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Asian shares rise, dollar nurses losses after jobs shock
June 6th, 2016
Asian shares rose on Monday and the dollar dragged itself off its lowest levels in nearly a month after U.S. nonfarm payrolls showed the slowest job growth in more than five years, quashing expectations for a near-term U.S. interest ...
Pound Tumbles, Volatility Jumps After Polls Show Brexit Momentum
June 6th, 2016
ITV poll shows Brexit ahead 45% to 41%; TNS has 43% to 41% One-month volatility at seven-year high before June 23 vote The pound slumped to a three-week low after polls showed more Britons favor exiting the European Union, reviving ...
Financial service firms spend $1.2 billion per year on consolidated market data feeds
June 3rd, 2016
The financial services industry spends more than $1.2 billion annually on consolidated market data feed products, according to a new report from Greenwich Associates. The new Greenwich Report, Revitalizing the Consolidated Real-Time Feed Business, presents the results of a ...
Asia Stocks Fall With Oil, Copper as Yuan Weakens; Aussie Jumps
June 1st, 2016
Crude oil sinks below $49 before OPEC meets Thursday Korean bonds rally as export slump weighs on the won Asian stocks retreated with commodities and the yuan weakened as Chinese manufacturing data pointed to lackluster growth in the world’s ...
Commodities Brokers Marex Spectron reports $22.7M Operating Profit for 2015
May 25th, 2016
Marex Spectron Group Ltd (‘Marex Spectron’), the global commodities broker, has posted a record Operating Profit of $23 million for the year ended 31 December 2015, up from $15 million in 2014. EBITDA increased to $31 million from $25 ...
The Eurozone is the greatest danger
May 23rd, 2016
World-wide, markets are horribly distorted, which spells danger not only to investors, but to businesses and their employees as well, because it is impossible to allocate capital efficiently in this financial environment. With markets everywhere disrupted by interventions from ...
BetaShares launches Australia’s first European and Japanese currency hedged ETFs
May 20th, 2016
BetaShares announced the launch of Australia’s first currency hedged European and Japanese equity ETFs on the ASX. BetaShares WisdomTree Europe ETF – Currency Hedged (ASX: HEUR) and BetaShares WisdomTree Japan ETF – Currency Hedged (ASX: HJPN) provide access to ...
Europe Shares Rise With Banks as Investors Speculate on Fed Hike
May 19th, 2016
Fed presidents said that at least two hikes may be warranted Burberry retreats after reporting drop in annual earnings Banks propelled a rebound in European stocks, while investors weighed the possibility of the Federal Reserve increasing interest rates sooner ...
Moscow Exchange Announces Results for the First Quarter 2016
May 17th, 2016
Moscow Exchange (MOEX) today announces its financial results under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the first quarter (1Q) 2016. The quarter saw a significant increase in fee and commission income from the Money Market, FX Market and Derivatives ...
Tullett Prebon today announces the preliminary results of IGBB for the year ended 31 March 2016
May 16th, 2016
Further to the announcement released on 11 November 2015 regarding the proposed acquisition by Tullett Prebon of the global hybrid voice broking and information business of ICAP plc (“ICAP”) including ICAP’s associated technology and broking platforms (including iSwap and ...
