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Asia markets retrace losses; banks remain under pressure
February 8th, 2016
Markets in Australia and Japan rang in the year of the monkey on a slightly higher note, erasing early losses Monday. Most major Asian markets remained closed for the Lunar New Year holidays. Down Under, the ASX 200 erased losses of ...
Asia markets trade mixed as Nikkei extends losses
February 5th, 2016
Asian markets came under pressure on Friday, despite a positive finish on Wall Street overnight, as a newly weaker dollar brought fresh concerns. “The U.S. dollar basket has lost 3.2 percent since the close on Friday and 2.3 percent ...
Asia stocks follow US in sharp sell-off
February 3rd, 2016
Asian stocks traded sharply lower on Wednesday, after Wall Street sold off as much as 2 percent overnight amid a plunge in oil prices. Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped 3.36 percent, while the Topix fell 3.46 percent. Across the Korean ...
Asia markets trade lower, focus on oil, earnings and central banks
February 2nd, 2016
Asia markets closed mostly lower on Tuesday, weighed by declines in the energy sector as oil prices continued to tumble. Japan’s Nikkei 225 lost 114.55 points, or 0.64 percent, to close down at 17,750.68, while South Korea’s Kospi slipped ...
KCG announces Fourth Quarter 2015 Results
February 1st, 2016
KCG announces Consolidated Loss of $0.05 per Diluted Share for the Fourth Quarter of 2015 CG reports consolidated revenues of $262.7 million and pre-tax loss of $7.1 million for the quarter KCG increases tangible book value to $14.89 per ...
Asia trades mixed after data shows January fall in China factory activity
February 1st, 2016
Asia markets traded mixed Monday afternoon, with major indexes in Australia, Japan and South Korea extending gains after the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) surprise move into negative interest rates on Friday sent stocks higher from Tokyo to New York. ...
Euronext launches sugar contract
January 27th, 2016
A hedging solution for European sugar Euronext announced that it will be launching a new Sugar commodities futures contract in the autumn of 2016, subject to regulatory approval. Aimed at all the actors of the European Union Sugar ecosystem, ...
CFTC Grants Registration to 18 Swap Execution Facilities
January 25th, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued Orders granting registration to 18 swap execution facilities (SEFs). The SEFs issued a Registration Order today previously were operating under temporary registration status. SEFs are trading facilities that operate under ...
CFTC Launches Whistleblower Program’s Website
January 22nd, 2016
New Website Improves Public Interface and Allows Users to Submit Tips and Apply for Monetary Awards The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today launched the CFTC Whistleblower Program’s new website, www.whistleblower.gov. The new website provides an improved interface that ...
Oil plumbs new lows below $27 as oversupply woes persist
January 21st, 2016
U.S. oil prices crashed below $27 dollars a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since 2003, caught in a broad slump across world financial markets with traders also worried that the crude supply glut could last longer. Oil ...
