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EU accused US of ‘acting like a tax haven’

29/08/2016(0)
US accused of ‘acting like a tax haven’ for threatening retaliation against Brussels’ anti-trust investigations into Apple, Amazon and Starbucks The US has been accused of “behaving like a ... Read More
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Most Asia stocks slide on Fed officials’ rate comments, dollar firms

29/08/2016(0)
Most Asian share markets tumbled on Monday while the U.S. dollar added to gains made after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen indicated a U.S. interest rate increase remains on ... Read More
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Oil prices retreat ahead of Yellen’s speech

26/08/2016(0)
Oil prices were down slightly Friday with global crude benchmark Brent and its U.S. counterpart West Texas Intermediate hovering around $47 to $50 a barrel. The October contract for ... Read More
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Dollar Drops as Traders Seek Clarity From Yellen Amid Rhetoric

26/08/2016(0)
Yellen is likely to point toward December action, Westpac says Any adjustment for ‘near-term hike’ to support dollar: BNP A gauge of the dollar declined for a second day, ... Read More
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Emerging-Market Assets Rally on Yield Hunt Before Yellen Speech

25/08/2016(1)
‘The market is back to the search for yield,’ CBA’s Ji says Emerging-market currency volatility touches eight-week high Emerging-market currencies and stocks rose as investors sought out higher-yielding assets ... Read More
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Many Reporting Entities Unprepared For FATCA

24/08/2016(0)
New research shows that financial institutions are generally confident about meeting existing and incoming automatic exchange of information obligations. However, the study also found that a significant proportion of ... Read More
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Asian Shares Mixed as Oil Prices Fall and Dollar Drops

23/08/2016(0)
Markets await policy details from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s annual meeting at Jackson Hole Shares in Asia were mixed Tuesday, as oil prices fell and the U.S. dollar weakened ... Read More
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Hedge funds resume selling in ags, led by corn, cotton, hogs

22/08/2016(0)
Hedge funds returned to a bearish bias on ags – although not by much, as improved sentiment towards cocoa and wheat prices offset some of the impact of data-fuelled ... Read More
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Europe stocks set for muted open as Yellen Jackson Hole speech, oil prices in focus

22/08/2016(0)
European markets are expected to open flat on Monday as investors hope that the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole meeting this week will produce some hints about the timing ... Read More
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Dollar edges up, but on track for weekly loss

19/08/2016(0)
The dollar wallowed close to eight-week lows against the euro on Friday, and was poised for weekly losses against its major counterparts, after minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s ... Read More
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