When it comes to monetary policy, the Global Financial Crisis and Great Recession continue to cast a long shadow. The four major developed world central banks are the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England (BoE), the Bank of Japan (BOJ), and the European Central Bank (ECB). Nine years after the… Read More »
HLB International, one of the leading global accountancy networks with presence in 140 countries, has added Shandong Hexin CPAs LLP (Hexin) to its network in China. Based in Jinan, the capital city of Shandong province, Shandong Hexin CPAs LLP was established in 1987, as the first, and currently only indigenous… Read More »
Nicolas Delrue -
Certain market environments give convertible bond investors even better deals than others. Traditionally known as “all-weather” assets thanks to their dual nature, a bond instrument, providing the downside protection, with an embedded call option, allowing for equity upside potential. In today’s macro context, we believe conditions are ripe for convertible… Read More »
For now, tensions on the Korean peninsula have subsided, and with them, market jitters as well. While volatility spiked last week in the wake of President Trump’s “fire and fury” comments and Pyonyang’s specific reference to the US territory of Guam, the rhetoric has been dialed back. US military and… Read More »
Philippe Waechter -
Growth has been robust since the beginning of 2017. In the second quarter, the economic activity was up by 2.5% after 2% during the first quarter and 2.4% in the last three months of 2016 (annual rates). Compared to the second quarter of 2016 the GDP level is 2.15% higher… Read More »
The current bull run being seen in US equities is missing the hallmarks of previous market bubbles. Since the beginning of 2009, the S&P 500 has returned about 12.5% on an annualized basis before dividends, which pales in comparison to the returns experienced in the 1980s and 1990s: from the… Read More »
The Brexit Secretary, David Davis has stated that a new customs system will be in place by 2019. Companies which rely on high-traffic routes on the Irish border and channel ports such as Dover are worried that new bureaucratic measures will cost both time and money as they continue to… Read More »
Brexit woes for UK mortgage market as lending slows, says GlobalData An analysis of the UK mortgage market by GlobalData has confirmed that the market started to show signs of slowing down in 2016. Faced by the headwinds of Brexit and a slowing economy, GlobalData’s Global Retail Banking Analytics tool… Read More »
New Kontron COM Express® Computer-on-Module designed to be used as entry server platform offering scalable compute performance Augsburg, Germany, August 16, 2017 – Kontron, a leading global provider of Embedded Computing Technology (ECT), today announced that the new Intel® Atom® Processor C3000 product family will power new Kontron boards and… Read More »
How can supply chain professionals contribute to the process of economic and social transformation? T hat will be th e topic of conversation as some 200 leaders in supply chain management, finance, logist ics, and purchasing meet in Frankfurt on September 26 and 27, 2017, for “EXCHAiNGE – the Sup… Read More »
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