- FOREX-Dollar hits 4-1/2-year high vs yen, 9-month high vs Swiss franc Reuters - UK Focus - 22 minutes ago
The dollar rallied to trade at a fresh 4-1/2-year high against the yen on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned that holding interest rates too low for too long has its risks and ...
- Vatican financial body investigating possible money laundering Reuters - 26 minutes ago
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican's new financial watchdog said on Wednesday it had detected six possible attempts to use the Holy See to launder money last year, citing this as proof of its commitment ...
- Monte Paschi director accused of insider trading - source Reuters - 28 minutes ago
MILAN (Reuters) - A board member at Italy's troubled lender Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS.MI) is being investigated over allegations of breaking insider trading rules and has been suspended, a judicial ...
- EU to ensure firms pay more taxes where they are based: Merkel Reuters - 29 minutes ago
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will ensure big companies pay more taxes in the countries where they are based, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday. "We will work towards ensuring ...
- France's Hollande says EU seeks automatic tax data sharing Reuters - 29 minutes ago
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande said on Wednesday that European countries would start working in June on an automatic exchange of tax information, in a bid to recoup some of the ...
- Europe closes in on tax havens; Austria agrees to swap bank data Reuters - 29 minutes ago
By John O'Donnell BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe moved closer to ending banking secrecy on Wednesday after Austria dropped objections to sharing data on foreign depositors and the EU focused on negotiating ...
- ECB's Weidmann tells France - Don't repeat budget mistakes Reuters - 34 minutes ago
PARIS (Reuters) - France must step up reforms to rein in its budget deficit, Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann said in a magazine interview, urging Paris to avoid repeating "the mistakes of the past." ...
- 'Kill Mittal' game lets French workers vent fury Telegraph - 34 minutes ago
Broken relations between the French and steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal have found a new expression - an online video game called 'Kill Mittal'.
- Google Wrong To Avoid Tax, Declares Miliband Sky News - 36 minutes ago
Google's boss has defended its tax arrangements, insisting that the internet giant follows the law. Chief executive Eric Schmidt hit back after Ed Miliband claimed it was wrong for the firm to go to "extraordinary ...
- Gold erases gains after Bernanke comments Reuters - 40 minutes ago
By Clara Denina LONDON (Reuters) - Gold was flat on Wednesday, giving up earlier gains after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned of the risks of holding interest rates too low for too long, ...
- Factbox - Apple, Amazon, Google and tax avoidance schemes Reuters - 44 minutes ago
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders meet on Wednesday to discuss tax policy and specifically their concerns over how a number of high-profile international companies have managed to pay next to no tax ...
- EU leaders shine spotlight on Amazon, Google over tax policy Reuters - 44 minutes ago
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders will discuss how to combat aggressive tax avoidance by major companies such as Amazon, Google and Apple at a summit on Wednesday, and cut the estimated 1 trillion ...
- EU watchdog to tighten securitised debt rules Reuters - 49 minutes ago
LONDON (Reuters) - European Union regulators have proposed tighter safeguards on sales of the type of securitised debt that became untradable in the financial crisis, forcing taxpayers to rescue banks. ...
- Exclusive - Carrefour to divest 25 percent stake in Middle East venture - sources Reuters - 53 minutes ago
DUBAI (Reuters) - Carrefour , Europe's largest retailer, is in advanced talks to divest its remaining 25-percent stake in its Middle Eastern joint venture to local partner Majid Al Futtaim (MAF), two sources ...
- European shares rise on Bernanke stimulus comments Reuters - UK Focus - 53 minutes ago
European equities climbed to a new five-year high on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank would retain its monetary stimulus measures until the economy improved. ...
- EU leaders call time on banking secrecy at tax summit AFP - 54 minutes ago
- Global Wireless Charging Market Analysed by 6Wresearch in New Cutting-Edge Report Published at MarketPublishers.com Business Wire - 56 minutes ago
LONDON--(BUSINESSWIRE)-- Wireless charging has been gathering speed over the past two years and is set to become an increasingly popular form of charging for various applications in a diversity of industries, ...
- Shares rise after Bernanke comments, oil lower Reuters - 56 minutes ago
By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock markets around the world rose on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled that the U.S. central bank's stimulus program would remain ...
- GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares rise after Bernanke comments, oil lower Reuters - UK Focus - 1 hour 5 minutes ago
Stock markets around the world rose on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled that the U.S. central bank's stimulus program would remain intact. In testimony to Congress, Bernanke ...
- PRECIOUS-Gold erases gains after Fed Bernanke comments Reuters - 1 hour 6 minutes ago
* Spot gold briefly broke above $1,400/oz * Fed Chairman Bernanke calms fears over bond-buying end * U.S. dollar moves higher vs basket of currencies (Recasts lead, adds comment after Fed Ben Bernanke ...
- Gluten-Free Products Market Analyzed & Forecast by MarketsandMarkets in Cutting-Edge Report Available at MarketPublishers.com Business Wire - 1 hour 9 minutes ago
LONDON--(BUSINESSWIRE)-- The demand for gluten-free products has registered robust growth in the past several years owing to the increasing health awareness amid customers together with improvements of ...
- SocGen moves to fire Rosbank CEO after arrest Reuters - 1 hour 19 minutes ago
PARIS (Reuters) - Societe Generale said on Wednesday that it was moving to dismiss its top Russian executive days after his shock arrest on bribery charges. The decision by Russian subsidiary Rosbank's ...
- IMF urges UK to spend more to fund investment Reuters - 1 hour 19 minutes ago
By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government should spend more now to fund investment and steer its economy back to recovery, the International Monetary Fund said on ...
- Manipulation probe draws attention to oil firms' trading desks Reuters - 1 hour 22 minutes ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's energy price manipulation probe has turned regulatory attention to secretive trading units at oil companies with huge turnover and millionaire staff with risk appetite higher ...
- Euro falls to session low vs dollar Reuters - UK Focus - 1 hour 24 minutes ago
The euro fell to a session low against the dollar on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned that holding interest rates too low for too long has its risks. Trading was volatile with ...
- Germany takes bilateral paths to tackle EU jobs crisis Reuters - 1 hour 38 minutes ago
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is banking on bilateral deals to fight record youth unemployment in the euro zone, agreeing to cooperate with several countries to bypass pan-European bureaucracy. On Wednesday, ...
- Swiss banks fear heavy fines in U.S. tax deal - sources Reuters - 1 hour 43 minutes ago
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss banks fear heavy fines they expect to pay to settle a long-running dispute with U.S. authorities over helping wealthy Americans evade tax could hit smaller lenders particularly ...
- Dollar recovers to trade at fresh 4-1/2-year high vs yen Reuters - UK Focus - 1 hour 43 minutes ago
The dollar recovered to trade at a fresh 4-1/2-year high against the yen and a new nine-month high against the Swiss franc on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned that holding interest ...
- GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares rise after Bernanke comments Reuters - UK Focus - 1 hour 47 minutes ago
Stock markets around the world rose on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled that the U.S. central bank's stimulus program would remain intact. In testimony to Congress, Bernanke ...
- Swiss central bank open to raising exchange rate floor Sharecast - 1 hour 51 minutes ago
Swiss National Bank (SNB) Governor Thomas Jordan does not rule out weakening the Swiss franc further and lifting the floor on the euro to 1.25 Swiss francs.
- Analysis: Rich country investors returning home Reuters - 2 hours 2 minutes ago
By Natsuko Waki LONDON (Reuters) - The world's biggest investors may be rethinking 20 years of boosting overseas holdings and are instead seeking more stable cash income at home, as aging societies and ...
- Tax Dodgers 'Could End Extreme Poverty Twice' Sky News - 2 hours 4 minutes ago
- Greek youth unemployment close to 75pc in some areas Telegraph - 2 hours 8 minutes ago
Greek youth unemployment is close to hitting 75pc in some parts of the country, official data showed on Wednesday, highlighting a huge disparity between Europe’s northern and southern states.
- Euro extends gains vs dollar on Bernanke testimony Reuters - UK Focus - 2 hours 20 minutes ago
The euro extended gains against the dollar, while the dollar pared gains against the Swiss franc and yen on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said monetary stimulus is helping the U.S. ...
- Deutsche Bank deepens Tier 2 market, next stop Tier 1 Reuters - UK Focus - 2 hours 22 minutes ago
* New 15 non-call 10 structure hailed a success * European banks tipped to sell follow-up deals * Additional Tier 1 seen as next step for Deutsche By Aimee Donnellan and Danielle Robinson LONDON, May 22 ...

