Search Results for: foreign exchange
ATHEX risks turning into a ghost market
July 20th, 2015
The ghost of a marginalized Greek stock market, as it was before the country’s access to the eurozone, is now haunting Athinon Avenue, threatening to turn into a bunch of idle stocks, trapped shareholders and loss-making investors. It has ...
Forex Broker FX World Under Investigation by City of London Police
July 16th, 2015
Currencies-trading firm’s license was suspended in June, says FCA The City of London police are conducting a fraud investigation into currencies-trading firm FX World, according to a person familiar with the matter. “ are investigating a foreign-exchange company in ...
Philippines, US Sign FATCA Agreement
July 15th, 2015
On July 13, 2015, Philippines Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima and the US Ambassador to the Philippines, Philip Goldberg, signed an inter-governmental agreement (IGA) to facilitate compliance with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). FATCA, enacted by the US ...
Greek debt crisis: Goldman Sachs could be sued for helping hide debts when it joined euro
July 14th, 2015
Exclusive: A leading adviser to debt-riven countries has offered to help Athens recover some of the vast profits made by the investment bank Goldman Sachs faces the prospect of potential legal action from Greece over the complex financial deals ...
Brazil Regulator Names 30 Traders in Probe of Currency Rigging
July 14th, 2015
Brazil’s antitrust regulator named 30 people it’s investigating as part of a civil probe into anticompetitive practices in the currency market. If found to have violated the law, the individuals each may face penalties of as much as 2 ...
China accuses brokers of manipulating share prices during stock market crisis
July 14th, 2015
Beijing has accused brokers of manipulating share prices during China’s recent stock market plunge and launched a crackdown against unlicensed companies that financed speculative trading. The police ministry said investigators had found “evidence to suspect that individual trading companies ...
A guide to China’s stunning stock market crash
July 13th, 2015
In China, local stock markets, which rose to dizzying heights over the past year, plummeted back to Earth last week. They then rebounded sharply on Thursday and Friday, as the Chinese government worked to restore faith in the markets. ...
Oil prices tumble as Iran deal nears
July 13th, 2015
Oil prices dropped Monday as Iran and global powers appeared close to a historic deal that would loosen sanctions in exchange for curbs on Tehran’s nuclear program. Sanctions have long reined in Iran’s oil production and exports, and the ...
Italy Ratifies FATCA Agreement with US
July 10th, 2015
Italy has ratified the inter-governmental agreement top facilitate compliance with the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. FATCA, enacted by the US Congress in 2010, is intended to ensure that the US obtains information on accounts held abroad ...
Greece is bad but this is worse. The Chinese stock market
July 9th, 2015
The twin fears of China and Greece will hang over markets Thursday with China increasingly the bigger concern. “There’s definitely an issue if we see a further correction in the Chinese stock market,” said Russ Koesterich, BlackRock’s chief investment ...