S&P closes nominally lower as investors wait for a catalyst
The S&P 500 (.SPX) ended a languid session slightly in the red on Monday, with investors standing by on news of a global minimum corporate tax rate, lingering inflation fears, and a lack of market-moving economic news.
What now for the G7 tax deal on multinationals?
The G7’s weekend agreement on a global minimum corporate tax rate and arrangements for taxing multinationals paves the way for a broader deal in the coming weeks that could reshape cross-border taxation for years to come. read more
MSCI’S ACWI ends at record, oil hits 2-year high
A gauge of global equity markets closed at a record high on Monday as technology shares took in stride a deal by the world’s richest nations on a corporate tax aimed at U.S. tech heavyweights, and oil prices jumped to a two-year high.
Asia breathes sigh of relief as U.S. jobs fail to shock
Asian shares firmed on Monday while the dollar wavered after the anxiously awaited May U.S. payrolls report showed the recovery on track but not so hot that it might bring forward a policy tapering from the Federal Reserve.
Tech giants and tax havens targeted by historic G7 deal
The United States, Britain and other large, rich nations reached a landmark deal on Saturday to squeeze more money out of multinational companies such as Amazon and Google and reduce their incentive to shift profits to low-tax offshore havens. Hundreds of billions of dollars could flow into the coffers of governments left cash-strapped by the […]
Explainer: What is a global minimum tax and what will it mean?
Finance Ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) rich nations reached a landmark accord on Saturday backing the creation of a global minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15%, an agreement that could then form the basis of a worldwide deal.
Ireland confident G7 tax deal won’t dent multinational investment
Ireland’s finance minister said he remained confident the country’s low-tax economy would continue to attract multinational investment and jobs even as an overhaul of global corporation tax rules moved a major step closer on Saturday.
UK’s Sunak says world is watching as G7 debates tax reform
Britain said the world was relying on a gathering of some of the richest nations to agree reforms to outdated global tax rules, as finance ministers from the Group of Seven started a two-day meeting in London on Friday.
Investors see Biden’s 15% minimum tax offer as positive
Investors hailed U.S. President Joe Biden’s offer on Thursday to scrap his proposed 28% corporate tax hike as a move in the right direction and embraced the idea of a compromise that could allow an infrastructure and tax package to move through Congress.
EXCLUSIVE UK’s Sunak says U.S. plan to break global tax deadlock could work
British finance minister Rishi Sunak said a U.S. proposal to focus on the world’s 100 biggest and most profitable firms as part of a global tax deal could work but he insisted that big tech firms must pay more tax in countries where they operate.
