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Dollar drops as yen Rises; The euro climbed 0.1 percent
January 24th, 2018
Dollar drops as yen rises, while Asia’s blazing stock rally took a pause on Wednesday as investors took stock of the best start to a year for the region since 2006. A strengthening yen hit Japanese shares, and a ...
Traders review: Euro was steady, Yen changed, Pound was flat; Asian equities were mixed
January 22nd, 2018
Asian equities were mixed, while the dollar and Treasuries halted a recent selloff as investors assess the impact of the U.S. federal government shutdown. The greenback was steady as the shutdown dragged into a third day after Senate leaders ...
Swiss banks crack down on suspected Saudi money laundering
December 6th, 2017
Banks in Switzerland have started reporting suspicious account activities among some of their Saudi clients to the Swiss Money Laundering Reporting Office, reports the Financial Times. The regulator is reportedly reviewing data on potentially suspicious transactions linked to Saudi ...
Financial Market Supervisory Authorities Around The World Issued Warnings
November 27th, 2017
The supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), Holland (Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets – AFM), Switzerland (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority – FINMA), Hong Kong (Securities and Futures Commission – SFC), Malaysia (Securities ...
Euro rises for a 2nd day as risk appetite returns
November 23rd, 2017
The euro edged higher for a second consecutive day on Wednesday as investors adjusted positions on bets that the German coalition collapse will not have any impact on a brightening outlook for the European economy. However, currency markets were ...
EU commission wants ‘credible’ tax haven blacklist
November 8th, 2017
The European Commission is demanding that member states reach an agreement on an EU tax haven blacklist, in the wake of media revelations of widespread tax avoidance schemes by the wealthy elite known as the Paradise Papers. Pierre Moscovici, ...
Supervisory Authorities Warn: Be Cautious
November 2nd, 2017
The supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), Belgium(Financial Services and Markets Authority – FSMA), Switzerland (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority – FINMA), Jersey (Jersey Financial Services Commission), Hong Kong (Securities and Futures Commission – ...
Oil for gold – the real story
October 27th, 2017
Following an article in the Nikkei Asia Review, which reported China will shortly introduce an oil futures contract priced in yuan, there has been some confusion about what it means. The article pointed out that in combination with existing ...
Supervisory authorities around the world warn of unauthorised financial services entities
October 23rd, 2017
The supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), Austria (Financial Market Autority – FMA), Switzerland (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority – FINMA), Ireland (Central Bank of Ireland), Hong Kong (Securities and Futures Commission – SFC) ...
Dollar dips into the red, as euro climbs higher
October 19th, 2017
The U.S. dollar dipped into negative territory against its major rivals Wednesday, eclipsing gains from earlier in the session and snapping a four-day winning streak. Where currencies are trading The ICE U.S. Dollar Index DXY, -0.03% which gauges the ...
