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Dollar dips, Nikkei slugged by Toshiba selloff
December 29th, 2016
Asian shares were subdued on Thursday after Wall Street suffered a mild setback after weeks of gains, while a pullback in U.S. yields prompted year-end profit taking in the dollar. Japan’s Nikkei shed 1.3 percent as the yen firmed ...
Italy to bailout Monte dei Paschi di Siena bank with €20bn rescue fund
December 22nd, 2016
A €20bn (£17bn) rescue fund for Italy’s banking sector has been approved by the country’s parliament, heralding a bailout of the world’s oldest bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS). The bank said late on Wednesday that it had ...
BGC Partners completes acquisition of Sunrise Brokers
December 21st, 2016
BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) (“BGC Partners,” “BGC,” or “the Company”) a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the businesses of Sunrise Brokers Group (“Sunrise Brokers”), ...
SEC Charges Three Individuals and Broker-Dealer With Violating Market Structure Rules
December 19th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled cease-and-desist proceedings against the CEO of a Utah-based broker-dealer and two registered persons associated with the firm for causing the firm’s violations of SEC market structure rules, and contested administrative and ...
Major Economic Warning Sign: The Euro Is Heading For Parity With The U.S. Dollar
December 19th, 2016
The collapse of the euro is accelerating, and it looks like we could be staring a major European financial crisis right in the face early in 2017. On Thursday, the EUR/USD fell all the way to $1.0366 at one ...
Fairfax Financial to Acquire Allied World for $4.9 Billion in Cash and Stock
December 19th, 2016
Cash and share offer with dividend for total value of $54.00 per Allied World share – $10.00 in cash and $44.00 in Fairfax Shares 18% premium to the last close per Allied World share Fairfax has the option to ...
Dollar Extends Loss Amid Drone Concern, Oil Rises for Second Day
December 19th, 2016
China seized U.S. drone in international waters in Asia Japan shares fall for first time in three days as yen gains The dollar retreated versus most major peers, as heightened geopolitical tensions over China’s seizure of a U.S. naval ...
Central Bank of Greece forecast a strengthening of growth for 2017
December 16th, 2016
Today, in accordance with its Statute, the Bank of Greece submitted its Interim Report on Monetary Policy 2016 to the Speaker of the Greek Parliament and the Cabinet. Progress with the implementation of the programme and with economic recovery ...
Dollar Climbs to Strongest Since 2003 on Fed Path; Bonds Drop
December 16th, 2016
‘It feels like going long dollar is free money, no one loses’ Asian index futures diverge as yen drives haven-asset retreat The dollar rallied to its strongest level since 2003 against the euro, while gold plunged as the prospect ...
What Dow 20,000 means for stock-market investors
December 15th, 2016
What’s in a number anyway? That may be the question stock-market investors pose as the Dow Jones Industrial Average inches closer to the psychological milestone of 20,000. The Dow DJIA, +0.25% sold off on Wednesday as the Federal Open ...
