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Gold demand falls in Q2 2015
August 13th, 2015
Gold demand falls in Q2 2015 as reduced consumer appetite in Asia outweighs increased buying in some western markets The World Gold Council’s Gold Demand Trends report for Q2 2015 shows total demand was 915 tonnes (t), a fall of 12% ...
PBOC sharply cuts yuan against US dollar after weak data
August 11th, 2015
The People’s Bank of China allowed the yuan to depreciate almost 2 percent against the U.S. dollar to levels last seen three years ago, sending a shock through currency markets. In a statement, the Chinese central bank said that ...
The Saudi Oil Price War Is Backfiring
August 10th, 2015
Saudi Arabia has long enjoyed the status of being the top crude oil exporter in the world. With record production of 10.564 million barrels per day in June 2015, Saudi Arabia has been one of the major driving forces ...
HOTSPOT to offer free trading on new London-based Matching Engine
August 5th, 2015
Hotspot, a leading institutional foreign exchange (FX) market owned and operated by BATS Global Markets (BATS), today announced plans to incentivise customers by offering free trading for all transactions on its planned London-based matching engine to the end of 2015. BATS ...
Global Banks report their results
August 4th, 2015
Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, UBS AG, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. and HSBC issued reports to inform public regarding interim results HSBC Holdings plc HSBC Holdings plc 2015 Interim Results – highlights Financial performance Reported profit before tax ...
Deloitte named a leader in global business consulting based on capabilities and strategies
August 3rd, 2015
For the fifth consecutive year, IDC has named Deloitte Consulting member firm practices and advisory businesses globally as a leader in worldwide and regional consulting capabilities and business strategies. “Deloitte is perceived to be the best at challenging corporate ...
Standard Chartered, Societe Generale are among four banks added to Forex Lawsuit by investors
August 3rd, 2015
Standard Chartered Plc and Societe Generale SA are among four banks added to a suit by investors claiming banks manipulated the $5.3 trillion a day foreign-exchange market. The investors filed a revised complaint Friday in which they broadened their ...
BNP Is Considering Its Biggest Bank Revamp Since the Crisis
July 30th, 2015
BNP Paribas SA is considering a reorganization of its securities unit that may bring the deepest cost cuts since the financial crisis. France’s largest bank enlisted Oliver Wyman and Boston Consulting Group to work on the revamp, dubbed “CIB ...
Interdealer broker Tullett Prebon acquired MOAB Oil broker and announced Financial Results
July 29th, 2015
Tullett Prebon plc (the “Company”) announced that it has acquired MOAB Oil, Inc. (“MOAB”) a leading independent broker of physical and financial instruments in the energy markets. MOAB’s expertise includes physical gasoline, gasoline blending components, oil product swaps, ethanol, ...
Australian dollar hits fresh six-year low as Chinese factories continue to falter
July 24th, 2015
Chinese manufacturing was sluggish for the fifth month running, a new survey shows, while the strengthening greenback sends the Aussie below US73c The Australian dollar fell to a fresh six-year low and stocks across Asia dropped sharply after more ...
