Asian stocks rise as China manufacturing improves
May 22nd, 2014
Japan’s Nikkei led gains in Asian stock markets Thursday after a manufacturing survey suggested the slowdown in China’s economy is flattening out and Fed minutes reinforced expectations the U.S. central bank won’t rush to raise interest rates. HSBC’s manufacturing ...
Corporate tax rates table
May 16th, 2014
The following table indicates all corporate tax rates in percentage for a number of countries worldwide. Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Country % % % % % % % % % % Afghanistan ...
InstaForex Becomes Latest Online Forex Broker to Launch Bitcoin CFD Trading
May 14th, 2014
The list of online forex brokers entering the bitcoin market and launching CFDs of the digital currency continues to increase during 2014. Starting with Plus500 and AvaTrade in 2013, along with eToro, FXOpen, and Markets.com and many other smaller ...
Investors May Have Gained Early Word on Fed Policy, Study Finds
May 14th, 2014
Some investors may have gotten early word of changes to Federal Reserve policy between 1997 and 2013 and profited by trading before the policy shifts were publicly announced, according to Singapore-based researchers. Trading records show abnormally large price movements ...
Asian Stocks Advance After U.S. Gauges Rally to Records
May 13th, 2014
Asian stocks rose, with the regional benchmark gauge on course for its biggest increase in seven weeks, as investors weighed earnings and after U.S. equity indexes climbed to records. Nissan Motor Co., Japan’s second-biggest carmaker, jumped 5.1 percent after ...
Yen at 85 Seen by Tokai Predicting BOJ Policy Miss: Japan Credit
May 9th, 2014
The Bank of Japan’s failure to achieve its inflation target will see the yen rebound to the highest since 2012, reversing the results of its unprecedented stimulus, according to Tokai Tokyo Securities Co. The currency will strengthen beyond 85 ...
Euro Drops From 2 1/2-Year High as Draghi Hints at June Action
May 8th, 2014
The euro weakened from a 2 1/2-year high against the dollar as European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said policy makers were comfortable with taking additional policy action in June if needed. The common currency dropped versus all except ...
Asian Stocks Swing From Gain to Loss on Earnings Outlook
April 29th, 2014
Asian stocks swung between gains and losses as investors weighed corporate earnings and after U.S. equities advanced. China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. slid 1.3 percent in Hong Kong after Asia’s biggest refiner posted first-quarter profit that missed analyst estimates. ...
UK SMEs are neglected at the critical growth stage, says new report
April 25th, 2014
Old Street Silicon Valley-style business ‘clusters’ vital for growth. Local Enterprise Partnerships not as effective as predecessor, say SMEs Initiatives aimed at helping the UK’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are failing at the critical growth stage of ...
Puerto Rico woos rich with hefty tax breaks
April 23rd, 2014
John Paulson is expected to expand his investment in Puerto Rico to $1 billion by the end of next year, as the hedge fund titan leads a growing brigade of wealthy U.S. business owners who are taking advantage of ...
