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European stocks steady as focus turns to ECB decision, earnings
April 14th, 2022
European stocks were little changed as investors focused on the corporate earnings season as well as the European Central Bank’s meeting for cues on the path of monetary policy. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was up less than 0.1% ...
How Long Until Inflation Breaks Germany?
December 14th, 2021
During the 1923 Weimar Republic hyperinflation, newly-destitute Germans burned their life savings to keep warm or carted wheelbarrows of cash to stores to buy bread and milk. This wipe-out of an entire generation’s wealth led directly to Hitler and ...
Swiss bank UBS fined over tax evasion in French appeal
December 14th, 2021
A French court fined Swiss bank UBS 1.8 billion euros on appeal for its role in helping French residents commit tax fraud. UBS took the fight to the Paris appeals court after being initially hit with a 3.7-billion-euro fine ...
Virtual assets-based money laundering and other crypto-enabled crimes
December 14th, 2021
The 5th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies on 7-8 December 2021, co-organised by the Basel Institute on Governance, INTERPOL and Europol, saw several thousand participants from the public and private sectors gathering to exchange knowledge on virtual ...
NatWest fined £264.8 million for anti-money laundering failures
December 14th, 2021
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator in UK for around financial services firms and financial markets, has issued an announcement to inform that National Westminster Bank Plc (NatWest) was fined £264,772,619.95 following convictions for three offences of ...
Cloud computing used by 42% of enterprises
December 14th, 2021
Enterprises can access computing resources hosted by third parties on the internet instead of building their own IT infrastructure. This pool of resources is most commonly known as ‘cloud computing’. As cloud services are provided online, enterprises must have ...
How does account size affect trading performance?
October 18th, 2021
If you think Forex trading is complex for profit-making, you are right. This industry is not so keen on giving profits to the performers. Most individuals cannot earn money from executing orders in the markets. Instead of winning, they ...
Are risks per trade ruining your career?
September 29th, 2021
In a business, you must take risks. Whether it is your capital or investing in something uncertain, you cannot but accept risks. The trading business is also full of risks. You cannot but take the risk in every trade. ...
ESMA fines trade repository €238,500 for EMIR data failures
September 29th, 2021
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has fined trade repository UnaVista Limited €238,500 for eight breaches of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The breaches relate to failures in ensuring the integrity of ...
The Strangest ‘Safe Haven’ Asset Ever?
September 29th, 2021
Not so long ago, companies that make recreational vehicles were great indicators of market tops. Since RVs were frequently the final pointless toy that people bought (after motorcycles, boats, and massive pickup trucks) in the debt orgy that defines ...
