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Central Banks Testing Limits of Monetary Policy

08/07/2014(0)
The world’s major central banks are returning to a more opaque and artful approach to policymaking, ending a crisis-era experiment with explicit promises that they found risked their credibility ... Read More
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Germany Proposes a Road Tax Aimed Primarily at Foreigners

08/07/2014(0)
The German government announced plans on Monday to charge a road-use fee on all cars using roads and highways in Germany, a measure aimed at the foreign-registered cars that ... Read More
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Top banks face wait for detail of new buffer to protect against bailouts

08/07/2014(0)
According to a global banking regulator, details of a new buffer of bonds to shield taxpayers from having to rescue a big bank won’t become clear for at least ... Read More
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Goldman Sachs Brings Forward Rate Forecast as Treasuries Drop

07/07/2014(0)
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. brought forward its forecast for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates after U.S. employers added more jobs than forecast, sending five-year Treasuries lower for ... Read More
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Bank of Japan keeps upbeat outlook on all regions

07/07/2014(0)
The Bank of Japan kept its upbeat assessment for all of the country’s nine regions, saying a moderate recovery was taking hold and bolstering views the economy is on ... Read More
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Top investor Neil Woodford buys into AstraZeneca

07/07/2014(0)
Britain’s highest-profile fund manager, Neil Woodford, has begun building a stake in AstraZeneca in a move that could scupper rival Pfizer’s chances of buying the pharmaceutical giant later this ... Read More
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US now world’s biggest oil producer

07/07/2014(0)
The US will remain the world’s biggest oil producer this year after overtaking Saudi Arabia and Russia as extraction of energy from shale rock spurs the nation’s economic recovery, ... Read More
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Rosneft towards new projects in strategic shift

07/07/2014(0)
Rosneft will shift its focus from acquisitions to new projects after a period of aggressive dealmaking that has transformed the Russian energy industry, as the country’s economy is hit ... Read More
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Companies attacked for ‘potentially misleading’ debt collection letters

04/07/2014(0)
A string of banks and utilities have today given details of how they sent letters to customers under other names. This is a practice that is being criticised by ... Read More
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Regulator says EU Banks Must Shun Bitcoin Until Rules in Place

04/07/2014(0)
European Union banks should shun virtual currencies such as Bitcoin until a system of rules to prevent abuses are put in place, according to the bloc’s top banking regulator. ... Read More
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