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China to curb risks from abnormal cross-border capital flows: regulator
December 31st, 2015
China’s foreign exchange regulator said on Wednesday that it will improve its policy reserves and contingency plans to curb risks from abnormal cross-border capital flows. A fall of $150.3 billion in China‘s foreign debt in the third quarter showed ...
Global growth will be disappointing in 2016: IMF’s Lagarde
December 30th, 2015
Global economic growth will be disappointing next year and the outlook for the medium-term has also deteriorated, the head of the International Monetary Fund said in a guest article for German newspaper Handelsblatt published on Wednesday. IMF Managing Director ...
China Unveils Economic Blueprint for 2016
December 22nd, 2015
Chinese leaders approved an economic blueprint for next year that emphasizes tackling long-term problems and reflects a realization that debt and investment can no longer power the world’s second-largest economy. The plan, laid out at a closed-door conclave of ...
BT helps ADS Securities extend institutional trading operations into North America
December 22nd, 2015
BT today announced that it is making it easier for institutions with a presence in North America to access foreign exchange, metals and commodities markets via the OREX trading platform of leading financial services company, ADS Securities. Abu Dhabi-based ...
Thomson Reuters introduce FX Monitor in Eikon Messenger
December 21st, 2015
Move gives corporate treasurers greater control by simplifying access to financial services community alongside exclusive news and analysis from Thomson Reuters Keeping in touch with the rapidly changing and time-sensitive foreign exchange markets can pose significant challenges for corporate ...
Commodity losses
December 18th, 2015
Markets have been extraordinarily complacent about the bad debts building up in the financial system. In the wake of the Fed’s decision to raise interest rates this week, the effect on debt was barely mentioned in the subsequent analysis ...
ACPR and AMF France warn for unauthorised websites and entities proposing Forex investments
December 18th, 2015
The Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), the French financial regulators, have issued a warning to inform public and investors regarding websites and entities proposing Forex investments without being authorised to ...
BATS to expand FX offerings on Hotspot, mulls new fees
December 18th, 2015
BATS Global Markets is considering adding market data products and connectivity fees to its Hotspot FX foreign exchange trading platform to boost revenues, according to a regulatory filing. Hotspot, which institutional investors use to trade one currency against another ...
UAE set to benefit from further China investment in 2016
December 17th, 2015
An increasing number of Chinese companies are expected to invest in the UAE’s property and manufacturing sectors next year as the government encourages companies to look overseas for growth, officials said yesterday. Chinese companies are investing more abroad, allowing ...
UAE, China set up $10 bln joint strategic investment fund
December 15th, 2015
The United Arab Emirates and China have established a joint strategic investment fund worth $10 billion, the UAE’s state news agency reported, as China pursues its ambition to rebuild Silk Road trade routes. The agreement was clinched during a ...