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Will the Labour Party Help or Hinder U.K. Business?

Leave a Comment / Europe, General, Government / By Guest Contributor

In the U.K. the opposition party appoints a person to “shadow” the person in office thus learning the job and able to speak intelligently about alternative policies. Following the speeches of Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls and Party Leader Ed Miliband, we now know more about how Labour plans to treat business. So if the Labour party wins the 2015 general election, would they help U.K. business or hinder it?

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Healthcare Face-off US vs. UK

Leave a Comment / Europe, Health, Socialism / By Guest Contributor

Since the advent of Obamacare there has been a great debate about U.S. vs. U.K. healthcare. Today we will look at how they compare. A large number of people in the US and UK have some form of health insurance. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 64.2% of Americans

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Savings Tips for Brits

Leave a Comment / Banking, Europe / By Guest Contributor

The Bank of England’s recent announcement on interest rates represented a double-edged sword for savers. Under the new leadership of Mark Carney, the bank unveiled a radical new policy of ‘forward guidance’ that promises to keep rates on hold until official unemployment figures fall from their current rate of 7.8% to 7%. According to the bank’s predictions, this could see interest rates remain at ultra-low levels until after the 2015 General Election.

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How Diplomacy Is Affecting Foreign Investments

Leave a Comment / Europe, Government / By Guest Contributor

The business world is closely tied to the world of politics, with trade liable to be put in peril or even shut down at a moment’s notice if a nation’s government puts a lid on it. Diplomatic efforts can either grease the wheels of individual businesses through granting monopolies or promote free-trade that can bring

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What We Can Learn from the Crisis In Cyprus

Leave a Comment / Banking, Europe / By Guest Contributor

Often we take the ability to access our funds in the bank for granted. But it wasn’t always this way. Throughout history, there have been runs on the bank. People fear that they won’t be able to get their money out and all rush to the bank at once to try to get theirs first.

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Gold: Setting up for Rally- Hits High in Euros

Commodity Trends, Europe, Gold / By Guest Contributor

Gold ETFs Rally? The price of gold hit a record high this past week . . . in euro terms (at about 1380 euros). The record came after a number of actions by central banks around the world, trying to stimulate their respective economies. The actions, usually centered around money printing, once again had investors looking

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Germany Will Exit Euro

Economic Trends, Europe, Government / By Guest Contributor

Greece is in a tight spot it would love to be able to inflate its way out of its current debt. Put to a vote the other PIIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain) would jump at the opportunity to follow suit. But the Northern Members of the Euro will have no part of it.

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EU Bites the Hand that Feeds It: Gazprom Bites Back

Europe, Natural Gas / By Guest Contributor

Natural Gas Trends: Europe- Gazprom has Europe’s natural gas market in a stranglehold and Europe is attempting to fight back, first with a raid last year on the Russian giant’s offices and then with a probe launched earlier this week against its allegedly illicit efforts to control the EU’s natural gas supplies. The bottom line

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Scotland Leader in Renewable Energy?

Commodity Trends, Energy, Europe, Oil / By OilPrice.com

Renewable Energy We were fortunate enough to have some time with Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond where we discussed a broad range of topics from Scotland’s ambitious renewable energy targets and North Sea oil & gas to Scottish independence and Donald Trump. In the interview, Alex discusses: Scottish Independence How Scotland will achieve its ambitious

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Oil Prices- Where Now?

Commodity Trends, Energy, Europe, Gold, Oil / By Guest Contributor

Conflicting Forces at Play with Oil Prices An Interview with Mike Shedlock As markets continue to yo-yo and commentators deliver mixed forecasts, investors are faced with some tough decisions and have a number of important questions that need answering. OilPrice.com was fortunate enough to speak with the award winning economic commentator Mike “Mish” Shedlock. His blog: Mish’s

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