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London and other global property markets could benefit from Trump election
November 12th, 2016
Property markets around the world could benefit from the election of Donal Trump as the next President of the United States but a lot will depend on how the country’s economy and dollar performs. Experts believe that it could ...
Dollar rides Trump rally, hovers near 3-1/2-month high vs. yen
November 11th, 2016
The dollar hovered near a 3-1/2-month high versus the yen on Friday, after making big gains overnight as the markets prepared for a Donald Trump presidency that could stimulate the U.S. economy fiscally and lift interest rates. The U.S. ...
European stock markets rallied
November 7th, 2016
European stock markets rallied with the UK’s FTSE 100 jumping nearly 103 points or 1.5% to 6,793 as investors expressed relief at the FBI’s announcement that it would take no action against Hillary Clinton over emails linked to the Democrat ...
Asian Energy Stocks Fall as OPEC Split Hits Oil; Dollar Gains
October 31st, 2016
Crude drops after OPEC talks end without individual quotas Gold rises after FBI reopens probe of Clinton’s emails Asian energy stocks fell with oil after the world’s biggest crude producers failed to agree on supply cuts, while rising metals prices ...
Embraer Paying $205 Million to Settle FCPA Charges
October 25th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a global settlement along with the U.S. Department of Justice and Brazilian authorities that requires aircraft manufacturer Embraer S.A. to pay more than $205 million to resolve alleged violations of the Foreign ...
About 15 Swiss banks reportedly in money laundering ‘red zone’
October 17th, 2016
Roughly 15 Swiss banks are in a”red zone” of lenders particularly exposed to money laundering risks, the head of Swiss banking watchdog Finma said in a newpaper interview published yesterday. Swiss federal prosecutors last week said they have opened ...
EY reports record global revenues in 2016
October 7th, 2016
EY records sixth consecutive year of record growth Solid growth across all businesses and geographical areas, including developed and emerging markets Large scale transformations and capital transactions fuel growth in Advisory and Transactions businesses Significant investment in digital transformation, ...
CME Group Reached Average Daily Volume of 15 Million Contracts per Day in September 2016
October 5th, 2016
CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that September 2016 average daily volume (ADV) reached 15 million contracts per day, up 6 percent from September 2015. CME Group September 2016 options volume averaged 2.9 million contracts per day, up 9 ...
Date set for FIFA corruption probe Trial
September 21st, 2016
Several defendants charged in a wide-ranging corruption case involving soccer’s global governing body FIFA are in talks with U.S. officials about possibly pleading guilty, a U.S. prosecutor said on Monday. Assistant U.S. Attorney Evan Norris spoke at a hearing ...
BM&FBOVESPA becomes first exchange to join R3 distributed ledger consortium
September 7th, 2016
BM&FBOVESPA will be collaborating with over 60 of the world’s largest financial institutions to develop ground-breaking commercial applications for the financial services industry that leverage the appropriate elements of distributed and shared ledger technology. This initiative is part of ...