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Investor sentiment in Germany rose sharply in December
December 17th, 2014
Investor sentiment in Germany rose sharply in December, spiking 23.4 points to 34.9 in December, according to an investor confidence index. It is the highest level since May 2014. The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW – Zentrum für ...
Russia’s central bank sent an order to MOEX to halt trading in certain instruments – Exchanges Snapshot
December 17th, 2014
International Securities Exchange halted trading on its ISE and ISE Gemini options exchanges due to connectivity issues, resulting in several U.S. options exchanges to declare “self-help” against them, Reuters reported. Intercontinental Exchange warned that EU lawmakers’ plans to open ...
Plunging Ruble Unsettles Russians, Poses Test for Putin
December 17th, 2014
As Russian President Vladimir Putin has ratcheted up the conflict with the West for most of the year, the economic fallout on ordinary Russians has been limited. Suddenly, though, the plunging ruble is reawakening fears of rising prices and ...
Euronext launches app for retail investors
December 16th, 2014
Downloadable from the Apple App Store, the new iOS app provides investors with access to market information, direct to their mobile devices, from Euronext’s cash markets and other equity exchanges. The app offers comprehensive information on the world’s leading ...
Chinese Official: Bitcoin Can ‘Co-exist’ with Fiat Currencies
December 16th, 2014
A former vice-governor of China’s central bank, Wu Xiaoling, has said that digital currencies like bitcoin “could co-exist with fiat currencies”. Wu, who is currently a member of National People’s Congress Standing Committee and a vice-chairperson of the Financial ...
DGCX Gold Futures climb 22 per cent in November
December 16th, 2014
November volumes on the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) grew 19 per cent from the same period last year, trading 981,925 contracts, valued at $28.5 billion. DGCX’s flagship contract, Gold Futures traded 46,066 contracts in November, recording a ...
An alternative oil investment that hinges on infrastructure needs
December 15th, 2014
The sharp decrease in oil prices over the past six months undoubtedly has pained advisers and investors interested in the energy sector. Oil prices dropped sharply last week, reaching five-year lows. For the first time since July 2009, the ...
BaFin release for global systemically important institutions
December 15th, 2014
When global systemically important credit institutions fail – i.e. banks that are too big, too complex or too interconnected with other market participants to be able to exit the market following insolvency without creating further problems – it can ...
Boss of hedge fund Weavering battles fraud charges in London court
December 15th, 2014
Magnus Peterson, battling fraud charges after his $600 million Weavering hedge fund collapsed during the financial crisis, told a court on Friday he could not remember which investors he had warned about his fund’s use of complex financial instruments. ...
Italian Taxpayers Suffer EUR44bn Due On December 16
December 15th, 2014
In what it called the “Year-End Tax Day” for Italian taxpayers, CGIA of Mestre, Italy’s association of sole traders and small businesses, noted that, on December 16, they will be required to pay EUR44bn (USD54.8bn) to the country’s tax ...
