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FCA launches call for input on the use of technology to achieve smarter regulatory reporting
February 21st, 2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that it is seeking views on how technology can make it easier for firms to meet their regulatory reporting requirements and improve the quality of the information they provide. The FCA regularly explores ...
The truth about trade
January 23rd, 2018
The one subject, which became a headline issue last year, and even divides experts is trade. It will become increasingly important in 2018 as the US develops her trade policy, particularly with respect to China, and as the ...
This is the currency that performs best at the start of a new year
January 3rd, 2018
If you are wondering which currency, other than the U.S. dollar, to hold at the start of a new year, past trades show you’ll be better off with euros. Using data analytics platform Kensho, CNBC looked at the average ...
A Market That is Finally Warming Up to Reverse Mortgages
October 24th, 2017
While the global pension crisis looms, the Brexit move may not have been a bad decision at all. The UK is seeing a greatly reduced pension deficit of £65 billion, which is a fair amount less than their American counterparts ...
Former Fed Chief Bernanke described bitcoin as a “mostly speculative venture”
October 17th, 2017
Bernanke Thinks Bitcoin Will Fail (But He Likes Blockchain) What does the former head of the Federal Reserve think of a digital currency that operates outside the control of central banks? The answer, unsurprisingly, is not much. “Bitcoin is ...
Gold – crossing the Rubicon
August 25th, 2017
Gold is challenging the $1300 level for the third time this year. If it breaks upwards out of this consolidation phase convincingly, it could be an important event, signalling a dollar that will continue to weaken. The factors ...
UK’s financial regulator warns for unauthorised and clone firms
August 16th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s financial regulator regulator for 56,000 financial services firms and financial markets in the UK and the prudential regulator for over 18,000 of those firms, has issued announcements to warn investors and public ...
The U.S. dollar weakened on Trump Jr. Emails; Yen, Korean won lead currency gains
July 12th, 2017
The U.S. dollar weakened against its G-10 peers and European equity futures rose as attention turned to central bank policy after markets were rattled by reports of Donald Trump Jr.’s contact with a Russian lawyer. U.S. equity futures were ...
Yen and British pound were flat, Gold little changed; Japan stocks climb
June 27th, 2017
Japan Stocks Climb on Yen Losses; Brazil ETF Rises Oil holds gains while trader triggers sharp drop in gold price Investors await Yellen remarks before further data this week Most Asian stocks advanced as a weaker yen spurred gains ...
Japan currency rises; Pound slips
May 23rd, 2017
Trump Concern, Manchester Blast Spur Risk-Off Tone Japan currency rises after latest report on Washington turmoil Pound slips after suspected terrorist attack at U.K. concert The yen rose with gold and U.S. equity-index futures fell as investors took a ...