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Global shares resilient as investors pin hopes on Fed; Apple outperforms
January 28th, 2015
Asian stocks showed some resilience on Wednesday as investors speculated whether the Federal Reserve could take a dovish turn in its post-meeting statement later in the session, amid signs a stronger dollar was hurting U.S. corporate profits. Apple Inc (AAPL.O) also ...
Why Korea’s Central Bank Thinks It Won’t Catch Japan’s Deflation
January 28th, 2015
Households surveyed by the Korean central bank expect consumer price gains of 2.6 percent in the next 12 months. Deflation in South Korea is a looming threat, according to economists at Nomura Holdings Inc. and Samsung Securities Co., who ...
Dion’s FATCA TRAC goes global
January 27th, 2015
After signing its 13th FATCA deal, Dion Global Solutions (Dion), can now boast total global coverage, with sales to international banks across 4 continents and supporting FATCA compliance in 80 jurisdictions. FATCA TRAC now serves clients across all the ...
Foreign Law Firms Face Pressure in China
January 27th, 2015
For Western law firms doing business in Asia, last week represented the best of times and the worst of times. On one end of the spectrum: New York law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, which said ...
Iron ore price tumbles to fresh 5.5-year low
January 27th, 2015
Iron ore has tumbled to a fresh five-and-a-half-year low as a sharp decline in steel prices and softening demand from China, the world’s largest consumer, weigh on prices of the steelmaking material. The price of ore with 62 per ...
Swissquote and Manchester United announce global partnership
January 27th, 2015
Swissquote Bank is the official forex & online financial trading partner of Manchester United Manchester United has announced a multi-year global sponsorship deal with Geneva-based online forex trading company Swissquote. Neither party gave details on the value for the ...
Exchange Traded Fund Assets under management to exceed $5 trillion by 2020
January 26th, 2015
Professionally managed financial investments globally are predicted to grow at 6% per annum to reach $100 trillion by 2020, according to a new report by PwC. Exchange traded funds (ETFs) will pay a prominent role in this growth, as ...
Dukascopy: Interest in acquisition of a Japanese licensed broker – Alpari
January 26th, 2015
As it was stated on 19.01.2015, Dukascopy is evaluating the possibility of purchasing the business of its damaged competitors to boost a growth. In particular, Dukascopy has initiated negotiations with the administrator of bankrupted Alpari (UK) in order to ...
Syriza win in Greece set to put markets on edge
January 26th, 2015
In a week where the focus would ordinarily have been on the latest FOMC meeting as well as US and UK GDP numbers, its events in Europe that are at the epicentre of the markets focus once again, and ...
Oil falls after Greek election sends euro tumbling
January 26th, 2015
Oil slid in early Asian trade on Monday, with U.S.crude falling close to a six-year low, after Greece’s election results heightened uncertainty in the euro zone and depressed the bloc’s currency against the dollar. Greece’s left-wing Syriza appeared on course to trounce the ...
