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AMF publishes a study on behaviour of high-frequency traders (HFTs)
January 28th, 2017
The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has published a detailed analysis of the activity of market participants engaged in high-frequency trading (HFT) on CAC 40 stocks, with focus on their presence in the order book, how they provide and ...
Lawyers are being replaced by machines that read
January 27th, 2017
Lawyers are the professionals everyone loves to loathe. Jokes about attorneys abound, and Shakespeare’s line from Henry VI remains a cultural favorite: ”The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” Soon, that dream may come true, and ...
Yen Extends Slump on BOJ Move, Asian Stocks Advance: Market Wrap
January 27th, 2017
Mexican peso slides for second day, gold’s decline contines Greenback still set for monthly drop despite recent gains The yen extended its biggest decline in a week and Japanese bonds rose as the nation’s central bank stepped in to ...
Euro zone starts year with solid economic growth, but risks ahead
January 26th, 2017
The euro zone started 2017 by maintaining solid economic growth as a weaker currency boosted orders for goods and services, a survey showed, but rising political risks could soon take their toll. Growth in Germany’s private sector slowed slightly ...
Asian Stocks Extend Rally After Dow Tops 20,000: Markets Wrap
January 26th, 2017
MSCI Asia Pacific Index trading at highest since July 2015 Gold extends decline while bonds and dollar remain steady A global equities rally gathered speed as Asian stocks climbed to the highest level since July 2015 after the Dow ...
Cisco to acquire AppDynamics for $3.7 billion
January 25th, 2017
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced today its intent to acquire AppDynamics, Inc., a privately held application intelligence software company based in San Francisco. AppDynamics’s cloud application and business monitoring platform enables the world’s largest companies to improve application and business ...
Asia Stocks Extend Global Rally on Growth Optimism: Markets Wrap
January 25th, 2017
S&P 500 Index climbs to record as commodity shares advance Australian dollar slides on weaker-than-expected inflation Stocks in Asia joined a global equities rally as corporate results reignited investors’ optimism in economic growth. A surge in commodities prices bolstered ...
CLS signs MOU with Chinese think tank
January 24th, 2017
CLS Group (CLS), a leading provider of risk mitigation and operational services for the global foreign exchange (FX) market, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Institution for Finance and Development (NIFD). The MOU defines close ...
Is Europe Headed For A Political And Financial Crisis In 2017?
January 23rd, 2017
Is Europe Headed For A Political And Financial Crisis In 2017? While most eyes are on the dramatic shifts possible for U.S. economic policy as Donald Trump is sworn in as president on January 20, similarly deep political currents ...
Gold – a primer for 2017
January 22nd, 2017
You know when to buy gold: it’s when nearly every trader and commentator tells you that gold is going lower and you should sell it. This is Harry Dent on 10th January: “I still see gold landing somewhere between ...
