China is considering taxing foreign investors for their share-trading profits going back to November when Beijing announced an exemption of such duties after the launch of the Shanghai-Hong Kong connect scheme, the stock regulator said on Friday. China’s two largest portfolio investment schemes for foreigners, known as the … Read entire story.
On Thursday, Germany rejected a Greek proposal for a six-month extension of its euro zone loan agreement, saying it fell short of conditions set by the country's euro zone partners. While U.S. equities have little direct exposure to Greece, a relatively small economy in the euro zone, …
The preliminary reading on the consumer price index (CPI) in Germany this morning revealed utter stagnation. The reading was expected to show a 0.1{04524d497bea0ade6defd1388b5c9b25998d95475e2938b4fa9d615e63ad1540} increase in consumer inflation, a dismal reading on its face, but the actual results being lower than this have so far pulled back on the EUR…
Dividend distributions from mutual funds and ETFs are either qualified or non-qualified, and the difference could have you paying double the taxes. Qualified dividends are taxed at the lower long-term capital gains rate, which varies from 0{04524d497bea0ade6defd1388b5c9b25998d95475e2938b4fa9d615e63ad1540} to 20{04524d497bea0ade6defd1388b5c9b25998d95475e2938b4fa9d615e63ad1540}. Non-qualified dividends are taxed at ordinary income rates, …