Search Results for: European Union
Brexit latest: EU nationals to be granted right to stay in UK for three years in case of no-deal Brexit
September 6th, 2019
Britain’s government has abandoned plans to end freedom of movement for European Union citizens immediately after a possible no-deal Brexit and will instead return to an earlier policy of giving them three years’ temporary leave to remain. The fate ...
U.S. stocks advanced; Shares in Hong Kong leaped the most since 2018; Euro to Dollar gained
September 4th, 2019
U.S. stocks advanced as a broad easing of risks across the globe gave investors a reprieve. Treasuries and the dollar declined. The S&P 500 rebounded from Tuesday’s losses along with European and Asian shares as political tensions appeared to ...
How dependent is your country on oil imports?
September 3rd, 2019
In 2017 the European Union (EU) relied on net imports for 87% of its oil consumption. This ratio, known as the oil import dependency rate, is unchanged from 2016 and two percentage points below the peak of 89% recorded ...
Investors Update: Global stocks faced headwinds; Pound flirted with 2 1/2-year lows
September 3rd, 2019
Global stocks faced headwinds on Tuesday, stymied by U.S.-China trade frictions while the British pound flirted with 2 1/2-year lows as Prime Minister Boris Johnson indicated he could call an election to block lawmakers’ efforts to avert a no-deal ...
Facial recognition use triggers GDPR fine
August 30th, 2019
Sweden’s Data Protection Authority has issued its first fine for violations of the European Union’s General Data Protection regulation after a school launched a facial recognition pilot program to track students’ attendance without proper consent. The country’s privacy authority ...
Casting off the EU millstone
August 7th, 2019
In this article, we look at the implications of the new Johnson government: its strategy, the likely outcome of EU negotiations, and the golden opportunities to reform trade, tax and monetary policies to secure a better future based ...
ESMA ceases renewal of product intervention measures relating to CFDs
August 5th, 2019
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU securities markets’ regulator, has issued an announcement to inform that will not renew the temporary restriction on the marketing, distribution or sale of contracts for differences to retail clients in ...
Currencies Update: Buoyed dollar sends euro, sterling to 2 1/2-year lows
August 1st, 2019
Gains by the dollar after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates sent the euro to a 26-month low against the U.S. currency on Thursday, as investors decided a lengthy Fed easing cycle was unlikely after the first rate cut ...
General Data Protection Regulation shows results, but work needs to continue
July 25th, 2019
Just over one year after the entry into application of the General Data Protection Regulation, the European Commission has published a report looking at the impact of the EU data protection rules, and how implementation can be improved further. ...
ESMA ceases renewal of product intervention measure relating to Binary Options
July 4th, 2019
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU securities markets’ regulator, has issued an announcement to inform that will not renew the temporary prohibition of the marketing, distribution or sale of binary options to retail clients in the European ...