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All Eyes are on the Bank of England; Pound Jumps vs Euro, Dollar
June 29th, 2017
Interest Rate Rise Ahead: British Pound Jumps v Euro, Dollar as Carney Joins Rush to the Exit Door of Extra-Loose Monetary Policy FX Rates 29-6-17: Pound to Dollar exchange rate today: 1.2962, week’s best: 1.2976, week’s low: 1.2706 Pound ...
The New EU Rules for Anti-Money Laundering and Tax Avoidance Enter Into Force
June 28th, 2017
Strengthened EU rules to tackle money laundering, tax avoidance and terrorism financing enter into force The Juncker Commission has made the fight against tax avoidance, money laundering and terrorism financing one of its priorities. On June 26,2017 the Fourth ...
Virtual currency Ethereum has risen 4,500 percent since the beginning of the year
June 20th, 2017
The price of Bitcoin has hit record highs in recent months, more than doubling in price since the start of the year. Despite these gains, Bitcoin is on the verge of losing its position as the dominant virtual currency. ...
Oil prices hold near seven-month lows
June 20th, 2017
Oil prices held around seven-month lows on Tuesday as investors focused on persistent signs of rising supply that are undermining attempts by OPEC and other producers to support prices. Brent futures were up 4 cents at $46.95 at 0214 GMT. ...
What Traders said is the main factor driving oil prices lower?
June 19th, 2017
Oil prices dip on further rise in U.S. drilling, demand slowdown Oil prices dipped on Monday, weighed down by a continuing expansion in U.S. drilling that has helped to maintain high global supplies despite an OPEC-led initiative to cut ...
How gold can rescue pensions
June 15th, 2017
The World Economic Forum, in conjunction with Mercers (the actuaries) recently estimated that the combined pension deficit currently stands at $66.9tr for eight countries, rising to $427.8tr in 2050. The eight countries are Australia, Canada, China, India, Japan, Netherlands, ...
Europe: Number of people working in the environmental economy grew faster
June 1st, 2017
Nearly 4.2 million people (full-time equivalent – FTE) in the European Union (EU) were working in the environmental economy in 2014, almost 1.4 million more than fifteen years ago. 60% of these jobs concerned activities related to environmental protection, ...
Russia’s Central Bank Plans to Tax Bitcoin, Deem it a ‘Digital Commodity’
May 31st, 2017
The Central Bank of Russia could soon recognize digital currencies like bitcoin as digital commodities and tax them accordingly. According to the central bank’s deputy chairwoman, Olga Skorobogatova, the central bank is in the process of drafting legislation to ...
Oil falls as rising Libyan, U.S. output undermines cuts
May 31st, 2017
Oil prices fell on Wednesday, as rising output from Libya added to concerns about increasing U.S. production that is undermining OPEC-led production cuts aimed at tightening the market. Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international benchmark for oil prices, were ...
OSC Publishes Paper on Responsive Market Regulation
May 26th, 2017
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) today released A Framework for Responsive Market Regulation, a paper presented at Oxford University that addresses how Canadian regulators are responding to changes in the market while protecting investors. “As our capital markets evolve, ...
