Market Report

AT THE time of writing, the US Dollar (USD) is looking less like the flavour of the month and more like yesterday’s leftovers. International investors have maintained the strength of

United Kingdom UK equities rose steadily through February, with the FTSE All Share rising 1.2 per cent, although there were losses on the final day due to negative data and

THE PORTUGUESE consumer market has improved for the third month running, giving some grounds for hope of a moderate economic recovery. According to monthly data, issued by the Bank of

MY RECENT articles have discussed the increasing clampdown on tax evasion. The Portuguese government, the EU, OECD, UK Revenue, plus various other international organisations – they all appear to be

THE EURO started the New Year full of expectations. In December, the European Central Bank hiked the base Eurozone interest rate for the first time in over two years, and

THE GOVERNOR of the Bank of Portugal, Vítor Constâncio, said last week that the current government investment schemes would only bear fruit in the long term. The financial wizard stressed

THE OFFSHORE Island Review, chaired by a retired Treasury civil servant Andrew Edwards, was published in November 1998. Despite a diplomatic gesture in referring to the UK offshore islands as

THE EUROPEAN Union Savings Tax Directive (STD) came into force on July 1, 2005. There were 14 years of negotiations between Member States prior to its signing, along with plenty

THERE ARE several wars in this world of ours. For example, between men and women who are destined to misunderstand each other, since they want different things. Another war is

PROMOTING PROPERTIES in Portugal was one area responsible for the success of the Spanish Property Market in 2005. According to statistics published in a report by property consultants DBK, 89