In April 2022, the average mortgage rate stood at 1.27%. The French Prudential Control and Regulation Authority (ACPR) has called on distributors of life insurance contracts to better respect their duty to advise. Progressive retirement has been open to employees on a daily basis since the start of 2022. The conditions for terminating insurance contracts … Read more
(CercleFinance.com) – US crude oil inventories rose again last week, according to data released Wednesday by the US Energy Information Agency (EIA). Crude inventories rose 8.5 million barrels in the week of May 6, to 424.2 million barrels. Gasoline stocks, for their part, continued to decline, with a decline of 3.6 million barrels last week, … Read more
(updated with details) WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) – U.S. consumer price inflation slowed markedly in April on lower gasoline prices, but excluding energy and food inflation continued to pick up. accelerating, above economists’ expectations, suggesting the slowdown is temporary, official statistics showed on Wednesday. The consumer price index (CPI) decelerated to 0.3% last month, its … Read more
(CercleFinance.com) – It was a relatively calm session in Forex, with limited spreads and no significant technical threshold crossings. The Euro climbed +0.1% to 1.0560, the Yen +0.2%… and the weakest currency was the Swiss Franc with -0.5% against the $ and -0.6% against to the euro. The contrast in terms of volatility is striking … Read more
Insurance contracts can all be terminated at any time, by 2023. (Pixabay / rawpixel) In its latest opinion made public on Thursday May 5, 2022, the CCSF (Consultative Committee for the Financial Sector) recommended that all insurance contracts can be canceled at any time after one year of subscription. Insurers should respect this decision, thus … Read more
(Photo credits: Adobe Stock – ) Net inflows in life insurance reached their highest level since 2011 in the first quarter of 2022. Dual residence expenses can be deducted from income provided they are incurred for professional reasons. From July 1, 2022, individuals renting accommodation will have to display a series of mandatory information on … Read more
WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) – U.S. Foreign Minister Antony Blinken tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, the U.S. State Department said, adding he was not suffering from serious symptoms. Antony Blinken, who is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, has not been in contact with US President Joe Biden for several days. In a statement, the US … Read more
STOCKHOLM, May 4 (Reuters) – Sweden has received guarantees from the United States that it will be supported in the decision-making process by the 30 member countries of NATO if it were to apply to join the Transatlantic Alliance, Sweden’s Foreign Minister said on Wednesday. Left out of NATO during the Cold War, Sweden and … Read more
UNITED NATIONS, May 3 (Reuters) – The United States wants the UN Security Council to vote this month to tighten sanctions on North Korea over its new ballistic missile tests , US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Tuesday. A draft resolution was transmitted in April by the United States to the … Read more
WASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) – U.S. Foreign Minister Antony Blinken will deliver a speech on Thursday outlining U.S. policy toward China, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday. Antony Blinken will speak at 3:00 p.m. GMT at an event hosted by a think tank at George Washington University in Washington, his office said in a … Read more