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Demand for lobsters spurred maximum price increase on the world market - 10/11/2016

Wholesale prices for lobsters on the world market have reached the maximum of 11 years due to increasing demand for a variety of dishes made with this product - from burgers to soups. According to American company Urner Barry, collects data on various segments of the commodity market, wholesale prices in North America (the world standard) increased to $ 6 per pound ($ 13.2 per kilogram)....

What will happen to markets if Trump comes to power? - 09/28/2016

Analysts have identified the most relevant assets that will be profitable in the event of the Republican's victory. Mexican Peso Mexican peso exchange rate highly depends on Donald Trump’s victory: the higher his chances, the lower the rate. In recent months, the Mexican currency has repeatedly stumbled when forecasts reported that chances of Republican nominee increased. Otherwise, the rate...

India squeezed South Korea from the world's top five largest automakers - 09/26/2016

During the first seven months of 2016, South Korea lost the fifth place among the world's largest automakers, giving way to India. Seoul dropped out of the top five for the first time in the past 12 years. During the first seven months of 2016, South Korea lost the fifth place among the world's largest automakers, giving way to India. Seoul dropped out of the top five for the first time in the...

Three-quarters of British companies to relocate headquarters outside of the country - 09/26/2016

According to a recent survey composed by KPMG, 76% of Heads of British companies intend to transfer headquarters of their business, or part of their companies’ activities from the UK to Europe in the near future. The uncertainty associated with Brexit apparently looks scary for business representatives even despite the fact that most of them are confident in the British economy’s growth....

US banks got in the top 5 investment banks - 09/23/2016

US banks have taken top five lines in a list of the world's largest investment banks. This happened for the first time in six years after Deutsche Bank dropped to sixth place in the rating, writes the Financial Times. The rating, compiled by research firm Coalition, takes into account income from various activities. Once again, the leader is JPMorgan, despite a decline in revenue in the first...

MasterCard: Bangkok is the most popular city for travellers - 09/22/2016

In 2016, Bangkok pushed London away from first place in a ranking of the most popular tourist destinations according to MasterCard’s version. Data gathered by analysts of the company show that 21.5 million foreign tourists visited Bangkok this year. London’s figure was 19.9 million. According to a rating of the most popular destinations among tourists published by international payment system...

Luxury real estate in London is losing value - 09/21/2016

At the end of this year, prices for real estate in London will fall by 9%. The main reason for this is the uncertainty about Brexit and its consequences. At the same time, Savills previously forecasted growth of prices for luxury London property by 21.5% during the five years to 2020. After the Brexit refendum, the growth forecast was revised downwards to 3.2%. According to Savills analysts, in...

Italy becomes the biggest risk for Eurozone economy - 09/20/2016

The Central Bank is allocating billions for Italy. However, these impressive sums are funneling abroad instead of helping the country become independent. Mario Draghi was rather indiscreet at the first press conference after the summer break. "Transfer of the monetary policy has never worked better than now," - declared President of the European Central Bank (ECB). In less than a week later,...

New study suggests that only intuition can help traders beat robots - 09/19/2016

Traders with enhanced intuitive thinking earn more money and stay in the profession longer than others, according to a scientific study. According to Reuters news agency, the efficient market hypothesis (EMH) suggests that all market participants have equal access to historical data on market prices, public information and private information. Thus, none of the market participants has advantages...

Japan will hold the world's second largest IPO in 2016 - 09/15/2016

Government of Japan intends to earn 392 billion yen ($ 3.8 billion) on sale initial public offering (IPO) of railway company Kyushu Railway Co. Thus, this placement could become the second largest this year, reports Bloomberg. The Japanese government said is an official statement that the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency y (JRTT), wholly owned by Kyushu Railway (JR...
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