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Belgium told to get off the fence, stop blocking FTT
EU finance ministers have presented a compromise text for the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) and urged Slovakia and Belgium, which is accused of deliberately blocking negotiations, to ratify it. EURACTIV France reports.
Nationalist MEP blames Soros for EU migration crisis
French MEP Jean-Luc Schaffhauser has blamed billionaire George Soros for having financed the “humanitarian infrastructures” that helped open Europe’s doors to uncontrolled flows of migrants, and for making money from the EU’s destabilisation.
In the event of a Brexit, Soros predicts the pound could cost as little as the euro
Billionaire George Soros, who famously profited by betting against the pound in a 1992 currency crisis, warned against ‘speculative forces’ and predicted a plunge in the sterling if Britain votes to leave the European Union.
French plans to expand FTT may sink European negotiations
French MPs have voted to apply the Financial Transaction Tax to day trading, but the Ministry of Finance fears this will cause further delays to European negotiations. EURACTIV France reports.
Deutsche Börse accused of speculating against French debt
Eurex, a subsidiary of Deutsche Börse, will launch on April 16 a new futures contract on French government bonds, a move that is drawing the ire of French Socialists who accused the German group of speculating on France's insolvency.
Four EU countries curb short-selling
A ban on short-selling financial stocks in four European countries takes effect today (12 August). The move is aimed at restoring confidence in a market hit by rumours and higher borrowing costs.
G20 too divided to back tough curbs on speculators
French hopes for tough curbs on commodities speculation to tame soaring food prices look set to be thwarted as leading producer nations line up to oppose market interference.