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China stock exchanges step up crackdown on short-selling
August 4th, 2015
China stepped up its crackdown on short-selling of shares on Tuesday, unveiling rules that make it harder for speculators to profit from hourly price changes, as some of the nation’s major brokerages suspended their short-selling businesses. China’s stock exchanges ...
Greek Financial Markets to Open as Talks With Creditors Continue
August 3rd, 2015
Greek financial markets reopen on Monday after a five-week suspension as talks continue with creditors on austerity measures and reforms required for a third bailout. Local traders will be able to buy stocks, bonds, derivatives and warrants under certain conditions, according ...
Greek Stock Market on Course to Reopen as ECB Gives Assent
July 29th, 2015
The reopening of the Athens stock market is one step closer. The European Central Bank on Tuesday approved proposals for trading rules to end the four-week closure, according to a spokeswoman for the Athens Stock Exchange. The timing of ...
Greece’s headache: how to lift the capital controls?
July 27th, 2015
It is just the headache Greece‘s government does not need right now: how can it loosen the capital controls that are shielding its banks, but strangling the rest of the economy? For the past month, Greece has been financially ...
Dollar flags vs euro and yen, commodities and Fed in focus
July 27th, 2015
Fed meeting eyed to shore up sagging dollar * Impact from lower commodities also remains in focus * Aussie struggles near 6-year lows while kiwi fares better (Adds details, quotes) The dollar flagged against the euro and yen ...
Euro Area Investment Fund Statistics May 2015
July 22nd, 2015
In May 2015, the amount outstanding of shares/units issued by euro area investment funds other than money market funds was €106 billion higher than in April 2015. This increase was due mainly to net issues of shares/units. The amount ...
IG Group to launch ETF portfolios in partnership with BlackRock
July 21st, 2015
IG Group clients to be offered a range of ETF-based investment portfolios constructed by IG Group using Model Portfolios from BlackRock Launch aimed for 2016 IG Group, the online trading platform, will offer IG clients a range of exchange ...
ESMA agrees to further renewal of short selling ban by Greek HCMC
July 21st, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued its official opinion agreeing to a further renewal, for a period of seven days, of the emergency short selling prohibition originally imposed by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) under ...
Greece: Investors are being warned of choppy waters ahead for markets in the coming days
July 13th, 2015
With eurogroup finance ministers talking tough and still no deal sealed with Greece by yesterday evening, investors are being warned of choppy waters ahead for markets in the coming days. Prime minister Alexis Tsipras was given three days to ...
Euro’s Drop Muted as Currency Builds Resistance to Greek Turmoil
July 13th, 2015
The euro seems to be building up some resistance to Greek turmoil, even as it opened weaker for a third straight Monday amid the latest debt impasse. Today’s drop at the start of Asian trading was smaller than its ...