Sometimes, announcements from the ECB and the following press conference with bank president Mario Draghi can be interesting occasions that leave us with plenty to discuss – such as the time in April 2015 when a protestor attacked Draghi with glitter and confetti before he had a chance to make his comments. The interest rate announcement on the 19th of January in Frankfurt, … [Read more...] about How Did the Markets React to the ECB’s Interest Rate Announcements, and Mario Draghi’s Press Conference?
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Britons Served horsemeat instead of beef
A food scandal has erupted in UK and France where horsemeat was used instead of beef in popular ready top eat quick food like lasagne and pasta dishes. In more recent update the food scandal is still unfolding with Nestle, the world's biggest food company now having to remove beef pasta meals from shelves in Italy and Spain after tests … [Read more...] about Britons Served horsemeat instead of beef
Significant investor visa 888 Opens doors for Chinese Immigrants
The government has launched a new significant investor visa. The New Permanent) (Subclass 888) visa will enable Wealthy chines to jump the queue and get permanent residency in Australia. The Australian 888 Investor visa The number of the subclass of the visa 888 which is a lucky number in china, indicates who the visa is targeting. The visa … [Read more...] about Significant investor visa 888 Opens doors for Chinese Immigrants
Europe, Australia , India want their fair share of tax
The big American corporates are not safe anymore with their complicated tax structures that let them pay minimum tax . France and India ( vodafone case) have already started taking steps to amend their country legislation to make it harder for big corporates to profit in their country without paying full tax.make money in their country while small business and other … [Read more...] about Europe, Australia , India want their fair share of tax
Olympian stuff ups – news update
In a temporary setback to the Olympics , all the locks to the London's Wembley stadium's internal locks have been changed, costing tens of thousands of dollars. Drama at the Olympics Officials announced a set of keys that could once open London's Wembley Stadium was lost with the search for the lost keys by Scotland yard proving unfruitful. The Police said … [Read more...] about Olympian stuff ups – news update