International Finance

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Economy

Brexit: Sterling appears more vulnerable than any other major currency

Its value in foreign exchange markets is reliant on purchase of UK financial assets by overseas investors Don Smith October 27, 2016: Despite a run of better than expected UK economic data since the Brexit vote – including 0.7% second-quarter expansion, beating estimates – financial markets are increasingly concerned about the outlook for the country’s...
Fintech

£390mn in foreign reserves languishing in British sock drawers

Study suggests that millions in ‘leftover’ currency from holidays and trips abroad is discarded April 18, 2016: There could be a hidden cost of travel abroad – and it’s not what many of us would expect.  According to research from Xpress Money Services, up to £390million in unchanged foreign currencies remains tucked in jars and...
Banking

‘BNU is growing along with Macau’

Interview with Pedro Cardoso, Chief Executive Officer of BNU, which has been a century-old pillar of Macau’s economy March 14, 2016: Banco Nacional Ultramarino, S.A. (BNU) was awarded the ‘Best Socially Responsible Bank Macau 2015’ and ‘Best Retail Bank Macau 2015’ by International Finance Magazine Awards 2015 on its long-standing and unwavering commitment to its...
Fintech

Forex with insurance

Unlimited income without the risk August 11, 2015: Free insurance against losses when trading with currencies and metals? An impossible dream for a trader. But experts at FBS brokerage company insist that it is possible. Forex has never been so advantageous and profitable. Forex trading is an extremely profitable way to earn money, but also...
Business Leaders

‘The debt problem in China is not hype’

American economist James Rickards says collapse of the debt and property bubble there could well be the catalyst for a global economic crisis Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya November 7, 2014: James Rickards, American lawyer, economist, investment banker and author of books of like Currency Wars and Death of Money, is one of the speakers at the...