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Most emerging market currencies rose on Friday
June 25th, 2021
Most emerging market currencies rose on Friday, and were set for a strong finish to a week marked by several interest rate hikes across the space as well as waning fears over immediate policy tightening by the U.S. Federal ...
Check out how expensive your country is
June 23rd, 2021
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, has published a data visualisation in order to easily compare data on consumer price levels in the European Union in 2020. Is food cheaper in your country than in other Member ...
European stocks hovered below record highs on Wednesday
June 23rd, 2021
European stocks hovered below record highs on Wednesday as inflation worries overshadowed data showing a rise in June business activity, while shares in French luxury good makers tumbled on the back of a ratings downgrade from HSBC. The pan-European ...
CySEC imposed an administrative fine to a Cyprus Investment Firm
June 16th, 2021
The Cyprus Securities Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued an announcement to inform that has decided to impose an administrative fine to a Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF). According with the CySEC announcement: The Board of the Cyprus Securities Exchange Commission ...
Bitcoin and other cryptos lose steam as summer lull sets in
June 16th, 2021
The bitcoin (BTC-USD) price shot back above $40,000 (£28,346) following sessions of losses, but is treading water as fund managers say the cryptocurrency is in a bubble despite the price crash. According to a Bank of America survey, 81% ...
Mobile wallet use growing worldwide, reveals data report
June 16th, 2021
Digital or mobile wallet payment was the most popular POS payment approach globally in 2020, grabbing 21.5% of transaction payment market share in 2020. The boom was due to the COVID-19 pandemic and consumer fear of paper banknotes related ...
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 ...
European Commission adopts new tools for safe exchanges of personal data
June 16th, 2021
On the 4th of June, the European Commission adopted two sets of standard contractual clauses, one for use between controllers and processors and one for the transfer of personal data to third countries. They reflect new requirements under the ...
Forex 2021 outlook – pandemic era
June 16th, 2021
The global events that are happening all over the world have a very significant impact on many industries. Trade wars, the growing influence of dictatorships or political parties has a direct influence on the financial market and its own ...
Dollar firms in big week for FX markets
June 14th, 2021
The dollar held firm on Monday after posting its biggest weekly rise in six weeks as traders cut their bearish bets before a much-anticipated U.S. Federal Reserve meeting that might signal a change in the outlook for U.S. monetary ...
