March 17th, 2016
By Smart Currency
Tiny ray of light for an otherwise gloomy inflation outlook The Eurozone economy took another hit as it transpired that Eurozone figures had fallen back into...
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March 16th, 2016
By Smart Currency
A sugar tax makes headlines for a Budget that forecasts lower growth A sugar tax on soft drinks was the rabbit that UK Chancellor George Osborne pulled out of...
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March 16th, 2016
By Smart Currency
The South African rand has fallen yet further this week, yet a poor harvest and political infighting are preventing exporters from taking advantage The rand fell...
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March 16th, 2016
By Smart Currency
The UK’s largest overseas property exhibition had a record attendance over the weekend in a sign that owning a property abroad is coming back into fashion ...
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March 16th, 2016
By Smart Currency
Chancellor George Osborne announces roadmap to updated tax system UK Chancellor has announced plans for a ‘modern tax code’. In his Budget speech, the Chancellor...
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March 15th, 2016
By Smart Currency
US retail sales fell again in February, after dipping below zero in January, according to the US Census Bureau Retail trade and food services sales fell by 0.1%...
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March 15th, 2016
By Smart Currency
The 2016 UK Budget will be announced on Wednesday 16th March. In the run up to the European Union (EU) Referendum, what announcements can we expect? What could the...
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March 15th, 2016
By Smart Currency
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) is drafting rules for a Tobin tax on currency exchange transactions, reports Bloomberg. Conceived by Nobel Prize-winning US...
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March 15th, 2016
By Smart Currency
Recent UK business association CBI survey results reveal that 80% of UK business members would prefer to remain part of the EU The Confederation of British...
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March 14th, 2016
By Smart Currency
Falling oil prices spell more bad news for global markets and economic outlook. The price of American crude oil fell today by some four percent following a statement...
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