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Singapore imposed millions penalty to foreign banks branches
December 5th, 2016
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that it has imposed financial penalties of S$5.2 million and S$2.4 million respectively on Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore Branch (SCB) and Coutts & Co Ltd, Singapore Branch (Coutts) for breaches of ...
CFTC approved rules for swap dealer and major swap participant minimum capital requirements
December 5th, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today unanimously approved proposed rules establishing swap dealer (SDs) and major swap participant (MSPs) minimum capital requirements. As required by the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the rules ...
Oil price rally likely short-lived as OPEC deal not enough to reduce glut
December 2nd, 2016
The oil price rally sparked by an OPEC-Russia deal to cut output is likely to be short-lived, say traders in Asia, because the agreement may only draw more supplies from storage tanks and more crude shipments from the United ...
What the OPEC Production Cut Will Really Mean for Oil Prices
December 1st, 2016
Crude oil prices–and the shares of U.S. oil and gas companies–surged over 8% Wednesday as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed to cut its output by some 1.2 million barrels a day to end a global glut. ...
Mastercard announces ‘Selfie’ Payment Technology is a Reality
December 1st, 2016
Mastercard Identity Check Mobile allows cardholders to authenticate online payment by scanning their fingerprint or by taking a selfie. Technology eliminates the need to remember passwords to confirm online payments, while improving the security in these transactions. The application ...
Oil prices surge, smash trading volume records as OPEC and Russia agree output cut
December 1st, 2016
Oil prices shot up 13 percent, smashing trading volume records, after OPEC and Russia cut a deal to reduce output to drain a global supply glut, but analysts warned they could remain modest by historical comparison as other producers ...
The dollar climbed 0.4 percent to 112.78 yen
November 30th, 2016
Output pact under threat as day of Vienna meeting dawns Greenback climbs with Treasuries premium at nine-year high Oil held below $46 a barrel ahead of a make-or-break OPEC meeting on stabilizing the crude market, while the dollar headed ...
Oil prices edge up ahead of OPEC meeting
November 30th, 2016
It’s all getting very nervy ahead of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries‘ (Opec) meeting later today. Members of the producer cartel will be trying to get the deal done on an output cut to clamp down on ...
CFTC Divisions Extend Time-Limited No-Action Relief from the Clearing and Trade Execution Requirements for Certain Affiliated Counterparties
November 29th, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Divisions of Clearing and Risk (DCR) and Market Oversight (DMO) today each extended previously-issued no-action relief from the clearing and trade execution requirements for certain inter-affiliate transactions. As described further below, DCR ...
Oil Retreats Below $47 Before OPEC Meeting as Metals Snap Rally
November 29th, 2016
Copper suffers in first loss for seven days; zinc, nickel down European stocks open lower with Italy focus; Asia shares mixed Oil retreated back below $47 as OPEC members failed to bridge their differences on production cuts, while a ...
