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Asian Stocks Fall With Won on Global Growth Woes; Oil Below $44
May 4th, 2016
Dollar gains after Fed officials say June rate hike possible Industrial metals retreat as sovereign bonds advance Asian stocks fell for a sixth day, their longest losing streak since February, as anxiety over the health of the global economy ...
Fed holds on rates
April 28th, 2016
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that labor market conditions have improved further even as growth in economic activity appears to have slowed. Growth in household spending has moderated, although households’ real income ...
Herbert Smith Freehills promotes 20 to partnership
April 26th, 2016
International law firm Herbert Smith Freehills announced the promotion of 20 lawyers to its global partnership. The promotions take effect on 1 May, 2016. Demonstrating the firm’s commitment to investing in its global network of offices and creating a ...
FTSE 100 in the red as mining shares slump
April 25th, 2016
U.K. shares swung lower Monday, with mining shares struggling at the start of the new trading week. The FTSE 100 UKX, -0.66% fell 0.8% to 6,258.28. All sectors declined, led by the basic materials and oil groups. The blue-chips index on Friday dropped ...
Time for Debt Reduction in Greece
April 25th, 2016
Once again, Greece is at an inflection point. With its cash balances severely stressed, it seems unlikely to be able to pay the cascading debt payments that are falling due over the next few months. So yet another round ...
Bank of Israel keeps the interest rate for May 2016 unchanged at 0.1 percent
April 25th, 2016
Inflation data: The Consumer Price Index for March declined by 0.2 percent, a slightly greater decline than the average of forecasters’ predictions for a decline of 0.1 percent. There was a seasonal price decline of 3.9 percent in the fruit ...
FMA: Three things that stop you from making good investment decisions – and four that can help
April 22nd, 2016
Feelings and fears are the key things that stop consumers making good decisions when it comes to their finances or investments. A cross-government paper released by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) today delves further into why we behave this ...
International law firm appoints 24 New Partners
April 22nd, 2016
Leading international law firm, Clifford Chance has today announced the promotion of 24 lawyers to its partnership. The new partners are drawn from all of the firm’s market-leading practices and reflect the range and depth of the firm’s capability ...
New Treasury report claims lawyers will be worse off as result of Brexit
April 21st, 2016
A new report issued by the Treasury has claimed lawyers and other professional services will be worse off if Britain leaves the European Union (EU) because of a reduction in access to the single market. The 200-page document, titled ...
Global Legal firm and Cloud Legal services LawPath have formed a strategic alliance
April 20th, 2016
Emerging businesses can face significant difficulties accessing quality legal services when raising capital or formalising employment agreements. The capital raising phase is often the first time these businesses have sought legal advice, and the process can prove time consuming, ...
