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Economics

Stocks, Oil and Emerging Currencies hit by Growth Fears

Rising anxiety about the health of the global economy fueled by fading expectations for an imminent U.S. interest rate hike resulted in falls in stocks, oil and the emerging market currencies. Share values fell to a two-year low in the Asian market while German markets saw a fall in share prices...

Retail Sales in the UK Showed an Increase

Retail sales in the UK in July rose by 0.1% compared with the previous month, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) of the country. Analysts, surveyed by Bloomberg, had expected a more significant growth - by 0.4%. Increase in retail sales in annual terms amounted to 4.2% against...

New York Like Rent Controls Likely for London to Curb Sky-high Rents

Regulations similar to those in place in New York, London could soon have a ceiling in the rent value for its properties, especially for homes.   Reports suggest that politicians and legislators are contemplating putting a cap on the maximum limit for rented property in London especially...

Varoufakis: Europe Needs a New Debt Policy

The problem of public debt of Greece has once again become relevant for Europe. Apparently, this is the most important achievement of the Greek government in the first five months of painful confrontation with creditors. As noted in an article by former Finance Minister of Greece Yanis Varoufakis...

Misleading Effect of Sex in Advertising

The topic of sex pops up quite frequently in advertising, as marketers believe that the cheesecake boosts sales. Mention the frivolous topic undoubtedly increases the interest to the blog articles and advertising in the media, but the viewer's attention does not focus on the advertised product in...

The Number of New Buildings in the United States Reached a Record for 8 Years

The number of houses, construction of which began in the US in July, rose up 0.2% from the previous month and amounted to 1.206 million in terms of annual growth, according to the Ministry of Commerce. This is the highest figure in nearly eight years - from October 2007. According to some data,...

Japan Economy Contracts, Delivers Blow to 'Abenomics" Growth Plan

After China now it is the turn of Japan. The economy of the ‘Country of the Rising Sun’, the third largest economy of the world,  posted an output contraction of 0.4% in the first quarter of the current fiscal sending jitters waves across global markets. This poor result is despite the...

Millennial Customers Most Lucrative for Financial Advisors in 2015: Hartford Funds Survey

There is good news for the financial advisers if the analysis of Hartford Funds is to be believed. The form has suggested that in the next couple of years, Youth clients can be the prospective targets for financial advisers, a target group that the advisers have been pro-actively following and...

China Warned about the Volatility of the Yuan and Renounced the Currency Wars

China's central bank issued a statement in which it warned investors that the yuan would soon be experiencing fluctuations in both sides. Allegedly, the government does not intend to participate in the currency wars, and will intervene in the market only in exceptional cases. The People's Bank of...

British Corporate Honchos Get Paid 183 Times Compared to the Average Worker

The wage gap between the highest paid and the average worker is widening in the UK, according to a recent survey. The survey conducted among CEOs from the UK's top 100 listed firms showed that the top executives earned 183 times more than their companies' average worker in 2014. A year ago this...
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