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Swiss Trader to Pay $2.8 Million to Settle Insider Trading Charges
June 16th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that a Swiss trader has agreed to pay more than $2.8 million to settle charges that he traded on nonpublic information ahead of a Florida-based biometrics company’s acquisition by Apple Inc. A SEC investigation ...
Bank of Russia key rate
June 15th, 2015
On 15 June 2015, the Bank of Russia Board of Directors decided to reduce the key rate from 12.50 to 11.50 percent per annum, taking account of lower inflation risks and persistent risks of considerable economy cooling. Amid significant contraction in consumer demand and ruble appreciation in February-May 2015, consumer ...
Ericsson and VeriFone Mobile Money announce global partnership
June 15th, 2015
VeriFone Mobile Money Retail Enablement software suite integrated with Ericsson Wallet Platform to expand payment options, including in emerging markets Ericsson customers gain capability to offer contactless near field communication (NFC) and tap-and-pay services at retail locations Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) ...
Advanced Markets Teams with Fortex in Joint Venture
June 15th, 2015
FAM Clearing, LLC to Deliver Prime-of-Prime Service and End-to-End Trading Technologies to FX Market Lacking Access to Bank Prime Services Advanced Markets, a wholesale provider of liquidity, technology, and credit solutions to banks and brokers and Fortex, Inc., a leading ...
Currency Traders Stuck in Norway as Volatility Whipsaws Market
June 12th, 2015
Just because a currency is from a Group of 10 nation doesn’t mean it will be easy to sell when markets become volatile. Norway’s krone saw the biggest jump in anticipated price swings of any of its major peers ...
IEA releases Oil Market Report for June
June 12th, 2015
Lower non-OPEC output trims global supply, but production still steeply higher than last year Global oil supplies fell by 155 000 barrels per day (155 kb/d) in May to 96 million barrels per day (mb/d) on lower non-OPEC output, ...
Brussels talks halted as pressure on Greece mounts
June 12th, 2015
The International Monetary Fund has withdrawn its delegation from negotiations in Brussels aimed at breaking an impasse and unlocking crucial loans, citing significant differences with the Greek side following another round of talks between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, German ...
What drives the yield of government bonds?
June 12th, 2015
Due to the current weak economic circumstances that we are experiencing here in Cyprus (as well as other countries in Europe), we are constantly bombarded with various economic and financial terms from the media, most of them unknown to ...
Developing Countries Face Tough Transition in 2015 with Higher Borrowing Costs and Lower Prices for Oil & Other Commodities
June 11th, 2015
Developing countries face a series of tough challenges in 2015, including the looming prospect of higher borrowing costs as they adapt to a new era of low prices for oil and other key commodities, resulting in a fourth consecutive ...
RBS Stake Sale by U.K. Government to Begin in Coming Months
June 11th, 2015
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said he’ll start returning Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc to private ownership in the “coming months,” even though it may cause a loss for U.K. taxpayers. Shares will be sold to institutional ...
