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Staff of a Forex trading firm continue to be held hostage in alleged extortion attempt
July 25th, 2017
USGFX: Australian currency trader staff in Shanghai held hostage in alleged extortion attempt Three Chinese and Taiwanese staff members from an Australian foreign exchange trading firm continue to be held against their will in a Shanghai office, in an ...
Notable moves in markets and some key events coming up this week
July 24th, 2017
Stocks Mixed Before Earnings, Fed; Yen Pares Gains Stocks in Asia were mixed at the start of a week packed with earnings results and a Federal Reserve interest-rate decision. Oil remained below $46 a barrel before an OPEC meeting, ...
Dollar returned to its lowest in almost a year; Aussie Falls
July 21st, 2017
Stocks in Asia pared a back-to-back weekly advance while the dollar returned to its lowest in almost a year as investors assess an investigation into the U.S. president that may stall his economic agenda. The Australian dollar plunged the ...
The main moves in markets: Dollar remains at the weakest level; Global bonds climb
July 19th, 2017
Global bonds climb as U.S. equities eke out fresh record highs Dollar remains at the weakest level in nearly a year Asian stocks advanced and futures pointed to higher starts to U.K. and U.S. equity trading as Treasuries steadied ...
ASIC takes action to wind up land banking scheme and its operator
July 17th, 2017
ASIC has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia to wind up a land banking scheme known as the VKK Investments Unit Trust (VKK scheme), as well as the trustee and operator of the scheme, Gem Management Group ...
Asia shares rise; the Dow and S&P 500 hit record highs
July 17th, 2017
Asia shares rise on strong China GDP, accommodative Fed view Asian stocks set a fresh two-year high on Monday, boosted by stronger-than-expected economic growth in China and bets that lacklustre U.S. data will keep the Federal Reserve cautious about ...
Here is a list of world’s safest currencies
July 14th, 2017
When it comes to havens among currencies, the yen is the safest of them all, according to a correlation analysis by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. economists. Goldman Analysis Has Yen Topping Swiss Franc as Safest of Havens Japan’s currency ...
The U.S. dollar weakened on Trump Jr. Emails; Yen, Korean won lead currency gains
July 12th, 2017
The U.S. dollar weakened against its G-10 peers and European equity futures rose as attention turned to central bank policy after markets were rattled by reports of Donald Trump Jr.’s contact with a Russian lawyer. U.S. equity futures were ...
iSignthis announced partnership agreement with Worldline
July 12th, 2017
iSignthis is pleased to announce that we have entered into an agreement with Europe’s leading payment and transactional payment service provider, Worldline . The agreement will allow iSignthis eMoney Ltd (“ISXPay”), a subsidiary of iSignthis Ltd, to ...
The pound, euro, Canadian dollar, yen and kiwi were all down; Investors Review
July 11th, 2017
Stocks in Asia edged higher as investors awaited a potential new catalyst for further moves — the U.S. earnings season. Japanese and South Korean markets rose with volumes nearly a third below average, while Australia’s benchmark gave up earlier ...