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Europe: A new corporate tax could raise €10 billion a year
June 12th, 2020
A new corporate tax could raise €10 billion a year to help fund stimulus plans while amounting to less than 0.2% of turnover of large companies that benefit from the European Union’s single market, the bloc’s executive said on ...
MMT —it’s just neo-Keynesian macroeconomics
June 12th, 2020
The doyenne of MMT, Stephanie Kelton, has published a book this week explaining modern monetary theory. This article examines the foundations of MMT which Kelton explained in an earlier video released last year. Introduction Macroeconomics has become so ...
European stocks fell sharply Thursday; The biggest movers
June 11th, 2020
European stocks fell sharply Thursday as investors digested the latest comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve and fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections. The pan-European Stoxx 600 dropped 2.9% by the afternoon, with autos plunging 5.5% as ...
Fondex expands its global presence by acquiring FSA Seychelles license
June 9th, 2020
Multi-award winning Forex and CFD broker, Fondex, announces the opening of a new entity, Fondex Limited, along with the acquisition of a new license by the Seychelles Financial Services Authority (FSA SC). Established in 2017, and acquiring its CySEC ...
Euro area unemployment at 7.3%
June 5th, 2020
In April 2020, the second month after COVID-19 containment measures were implemented by most Member States, the euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 7.3%, up from 7.1% in March 2020. The EU unemployment rate was 6.6% in April 2020, ...
Euro hits 3-month high on Friday
June 5th, 2020
The euro jumped to a three-month high on Friday after the European Central Bank expanded its stimulus more than expected to prop up an economy dealing with its worst recession since World War Two. The ECB’s move supported appetite ...
Statistics, lies and the reservoir effect
June 4th, 2020
This article debunks the misconception that GDP represents economic health. It explains how monetary flows have led to markets in financial assets inflating while non-financials in the GDP bucket are in deep distress. And why, at a time of ...
The UK financial markets regulator bars Cyprus Investment Firms
June 4th, 2020
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, has issued a press release to inform that has taken action to stop four Cypriot investment firms from continuing to offer ...
iSignthis increases stake in NSX Limited via placement
May 28th, 2020
iSignthis Ltd (ASX : ISX) “the Company” discloses that: As foreshadowed in the announcement of 20th February 2020, the Company’s subsidiary Probanx Holdings Ltd has taken up the option to participate in the NSX Limited (ASX: NSX) capital raise. ...
Why the Gold/Silver ratio is a useful indicator
May 26th, 2020
There’s a debate in gold bug circles over whether the price difference between gold and silver – the gold/silver ratio – tells us anything useful. Some skeptics, for instance, view the original gold/silver ratio of 15 — from America’s ...
