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The Total Amount Of Debt In The World Just Hit A Record $152,000,000,000,000 (152 Trillion)
October 17th, 2016
If anyone ever asks you how much debt there is in the world, now you will know the answer. According to the IMF, the total amount of debt around the globe has now hit a staggering 152 trillion dollars. ...
Aussie near 3-week highs, kiwi steady after OPEC deal
September 29th, 2016
The Australian slid lower against its U.S. counterpart on Thursday, after hitting a three-week high earlier in the session, while the New Zealand dollar held steady following news an production cap deal was struck by major oil producers. AUD/USD fell ...
Saudi riyal falls in forwards mkt after U.S. Congress vote
September 29th, 2016
The Saudi riyal fell moderately against the U.S. dollar in the forwards market on Thursday after the U.S. Congress voted to allow relatives of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia. The Senate and House of ...
Fun with Fake Statistics: The 5% “Increase” in Median Household Income Is Pure Illusion
September 20th, 2016
The truth is the rich are getting richer and everyone else is losing ground as inflation chews through stagnant incomes. Supporters of the status quo nearly wet their pants with joy when the Census Bureau reported that real (adjusted ...
Why the EU says Apple must pay Ireland $14.5 billion in tax
September 1st, 2016
The European Commission (EC) ordered Apple Inc. to pay Ireland unpaid taxes of up to 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) on Tuesday as it ruled the firm had received illegal state aid. What is the EC alleging? The European ...
World leaders ousted for legal reasons
September 1st, 2016
Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff became the latest political leader ousted for legal reasons after the Senate voted for her impeachment Wednesday. Rousseff joins a gallery of former leaders forced to stand down either through formal impeachment proceedings or forced to ...
Russian Finance Firms Form Blockchain Consortium
July 4th, 2016
A group of Russian banks and financial services companies has formed a private-sector consortium focused on blockchain applications. Announced 1st July, the consortium includes payment processing firm QIWI, B&N Bank, Khanty-Mansiysk Otkritie Bank, Tinkoff Bank, MDM Bank, and professional services firm Accenture. The launch came during the 25th International ...
US tax havens – the new Switzerland
May 9th, 2016
America is a magnet for offshore wealth, notably South Dakota, which has guaranteed secrecy In an old discount store hugging a corner in downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the heirs to the William Wrigley chewing gum fortune have an office for ...
US Court Dismisses Case Against FATCA Disclosures
May 4th, 2016
The US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has dismissed a case brought by Senator Rand Paul (R – Kentucky) and a group of individuals, who attempted to make several challenges to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance ...
This Is How They Fool Us, China Edition
April 20th, 2016
So it seems that China’s economy, caught in the grip of a credit crisis just a few months ago, is all better. And so, by extension, is everyone else. As the Wall Street Journal explains it: ...
