The EURGBP pair is extending its decline to near 0.8465 in early European trading on Thursday. The Euro is edging lower as the softer Eurozone HICP inflation report prompted the expectation of interest rate cuts from the European Central Bank, while market players will closely monitor the UK general elections on Thursday. The upcoming UK … Read more
Analysis: Morningstar DBRS Just a day to the UK general election on 4th July and a change in government looks imminent. The Labour party has continued to lead in the voting intention polls and if polls prove right, Labour will form the next government. After 14 years of a Conservative-led government, a change to Labour … Read more
The EURJPY currency pair traded in positive territory for the sixth consecutive day near 173.80 on Wednesday during the early European session. The Yen weakened after the data showed that Japanese business activity turned contractionary in June. The final reading of Japan’s Services PMI fell to 49.4 in June from 49.8 in May. This figure … Read more
As Big Companies Keep Paying Relatively Less In Taxes to Support Our Nation, 100 Largest American Firms Reported Over $1 Trillion Profits Last Year While Shedding 55,000 Jobs As American families are firing up their grills and filling their coolers for Independence Day celebrations this Thursday, American corporations are displaying little patriotism for the nation that … Read more
EURUSD remains on the backfoot on Tuesday, slightly above 1.0700, as the major currency pair comes under pressure due to expected decline in the preliminary Eurozone HICP data for June. The annual Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices decelerated to 2.5%, as expected, year-on-year from May’s reading of 2.6%. In the same period, the core HICP, which … Read more
proposed regulations that would provide new guidance related to the tax. Those regulations were made final on June 28, 2024, and scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on July 3, 2024. Corporate Buybacks A stock buyback is precisely what it sounds like a company repurchases shares from its shareholders directly or from the open … Read more
Investment is the engine of growth.A permanently high corporation tax (CT) rate could severely damage future investment into the UK and stifle homegrown entrepreneurship at a time when this country needs both desperately.Is there an alternative? Perhaps our nearest neighbour provides the perfect example.Let’s look at Ireland’s experience of a long-term tax strategy and a … Read more
A drive by Türkiye ‘s government to modernize the country’s tax system will seek to boost revenue by tackling tax avoidance and scrapping incentives that are no longer needed rather than raising the overall burden, the finance minister said on Monday. Mehmet Simsek said, however, that preliminary draft proposals being discussed within the government envisioned … Read more
EURUSD gained 0.50% and jumped to a more than two-week high near 1.0770 in Monday’s European trading. The major currency pair strengthened as initial results of the first round of France’s parliamentary elections on Sunday showed that Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally is in a comfortable position, but with a smaller margin than projected … Read more
The Saskatchewan government ended the last fiscal year with a $182-million surplus, lower than the original forecast but higher than other predictions.Increased tax revenues and a strong economy helped the province avoid a deficit, Finance Minister Donna Harpauer said Thursday.Saskatchewan initially forecasted a $1-billion surplus, but larger expenses on the agriculture sector reduced that figure, … Read more