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Virtual currencies spark real concern about national security threat
July 31st, 2018
U.S. government officials are increasingly worried about the potential national security threat posed by the rise of cryptocurrencies. In the past week, the Department of Justice, congressional lawmakers and even Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell have voiced concern about ...
Beware of unauthorised investment and financial services providers
July 31st, 2018
Financial Regulators around the world issued warnings to inform investors and public for companies and websites that are offering investment, financial and insurance services without the required authorisation. The latest warnings are coming from the the supervisory authorities of ...
Ex-Head of Volkswagen suspected of tax evasion in Germany – Reports
July 31st, 2018
The prosecutors of the German city of Braunschweig are suspecting former head of Volkswagen AG Martin Winterkorn of tax evasion, local media reported on Sunday. The investigation began in 2017 in Munich, when a staff member at Sparda bank ...
Euro rose against the Dollar, Chinese Yuan continued to weaken; Big week for currency markets
July 31st, 2018
Major currencies largely stuck to familiar ranges on Monday as investors shied away from taking big positions ahead of a flurry of crucial economic data and central bank monetary policy meetings this week. The Bank of Japan ends a ...
The top 3 trends in forex trading of 2018
July 30th, 2018
We are almost halfway done with the third quarter of 2018, but there have already been a lot of local and global events that have impacted the foreign exchange market during the first half of the year. The ongoing ...
Russia’s gold reserves approaching record as Moscow is striving to escape from US dollar hegemony
July 30th, 2018
With 2,000 tons of gold in reserves, Russia’s bullion holdings are approaching the Soviet peak seen in 1941. Moscow is striving for financial independence and escape from US dollar hegemony, analysts told RT. “Some countries in the world want ...
UK Watchdog proposes changes to rules for crowdfunding platforms
July 30th, 2018
Following a post-implementation review of its crowdfunding rules, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is opening a consultation on new rules for loan-based crowdfunding platforms. The changes the FCA is proposing are designed to address the ways in which the ...
Nestlé lost a 16-year legal fight to dominate the chocolate bar market
July 30th, 2018
KitKat’s makers have suffered a major setback in its 16-year quest to dominate the market for four-fingered chocolate bars. Nestlé applied to trademark the distinctive trapezoid shape of KitKats in 2002, and initially succeeded. Nestlé has been fighting to ...
Emerging currency traders are being kept on their toes
July 30th, 2018
Emerging-market foreign-exchange traders are being kept on their toes even as their counterparts dealing in developed currencies might be struggling to stay awake amid the lull of the northern summer. Implied volatility on emerging-market currencies has surged and ...
Will be a corporate tax harmonisation among EU member states?
July 27th, 2018
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday he wanted to get other EU countries to sign up to a Franco-German proposal to harmonise corporate tax rules by mid 2019. Le Maire and his German counterpart Olaf Scholz ...
