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RISING INTEREST RATES PROVE NECESSITY OF A GOOD CREDIT REPORT

For the 51st month in a row, the Bank of England has elected to keep interest rates at 0.5%, an all-...

26th July, 2014

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DAILY CURRENCY UPDATE (23 JUL) – EU CONSUMER CONFIDENCE & BANK OF ENGLAND MINUTES IN SPOTLIGHT

Highlight: Bank of England minutes (voting record) due European Consumer Confidence NZ Interest rate...

24th July, 2014

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YOUR DAILY CURRENCY UPDATE (22/7) – UK RETAIL SALES & Q2 GDP IS EAGERLY ANTICIPATED

Highlights: Today: USD may face small sell off upon the inflation figure release UK centric data wil...

23rd July, 2014

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YOUR DAILY CURRENCY UPDATE (21/7) – NZ DOLLARS HAS STRENGTHEN UPON RATE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS WEEK

Kiwi Dollars has strengthen upon rate announcement this week Debate on GBP interest rate Eurozone &...

22nd July, 2014

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DAILY CURRENCY UPDATE

Highlights: Fed Yellen: rate hike US at end of 2015 ECB talk up quantitative easing Eurozone inflati...

18th July, 2014

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DAILY CURRENCY UPDATE (14 JUL) – STERLING STALLED AFTER MIXED DATA

Highlight: Canadian unemployment rate ticked higher to 7.1% ECB President Draghi Speaking tonight at...

15th July, 2014

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YOUR DAILY CURRENCY UPDATE – US QE PROGRAM TO END THIS OCTOBER (10 JULY)

Highlight: US QE program to end this October Total Australians in the workforce hit a record high EC...

11th July, 2014

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BRITONS STILL SAVE IN CASH DESPITE RECORD-LOW INTEREST RATES

Ahead of this week’s Bank of England announcement on interest rates, a consumer attitudes survey fro...

11th July, 2014

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FINANCE EXPERT SOUNDS ALARM ON 8 WAYS A NEW GLOBAL CRISIS WILL HIT BY 2015

World Competitiveness Center Director says global economy faces its greatest challenges since 2008 A...

10th July, 2014

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CYPRUS: ABOLISHMENT OF DOMESTIC CAPITAL CONTROLS

The 13th Decree for domestic banks, with effect as from 2 June 2014, lifts all restrictions, which w...

3rd July, 2014

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OPTIMISTS VS. PESSIMISTS IN ITALIAN BANKING

By David Brierley and Saad Sarfraz There is no doubt that the Italian government under Matteo Renzi...

1st July, 2014

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DAILY CURRENCY UPDATE – 27 JUN – NZD STRENGTHENS IN EXPORTS

Highlight: Pound Strengthens after Mark Carney Speaks on Housing UK GDP Today NZD Strengthens on Exp...

28th June, 2014