US temporarily suspends premium processing of H-1B visa
The order becomes effective from April 3 and could last up to six months...
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US Fed to raise rates soon
US Fed Chair Janet Yellen feels it’s unwise to wait for too long...
ADB plans to raise around $25-30 billion from the capital markets in 2017
Sells $3.75 billion 5-year global benchmark bond...
UK troubled by inflation and weak pound
How inflation and a weak pound are beginning to take hold of the UK economy...
More travel complications from US authorities
IRS to revoke Americans’ passports for unpaid taxes...
Nigel Green launches campaign to repeal Obama-era FATCA law
‘Trump must show his mettle and reverse a fatally flawed, misguided law’...
Shareholder activism gained momentum and geographic breadth in 2016
According to FTI Consulting, nearly 350 activist campaigns occurred outside the United States in 2016, compared to 70 in 2010 February 16, 2017: FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE:FCN) published an update to its interactive Global Shareholder Activism Map, which shows that shareholder activism gained momentum and geographic breadth in 2016. To measure the potential risk in...
Trump’s travel ban: markets spooked
But, investors will be seeking out bargains Nigel Green February 1, 2017: US President Donald Trump’s ban on visitors from seven Muslim-majority nations has spooked markets, but clued-up investors won’t be panicking, they’ll be seeking out bargains. The American markets fell on Monday below 20k, taking their cue from weak European and Asian markets. For...
Deutsche Bank fined for laundering $10 billion for Russians
The German bank has been hit with a $629 million penalty in the US and UK IFM Correspondent February 1, 2017: Germany’s Deutsche Bank has been hit with a $629 million penalty in the US and UK over a $10 billion money laundering scheme that involved its branches in Moscow, New York and London. The...
Germany emerges as capital export world champion in 2016
USA comes out top in capital imports...