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International Finance

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Wealth Management

Article 50 countdown: Investors need to prepare for 3 key issues

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
UK Prime Minister Theresa May is expect to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty on March 29 Nigel Green Investors need to prepare now for three key issues ahead of Britain formally starting divorce proceedings with the EU. UK Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty on...
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Economy

Uncertainty of election makes pound jittery

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
On April 10, the pound fell to a five-year low against the dollar Tim Evershed April 17, 2015: Uncertainty surrounding the result of next month’s UK general election is sending the sterling on a rollercoaster against the dollar. On April 10, the pound fell to a five-year low against the dollar as election jitters combined...
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Economy

Germany’s industrial production plummets in May

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Latest official data reflect grim tidings of independent reports that said business conditions were less rosy than painted, reports Team IFM Wiesbaden, July 10, 2014: Germany, the Euro zone’s largest economy, saw its industrial production go down at its quickest clip in two years in May, challenging government claims that the economy was fast on...
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Economy

FIFA World Cup fails to lift Brazil, shows apex bank data

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Monthly budget deficit in May almost touches all-time high while HSBC survey signals further deterioration in factory sector, reports Team IFM Sao Paolo, July 9: Brazil’s dalliance with  fiscal instability continued in May, data released by the country’s central bank on July 1 shows, sinking hopes that the ongoing FIFA World Cup would lift it...
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Economy

UK: A bounceback in June is possible

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
According to key surveys, business order books are at high levels. July 9: The UK manufacturing output numbers for May are remarkably soft. Rather than rise 0.4%MoM as expected by the market, which seemed fully justified on the basis of the CBI industrial trends numbers and the manufacturing purchasing managers’ indices, it actually fell 1.3%MoM....
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