Search Results for: ELA
Bank of England’s forex boss broke rules 20 times
March 4th, 2015
The sacked Bank of England official who failed to tell bosses about the possibility of foreign exchange benchmark manipulation also failed to act properly a score of other times, Mark Carney said yesterday. Martin Mallett lost his job as chief currency ...
Statement by Dr. Raghuram G Rajan, Governor, on Monetary Policy
March 4th, 2015
It may be recalled that in its statement on monetary policy of January 15, 2015 the Reserve Bank reduced the policy repo rate by 25 basis points and indicated that ““Key to further easing are data that confirm continuing ...
Dollar clings near 11-year high ahead of U.S. data, ECB
March 4th, 2015
The dollar held firm near an 11-year high versus a basket of major currencies on Wednesday, as investors awaited U.S. economic data and a European Central Bank meeting later this week for fresh clues on policy direction. The dollar index edged ...
GFG Market Insight – Oil: Will It Go Lower Yet?
March 3rd, 2015
In brief: Crude oil’s various charts suggest that the effects of its recent crash have yet to play out fully and that crude oil may drop to between $30 and $35/barrel in the near/medium-term and perhaps much lower over ...
Citigroup announced an agreement
March 3rd, 2015
Citigroup today announced that: It has reached a definitive agreement to sell OneMain Financial Holdings, Inc. to Springleaf Holdings (NYSE: LEAF) for a purchase price of $4.25 billion. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of ...
Barclays posts ‘messy’ full-year loss as shares fall
March 3rd, 2015
U.K bank Barclays posted a loss in its statutory full-year earnings on Tuesday as it set aside more money for potential fines related to its foreign exchange operations. Adjusted pre-tax profit increased by 12 percent in 2014 to £5.5 ...
CySec announcement for Cyprus Investment Firms
March 3rd, 2015
CySec has issued a press release to inform CIFs that: CIFs may use market data to provide investment services, and/or provide market data to their clients, only if they are authorized to do so by the person who has ...
India’s failure to cut duty hurts gold prices
March 3rd, 2015
India’s decision to maintain an import duty on gold surprised investors, dealing a fresh blow to a metal that has been hit hard this year by a strengthening U.S. dollar and a series of policy shifts around the globe. ...
ECB meeting preview: What traders should expect from it
March 3rd, 2015
DESPITE a range of economic indicators suggesting that the Eurozone economy has finally begun to turn a corner, markets had an uncertain start to the week. Although the currency bloc’s unemployment rate slipped to 11.2 per cent in January ...
Greek government searches for funds amid fresh speculation about third bailout
March 3rd, 2015
The government on Monday scrambled to find ways to raise much-needed funding amid renewed speculation about a third bailout for Greece. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis met with his deputies and other officials to discuss ways of covering the country’s ...
