Thursday, September 17, 2026

International Finance

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Economy

Argentina faces Cup of woes

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The World Cup is proving to be costly for the Argentine economy as it can ill afford to allow thousands of fans to cross over to Brazil and spend millions of dollars on the matches, reports Team IFM Buenos Aires, June 17: Argentina’s efforts to stabilise the peso while the country is being mauled by...
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Economy

India’s April industrial output jumps 3.4%

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by International Finance Desk
Industrial production soared in April and May while inflation eased a little raising expectations that the present government will deliver on its promises, reports Team IFM New Delhi, June 17: India’s industrial production for April soared 3.4 percent over its year-ago levels, government data showed on Thursday beating market forecasts in what could be another...
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Economy

French factory output recovers in April, dips in May

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by International Finance Desk
Central bank now expects economy to grow only 0.2 percent in the second quarter, reports Team IFM Paris, June 17: France witnessed its manufacturing output in April nosing up slightly ahead of levels of the previous month, official data released earlier this week showed, while an independent survey said it would hit “near stagnation” in...
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Economy

Japan’s April industrial output revised, shows bigger fall

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by International Finance Desk
Analysts say implementation of sales tax increase negatively impacted Japanese manufacturing companies, reports Team IFM Tokyo, June 13: The Japanese government has revised its reading for April’s industrial production, saying the decline was sharper than had been initially estimated, official data show, confirming an independent analysis that said the rebound seen in the previous month...
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Economy

US help-wanted ads hits seven-year high in April

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by International Finance Desk
Conference Board says trend continues in May as American economy gathers momentum, reports Team IFM New York, June 13: American employers are gaining confidence, going by the number of advertisements for job openings they have issued in April, an official statement said on Tuesday, while the recruitment index of an independent survey showed the trend...
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Economy

Canada rides demand for temps to see job pool swell

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by International Finance Desk
Payroll increase subdued since last August, with bulk of growth over past year being in part-time segment, reports Team IFM Ottawa, June 12: Canada rode a demand for part-time workers in May to register a rise in employment numbers for the month, its data office has said, even as an independent survey of the nation’s...
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Economy

German factories on a roll in April, see orders recover

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by International Finance Desk
Markit data however paints more subdued picture for May despite robust beginning to second quarter, reports Team IFM Wiesbaden, June 12: Orders at German factories posted a remarkable recovery in April after taking the sharpest nosedive in a year the month before, official data released here on Thursday said, while an independent survey showed order...
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Banking

Should Policy Makers in Emerging Markets be Concerned about “Tapering”?

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by International Finance Desk
By Mathew Verghis. June 10, 2014: The US and European economies are showing some signs of recovery from the global financial crisis that began in 2008. As a result, the US Federal Reserve Bank is considering phasing out, or “tapering”, the extraordinary monetary policy measures through which it responded to the crisis. On May 22,...
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Fintech

Copy your way to Forex success

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by International Finance Desk
Why has social trading dominated the Forex world? Let’s look at the fundamentals of it to understand why social trading can easily fast-track your success in financial markets. 9th June 2014 Social trading is the evolution of online trading, offering the most fascinating and rewarding way for investors to get access to the financial markets....
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Economy

How can finance innovation boost UK as an export nation?

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by International Finance Desk
by Andrew Jesse, VP, Basware 9th June 2014 Recent statistics have outlined that the financial technology sector is one of the strongest sectors in the UK economy, with investment jumping 177 per cent in the first quarter of 2014 compared to last year. It is clear that this is a large growth area for the...
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