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European stocks traded higher Thursday; This was the strongest performer
May 16th, 2019
European stocks traded higher Thursday as markets recovered from an early rattle caused by U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed targeting of Chinese tech firm Huawei. The pan-European STOXX 600 hit a day high in late-morning trade. The STOXX 600 ...
Europe stocks seen mixed as trade war fears continue
May 8th, 2019
European stocks were seen mixed Wednesday morning as the escalating threat of a trade war between the U.S. and China continues to weigh on major markets. The pan-European STOXX 600 index dropped 0.14% after the bell, with the travel ...
CySEC announced settlement of 200.000 euro with a Cyprus Investment Firm
March 27th, 2019
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued today an announcement to inform that reached a settlement with a Cyprus Investment Firm for possible violations of The Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of 2017 – ...
Hourly labour costs rose in the euro area; The two main components of labour costs
March 21st, 2019
Hourly labour costs rose by 2.3% in the euro area (EA19) and by 2.8% in the EU28 in the fourth quarter of 2018, compared with the same quarter of the previous year. In the third quarter of 2018, hourly ...
UPDATE: European stocks traded higher Monday
March 4th, 2019
European stocks traded higher Monday, as investors digested the latest news surrounding trade discussions between the U.S. and China. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.4 percent higher with almost every sector in positive territory. Basic resources were the top ...
Swiss bank UBS to appeal after fined 4.5 billion euros in French tax fraud case
February 21st, 2019
A French court found Swiss bank UBS AG guilty of illegally soliciting clients and laundering the proceeds of tax evasion, ordering it to pay 4.5 billion euros ($5.1 billion) in penalties. Shares in the Swiss bank fell as much ...
European stocks edge lower
February 21st, 2019
European stocks were slightly lower Thursday morning, after a flurry of poorly received corporate earnings reports. The pan-European Stoxx 600 edged down around 0.2 percent during mid-morning deals, with most sectors and major bourses in negative territory. Europe’s banking ...
Why has the European Commission not investigated Lux Leaks tax deals?
February 18th, 2019
Almost five years ago, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists published its Lux Leaks investigation, exposing how some of the world’s largest corporations cycled billions of dollars through Luxembourg so as to avoid paying huge amounts of tax — ...
Bears return as European stocks see second-worst exit on record
February 15th, 2019
The region’s equity funds experienced their second-largest outflows on record in the week through Feb. 13, bleeding $5.9 billion, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s note, which cited EPFR Global data. Investors continued fleeing developed-market equity funds, including ...
Euro held above a three-month low on Thursday; Australian dollar was up 0.6 percent
February 14th, 2019
The euro held above a three-month low on Thursday as improved Chinese trade data and hopes of progress in China-U.S. trade talks lifted risk sentiment, with the Australian dollar leading gains by more than half a percent. Even economic ...
