum that’s developing on the back of the erosion of the dollar’s hegemony. It is perhaps too early to call what’s happening to the dollar the beginning of ...
Traders: What key events to watch this week; Euro and Asian stocks gain
June 4th, 2018
Asian stocks gained after U.S. jobs data bolstered optimism in the world’s largest economy, all but firming an interest rate increase from the Federal Reserve later this month. The dollar and the yen weakened as demand for haven assets ...
Spain to introduce the first “Real” Digital Tax in the EU
June 1st, 2018
The Treasury will impose a 5% tax on foreign and Spanish companies’ digital services. This new tax will be on the intermediary services and the publicity and sale of digital data up to 5% of the turnover of all ...
European stocks seen higher after Italy agrees to form a government
June 1st, 2018
European markets are set to open higher Friday morning after Italian parties averted the prospect of a snap election, although renewed fears of a global trade conflict appeared to limit gains. The FTSE 100 is seen 8 points higher ...
A Spiking Dollar = Emerging Market Chaos
May 31st, 2018
The dollar collapse thesis – which ends with all fiat currencies achieving their intrinsic value of zero — doesn’t preclude some thrills and chills along the way, in which some currencies fall faster than others and wreak havoc on ...
