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Poland blocks EU directive to implement global corporate tax deal
April 14th, 2022
Poland vetoed on Tuesday (5 April) a compromise proposal for an EU directive that would implement the internationally agreed 15% minimum effective taxation rate for large multinationals. With its veto, the Polish government frustrated the French EU Presidency’s goal ...
European Council reaches agreement on updated rules for VAT rates
December 14th, 2021
The European Council reached agreement on a proposal to update EU rules on rates of value added tax (VAT). The new rules reflect member states’ current needs and the EU’s present policy objectives, which have changed considerably since the ...
EU hits pause on US digital levy to focus on global corporate tax plan
July 13th, 2021
The European Union has agreed to delay a corporate tax plan for the bloc following pressure from the U.S. administration and in a bid to facilitate a broader global tax deal, but EU member Ireland reiterated its criticisms of ...
Europe plans new directive on corporate tax
June 16th, 2021
The European Commission plans to propose a new directive to ensure “uniform implementation across all European Union member states” of any deal on international rules for corporate taxation. The Government has previously suggested such rules could cost Ireland up ...
Why interest rate management fails
April 23rd, 2021
This article explains why attempting to achieve economic outcomes by managing interest rates fails. The basis of monetary interventionist theories ignores the discoveries of earlier free-market thinkers, particularly Say, Turgot and Böhm-Bawerk. It also ignores Gibson’s paradox, which ...
$10 Million via Copy Trading? Easy! cTrader Copy Strategy Beats World Copy Trading Record
March 8th, 2021
We all know that copy trading is becoming more and more popular in the new era, but a truly one-of-a-kind event for cTrader Copy and the copy trading world generally, has taken place several days back. Just one single ...
The Pound Euro exchange rate is seen trading lower on Monday
January 11th, 2021
The Pound Euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate is seen trading lower on Monday, 11th January as currency markets’ attention turns to the Bank of England and possible negative interest rates in the near-term outlook. Sterling is currently quoted at 1.1067 ...
The Euro US Dollar exchange rate is pushing higher
October 21st, 2020
The Euro US Dollar (EUR/USD) exchange rate is pushing higher on Wednesday for a fourth straight session. The pair settled +0.5% higher at US$1.1821 in the previous session, towards the upper end of the daily traded range. At 07:15 ...
Ruble’s slump has killed hopes of further rate cuts in Russia
October 6th, 2020
Traders are betting that the Bank of Russia will put interest rate cuts on hold after the ruble’s 9% slump against the dollar in the past three months. Forward-rate agreements, which have been predicting more monetary easing for most ...
Euro to US Dollar (EUR/USD) exchange rate steady as Eurozone faces increasing uncertainty
September 25th, 2020
The Euro (EUR) struggled to gain against the ‘Greenback’ today despite a relatively strong German IFO Business Climate survey for September, which rose from 92.6 to 93.4. However, with the Eurozone’s largest economy facing high levels of uncertainty as ...