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Thomson Reuters Enhances Liquidity Access for FX Market Participants with New Regional Data Centers
April 20th, 2016
Additional data centers in New York, London and Tokyo provide improved pricing, market access and workflow for FX market participants across the globe Recognizing the need for FX traders to have efficient access to the best pricing capabilities and ...
Asian Stock Rally Sputters as Crude Retreats; China Shares Slump
April 20th, 2016
Aussie, Kiwi fall from the strongest levels since June Oil slips to about $40 as Kuwait strike ends; silver gains A rally in Asian stocks stumbled as oil fell back to around $40 a barrel and Chinese equities slumped ...
Asian Stocks Advance as Oil Holds Near $40; Aussie, Kiwi Climb
April 19th, 2016
Korean won climbs to five-month high as gold declines Japan’s Topix jumps by most in a month as yen weakens Asian equities jumped by the most in a month as crude oil stayed within sight of $40 a barrel, ...
Fintech regulation has been a key agenda item at recent meetings of peak financial regulators
April 11th, 2016
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is talking to the Monetary Authority of Singapore about an agreement to ensure that regulation does not hinder the progress of fintech start-ups looking to operate across the countries’ borders. Fintech regulation has been a key ...
LCH.Clearnet licenced to clear interest rate derivatives in Japan
April 11th, 2016
Japanese Financial Services Agency approves LCH.Clearnet Ltd to clear non-Yen OTC interest rate derivatives for Japanese banks Demonstrates LCH.Clearnet’s long-term commitment to Japan and the wider Asia-Pacific region First foreign financial markets infrastructure provider to be licensed locally in ...
Shinzo Abe Says Countries Must Avoid Competitive Currency Devaluations
April 6th, 2016
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said countries should avoid competitively devaluing their currencies, speaking after the dollar fell to its lowest level against the yen in nearly a year and a half. The yen’s rise against the dollar has accelerated in the first months ...
Aussie Gains, Reversing Declines, as RBA Currency Rhetoric Muted
April 5th, 2016
Currency jumped 13% from low set in January to March 31 high Stevens said last month Aussie may be getting ahead of itself Australia’s dollar gained, reversing earlier declines, after Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens held interest rates at ...
Economic Takeaways From Japan’s Retail Sales, Spending Data
March 29th, 2016
What you need to know about Tuesday’s data released in Japan: The numbers for February paint a mixed-to-negative picture of the Japanese economy, maintaining pressure on Shinzo Abe’s government and the central bank to consider more fiscal and monetary ...
Yangon Stock Exchange began stock trading
March 28th, 2016
Yangon Stock Exchange (hereinafter “YSX”), Myanmar’s first-ever stock exchange, began stock trading today with its first listing, the First Myanmar Investment Co., Ltd., whose core business is real estate in Myanmar. YSX was established by Japan Exchange Group, Inc. ...
Mizuho to face U.S. lawsuit over Mt Gox bitcoin losses
March 16th, 2016
A U.S. lawsuit accusing Japan’s Mizuho Bank of concealing problems at the now-bankrupt Tokyo-based Mt Gox bitcoin exchange can move forward, a federal judge in Chicago has ruled. U.S. District Judge Gary Feinerman rejected on Monday the bank’s argument ...
