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FINMA sanctions foreign exchange manipulation at UBS
November 12th, 2014
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has concluded enforcement proceedings against UBS AG (UBS) regarding foreign exchange trading conducted in Switzerland. FINMA found that over an extended period of time the bank’s employees in Zurich at least attempted ...
FCA fines five banks £1.1 billion for FX failings
November 12th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has imposed fines totalling £1,114,918,000 ($1.7 billion) on five banks for failing to control business practices in their G10 spot foreign exchange (FX) trading operations: Citibank N.A. £225,575,000 ($358 million), HSBC Bank Plc £216,363,000 ...
JPMorgan says improved systems and controls after FX rigging probe
November 12th, 2014
Wall Street bank JPMorgan, fined $662 million by UK and US regulators for failings in foreign exchange, said on Wednesday that it had made significant improvements to systems and controls. The bank called trader conduct described in its settlements ...
Regulators fine global banks $3.4 billion in forex probe
November 12th, 2014
Global regulators imposed penalties totaling $3.4 billion on five major banks, including UBS (UBSN.VX), HSBC (HSBA.L) and Citigroup (C.N) on Wednesday for failing to stop their traders from trying to manipulate foreign exchange markets. Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L) and JP ...
Wednesday November 12: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Indices
November 12th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for November 12, 2014 S&P 500 The S&P 500 edged slightly higher with very little intraday action. Market appears to be taking a break from the recent strong up move. Some pull back and consolidation ...
Wednesday November 12: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Commodities
November 12th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for November 12, 2014 Gold tried to rally on Tuesday after finding support at the $1145 area. Gold is looking to build a base in this area as it tries to bounce higher. Resistance above ...
Wednesday November 12: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Currency pairs
November 12th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for November 12, 2014 EUR/USD edged higher on the day hitting resistance at the 1.25 handle. Pair looking to bounce above this key resistance level. A close above extends to the 1.2540-70 area. Consolidation and ...
Tuesday November 11: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Indices
November 11th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for November 11, 2014 S&P 500 The S&P 500 rallied to an all-time high on Monday and making new highs in three of the last five sessions. This action suggests the index has only higher ...
Tuesday November 11: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Commodities
November 11th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for November 11, 2014 Gold sold off on Monday after opening slightly lower from the previous close. Gold is currently supported in the $1140-50 area and is likely to continue testing for support here. A ...
Tuesday November 11: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Currency pairs
November 11th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for November 11, 2014 EUR/USD declined on Monday after rallying and finding resistance at the 1.25 handle. Pair is likely to gyrate at these levels as it looks for further direction. Support below at 1.2360. ...
