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French Regulator proposes ways to reform the functioning of ESMA
June 26th, 2017
Financing, governance, direct powers: in its response to the European Commission’s public consultation on the review of European supervisory authorities, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers has drawn up proposals to strengthen ESMA for the benefit of convergence of supervision ...
Wheat futures renew rally, amid fresh worries over EU, US dryness
June 20th, 2017
Spring wheat futures soared to a fresh two-year high, with prices strong in other wheat markets too, after US officials surprised investors by again cutting the condition rating on the country’s spring wheat crop, despite much-needed rains. Minneapolis-traded hard ...
Brexit, Germany and Asia
June 16th, 2017
Britain’s general election went horribly wrong, with the Conservatives forced into a putative coalition with the Democratic Ulster Party. Theresa May’s failure to secure a clear majority has provoked indignation, bitterness, and widespread pessimism. The purpose of this article ...
Early Forex review: Dollar strengthens; Japan currency holds losses
June 16th, 2017
Asia Stocks Mixed as Weaker Yen Lifts Japan Shares Dollar strengthens as data supports Fed’s views on economy Japan currency holds losses after BOJ leaves policy unchanged Asian stocks were mixed, with shares in Japan advancing as the yen ...
Traders review: Yen little changed, Aussie jumped, New Zealand dollar fell
June 15th, 2017
Asian stocks retreated as banks slumped and oil touched the lowest level since November. Bonds rallied amid lingering inflation concerns even after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen suggested weak readings won’t persist. The yen was little changed at 109.60 ...
Volkswagen faces biggest legal action; A Pan-European lawsuit seeks billions refunds
June 14th, 2017
Around 220,000 car drivers in the Netherlands, England and Wales joined forces on Tuesday in what could become a pan-European lawsuit against German carmaker Volkswagen seeking compensation over its “dieselgate” emissions scandal. UK law firm Harcus Sinclair and Dutch Foundation ...
CMC Markets released Final results for the year ended 31 March 2017; Reduction in profit before tax
June 8th, 2017
CMC Markets plc (“CMC”), a provider of online and mobile trading platform enabling clients to trade over 10,000 financial instruments, has issued today a press release to publish its final results for the year ended 31 March 2017. According ...
International law firms advised in a 12.2bn sale of a pan-European logistics company
June 6th, 2017
The international law firms Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Clifford Chance (CC) have advised Blackstone and China Investment Corporation (CIC) respectively, as Blackstone announced the $12.2bn sale of its pan-European logistics company Logicor to CIC. Simpson Thacher advised real estate ...
Euro to Pound: Analysts of global financial firm eye breaking of £0.90
June 1st, 2017
EUR / GBP Outlook: Morgan Stanley Eye Breaking of £0.90 Expect the Euro to make further gains against the British Pound say analysts at one of the world’s largest investment banks. “We are buyers of most EUR crosses, helped ...
Asia Stocks Mixed, Euro Falls on Draghi Comments: Markets Wrap
May 30th, 2017
China markets closed second day, Hong Kong shut for holiday Japan equities erase loss; yen gains while rand extends slide Asian equities were mixed in thin trading while the euro slipped with emerging currencies after Mario Draghi’s dovish message to ...
