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Euro Heads for Biggest Monthly Loss Since March on ECB Outlook
November 30th, 2015
Currency may extend slide toward $1.03, Mizuho’s Karakama says ECB to boost stimulus Dec. 3, Bloomberg economist survey shows The euro headed for its biggest monthly decline since March versus the dollar as economists unanimously forecast the European Central Bank will ...
Deutsche Bank’s Swiss Unit to Pay $31 Million in Tax Case
November 27th, 2015
U.S. has reached non-prosecution deals with 57 Swiss banks Firms have paid a total of $570.4 million in tax accords Deutsche Bank AG’s Swiss unit agreed to pay $31 million to receive a non-prosecution agreement in a U.S. probe ...
ECB and the People’s Bank of China successfully test bilateral currency swap arrangement
November 27th, 2015
The European Central Bank (ECB) and the People’s Bank China (PBC) successfully test their bilateral currency swap arrangement The tests serve to confirm operational readiness and are not a precursor to activation of a swap Swap arrangement contributes to ...
ISIS parks its cash in Bitcoin, experts say
November 26th, 2015
Just days after the hacker group Anonymous pledged to hunt down Islamic State members and launch cyberattacks against their accounts, a separate group of techies claims it has identified a key funding avenue for the terror network – bitcoin accounts. Ghost ...
Gold prices set to recover from 5-yr lows in 2016 – HSBC
November 26th, 2015
Gold will finally bounce back in 2016 after repeatedly hitting five-year lows in recent months, HSBC said in a report on Wednesday. The bank sees gold averaging $1,160 this year, $1,205 next year, $1,300 in 2017 and $1,325 over ...
Germany gives Greece names of 10,000 citizens suspected of dodging taxes
November 26th, 2015
Inventory includes accounts invested in Swiss banks worth €3.6bn as Alexis Tsipras pledges to tackle tax dodging to pull country out of economic meltdown Germany has handed Athens the names of more than 10,000 of its citizens suspected of ...
CS is first of post-2007 ventures to win China brokerage approval
November 26th, 2015
CS is first of post-2007 ventures to win approval China gradually loosens rules for foreign players Licence limited to Qianhai area (Recasts, adds context on China reforms) Credit Suisse Group AG said on Thursday its investment banking joint venture in ...
Asia stocks mostly climb on ECB easing prospects
November 26th, 2015
Asian markets were mostly higher on Thursday on the prospect of fresh European stimulus even as new data reinforced expectations for tighter U.S. monetary policy. The euro traded above the $1.06 handle, rebounding after hitting a seven-and-a-half month low of $1.0565 ...
Saxo Bank signed partnership with JSC Galt & Taggart
November 25th, 2015
Saxo Bank, the multi-asset trading and investment specialist, today presents its new white label partnership with JSC Galt & Taggart, a wholly owned investment banking subsidiary of Bank of Georgia Holdings PLC listed on the main market of the ...
10 Forex Concepts You Need to Understand
November 25th, 2015
The foreign exchange (forex, FX for short) is the world’s most liquid financial market, with a daily turnover of $5.3 trillion(1). Each day, governments, multinational corporations, banks, investors and traders exchange currencies on the open market to facilitate ...
