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Chinese Stocks: Brokerage Probes Weigh on November Stock Gains
December 1st, 2015
Three of China’s largest brokerages said they were under investigation for suspected violations of margin-trading rules A widening Chinese investigation into what officials have deemed suspicious or illegal trading activity has put the brakes on a rebound in the Shanghai Composite ...
Stocks Gain With Copper as Risk Appetite Spreads Across Markets
December 1st, 2015
European, U.S. factory data due after mixed China reports India expected to keep rates on hold after RBA stands pat Asian stocks advanced with commodity-linked currencies and metals as investors focused on the positives in data from the region’s ...
Asia shares fall on China caution, yuan jumpy ahead of IMF decision
November 30th, 2015
Asian shares fell on Monday as Chinese stocks extended last week’s sharp losses, while the yuan bounced in volatile trade hours ahead of an IMF decision on whether to promote it to a basket of global reserve currencies. MSCI’s ...
ASX and The Perth Mint to develop precious metals derivatives products
November 26th, 2015
ASX and The Perth Mint (Gold Corporation) have signed an agreement to develop new precious metals derivatives products that will be quoted and traded on ASX. The collaboration will enable ASX to grow its suite of commodities products and ...
British Accountancy Awards 2015: The winners
November 26th, 2015
A packed house at the Brewery celebrated the best of the profession at the British Accountancy Awards. Nearly 700 guests attended the awards, with regional and national firms recognised for the efforts during the past 12 months. The winners ...
Asian Stocks Set for Weekly Gain as Metals Advance With Ringgit
November 20th, 2015
Optimism that the Federal Reserve will take a gradual approach to raising interest rates sent Asian equities toward their biggest weekly gain in more than a month and buoyed the region’s currencies. Metals advanced and oil traded near a three-month ...
Advice to the Prime Minister/President
November 19th, 2015
Your country faces a stagnating economy. Let us assume your Prime Minister (or President if that is who holds the executive power) seeks advice from two imaginary economists. PM: You two economists have different views on what our economic ...
Ice Futures Singapore Launches with Commodity and Fx Contracts Serving Asian Markets
November 18th, 2015
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced the successful launch of trading and clearing for ICE Futures Singapore and ICE Clear Singapore on Tuesday, November 17, 2015. Total volume of 8,847 contracts traded and cleared on ...
The declining interest rate cap
November 17th, 2015
Believe it or not, one of the topics in economics that confuses macroeconomists is the actual role of interest rates. For the most part they just assume that an interest rate is the cost of money, the price of ...
Intercontinental Exchange to acquire Trayport from BGC Partners and GFI for $650 million in stock
November 17th, 2015
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Trayport for $650 million in ICE common stock. Trayport is a subsidiary of GFI Group, which ...
