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Global Brokerage Inc. releases Q4 2016 results and informs on financing arrangements with Leucadia
March 21st, 2017
U.S. GAAP net revenues from continuing operations of $80.6 million U.S. GAAP net income attributable to Global Brokerage, Inc. from continuing operations of $10.7 million or $1.91 per diluted share, including a $6.4 million gain on derivative liability U.S. ...
Asian Stocks Follow U.S. Lower Amid Wild Oil Swing: Markets Wrap
March 15th, 2017
Stockpiles report reverses oil drop tied to Saudi output Equities from Singapore to Tokyo slip ahead of Fed decision Crude oil whipsawed on production and stockpiles reports, while most Asian markets followed U.S. equities lower and the dollar slipped ...
Asian Stocks Mixed Before Fed as Yen Fluctuates
March 14th, 2017
Japan’s Topix index drops, while Chinese equities advance Yield on 10-year Treasury near highest level of the year Asian stocks were mixed with Treasuries trading near the highest level this year as investors anticipated a near-certain rate hike from ...
Asian Stocks Gain, Oil Slides Before Fed and BOJ: Markets Wrap
March 13th, 2017
U.S. jobs data set stage before central bank policy decisions Crude drops for sixth straight day amid jump in U.S. supplies Asian equities rose and the dollar weakened as a positive U.S. jobs report helped investors position for a ...
Strong franc, negative interest rates expected to stay
December 21st, 2016
The Swiss economy will continue to be plagued by an over-valued franc and negative interest rates for the whole of next year, according predictions released by Credit Suisse bank economists. The silver lining to this forecast is that Swiss ...
BaFin plans to limit CFD trading
December 9th, 2016
Following the proposal by FCA UK for limiting leverage on Forex and CFDs, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) has issued an announcement to inform that the Authority intends to limit the marketing, distribution ...
Switzerland’s economy failed to grow for the first time in more than a year
December 2nd, 2016
Swiss Economy Unexpectedly Stalls on Weak Domestic Demand Median estimate in Bloomberg survey was for 0.3% increase Trade balance in goods and services had negative effect Switzerland’s economy failed to grow for the first time in more than a ...
FXCM Inc. announces Third Quarter 2016 Results
November 8th, 2016
FXCM has issued an announcement to publish Third Quarter 2016 Results. Releases October 2016 Customer Trading Metrics Third Quarter 2016 Highlights: U.S. GAAP net revenues from continuing operations of $61.4 million U.S. GAAP net loss attributable to FXCM Inc. ...
Market Volatility Has Currency Traders Abandoning a Tool to Stop Losses
October 30th, 2016
Some currency investors, worried that events such as the pound’s recent collapse could become more common, are abandoning an automated trading mechanism that was supposed to protect them from losses after big market swings. The trading mechanism, known as ...
Fed’s Dislike of Negative Interest Rates Points to Limits of Stimulus Measures
August 29th, 2016
Federal Reserve officials are content to watch others’ experience of negative rates from a distance Federal Reserve officials are turning a cold shoulder to a controversial idea being tried in Japan and much of Europe to boost anemic economies: ...
