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Oil prices dip on economic concerns, demand worries
July 5th, 2016
Crude prices dipped in early trading on Tuesday, with Brent falling back below $50 per barrel as economic concerns took centre stage with many analysts saying oil demand will stall later this year. International benchmark Brent crude oil futures were trading ...
Moody’s downgrades outlook on 12 UK banks following UK vote to leave the EU
June 29th, 2016
Moody’s Investors Service has today changed the outlooks on the ratings of 12 UK banks and building societies. Simultaneously, the rating agency has changed the outlook on the UK banking system to negative from stable. The actions follow a ...
Cameron Heads to Last Supper in Brussels Amid Impasse in London
June 28th, 2016
Two-day EU summit to consider first steps after U.K. vote British influence in bloc has waned even before talks start U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron is set to face his fellow European Union leaders for the first time since ...
Iran’s Oil Comeback May Already Be Over
June 16th, 2016
Crude output may peak in 2016 at 3.6-3.8 million barrels a day Investors facing sanctions, political risk in entering country Iran easily beat expectations with its speed in boosting oil exports after the lifting of sanctions. Without an injection ...
FTSE 100 propelled higher by strong Asian lead
May 31st, 2016
U.K. stocks kicked off the holiday-shortened trading week slightly higher, with investors taking inspiration from Asia, where Chinese stocks surged by the most in almost three months. The FTSE 100 index UKX, -0.17% rose 0.2% to 6,283.68, setting it on track for ...
Top 50 most loved brands in Europe 2016
May 26th, 2016
Tech giant Apple is the UK and Europe’s most loved brand and dominates social conversation, according to a Brand Love List report launched today by enterprise social analytics company NetBase. Love, best, great, perfect and awesome were the top ...
GTX announced it has hired two senior sales executives for its registered swap dealer
May 24th, 2016
GTX, the institutional foreign exchange trading arm of GAIN Capital Holdings Inc., announced today it has hired two senior sales executives for its registered swap dealer, which provides agency execution services in spot, forwards, non-deliverable forwards, swaps, options in ...
Coinbase will start trading bitcoin rival ethereum on its cryptocurrency exchange
May 20th, 2016
Ethereum is having a moment. Coinbase, a bitcoin-only exchange, is planning to add support for ethereum, the company said today (May 19). Coinbase exchange users will be able to buy and sell ether, the virtual currency unit behind ethereum ...
Android Pay launches in the UK
May 19th, 2016
Google’s Android Pay has launched in the UK, enabling millions of Brits to make contactless instore and in-app payments with their handsets. Bank of Scotland, First Direct, Halifax, HSBC, Lloyds Bank, M&S Bank, MBNA and Nationwide Building Society are ...
Dollar stands tall as Fed minutes rekindle June rate hike bets
May 19th, 2016
The dollar stood tall and set a three-week high against the yen on Thursday, after the minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting rekindled expectations for a June interest rate hike. The dollar rose to 110.27 yen ...
