By Naeem Aslam Traders are ready to bag some bargains, while others continue to believe that the current bounce back in the markets may be nothing more than a dead cat bounce, as a result of which, caution is need. European and US markets are very much moving forward, leaving behind all of the concerns … Read more
Cyprus fully supports the joint effort by the United States, Egypt and Qatar to get both sides of the war in Gaza to meet next week and resume talks on a ceasefire and release of hostages. President Nikos Christodoulides stated on Friday that he, “fully endorses (the statement by) Presidents Joe Biden, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi … Read more
The GBPUSD pair surrendered its intraday gains and fell back to near 1.2730 in Friday’s New York session as the Cable comes under pressure amid cautious market mood. The S&P 500 opened with some losses, exhibiting that the risk-appetite of investors is weak. The US Dollar consolidated in a tight range, with investors focusing on … Read more
Listen to the article 6 min feedback. Corporate tax managers have had to negotiate their way through heightened turbulence ever since the Trump-led tax cuts and the Jobs Act became law in 2017. Today’s hot-button issue is the ongoing Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)-led global effort to impose a minimum 15% tax on … Read more
Safe-haven flows dominate financial markets at the beginning of the week as investors react to the latest news surrounding the Israel-Iran conflict. S&P will release revisions to July PMI data for the Euro area, Germany and the UK on Monday, while later in the day, the ISM Services PMI report for July will be featured in … Read more
Silver is down by more than 5%, skidding below $28.00 in Monday trading. XAGUSD took a nosedive to an almost three-month low as fears of a global economic slowdown has intensified following a string of US economic data that indicated the nation is moving towards a recession. Recent US data showed signs of slower labour … Read more
Democrats in the Senate are daring their GOP colleagues to vote against a $78 billion tax package that would expand the child tax credit and boost tax breaks for companies with large capital and domestic research expenditures. A procedural vote on the stalled bill, which passed the House in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote in January … Read more
About 20 of the highest grossing businesses — including large medical care providers, big box retailers and some contractors — would’ve seen their taxes increase to $100,000 or more. For example, a medical office whose gross receipts total $167.6 million annually would have paid $586,500, under the proposal, a more than 19,000% jump, according to … Read more
Following mixed action in financial markets on Thursday, investors are clinging to a cautious stance on Friday. The US economic docket will feature Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index data for June, the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of inflation, alongside Personal Income and Personal Spending figures. Finally, the University of Michigan will release revisions to … Read more
A new China tax incentive aims to encourage companies to invest in digital and smart upgrades of special equipment. Companies upgrading certain equipment that aids environmental protection and safe production can enjoy a deduction of the investment at a rate of 10 percent from their corporate income tax payable. We explain the requirements of the … Read more