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Alpari’s Trading Turnover in December Exceeded $92 Billion
January 18th, 2016
Alpari has issued a press release to announce that the trading turnover for December 2015 exceeded $92 billion. Alpari’s December trading turnover saw a MoM rise of 6% to $92.1 billion. This is the best indicator seen for the second ...
Oil slides to lowest since 2003 as Iran sanctions lifted
January 18th, 2016
Oil prices hit their lowest since 2003 on Monday, as the market braced for a jump in Iranian exports after the lifting of sanctions against the country over the weekend. The U.N. nuclear watchdog on Saturday said Tehran had ...
Banks Still Closing Accounts Over Bitcoin Activity
January 11th, 2016
Finding a bank that makes it easy to buy and sell bitcoin continues to be a challenge. The problem doesn’t come as a surprise to CCN readers, given that some major banks have questioned the need for bitcoin. (Some ...
Oil prices move up from 12 year lows as China shares rise
January 8th, 2016
Oil prices rose modestly on Friday, still within reach of 11 and a half-year lows, boosted by a recovery in Chinese shares, but persistent global oversupply and a bleak demand outlook capped gains. Beijing deactivated a circuit breaker mechanism ...
PBOC:The Central Parity of RMB against US Dollar Became More Market-based in 2015
January 8th, 2016
Guest Commentator of CFETS The PBC improved the quotation mechanism of the central parity of RMB against US dollar on August 11, 2015, for the purpose of having a more market-based central parity to serve as the benchmark for ...
China to be Iran’s top partner in 2016
January 7th, 2016
The expected removal of the nuclear deal opens up new opportunities for Iran. Though the sanctions haven’t lifted yet, many countries and their respective companies have lined up to gain more advantage from the renewal or restoration of economic ...
Oil surges on Saudi Arabia, Iran tensions
January 4th, 2016
Oil prices surged during the start of 2016 trading as relations between top crude producers Saudi Arabia and Iran deteriorated, raising concerns about potential supply disruptions, though weak Asian manufacturing data kept a lid on bullish expectations. Saudi Arabia, ...
Analysts see 2016 oil price rise, while traders bet on fall
December 31st, 2015
A year ago, after oil prices had halved in six months, analysts were forecasting a price recovery in 2015 while many traders were busy shorting the market. As it turned out, the traders were correct and oil prices fell ...
Pound Outlook Darkens on Brexit Referendum With BOE Stuck on Launchpad
December 30th, 2015
Sterling will fall to $1.41 by September 2016, SocGen says Fragile global economy, ‘Brexit’ may keep BOE from liftoff The odds are stacking up against the pound for 2016. With growth slowing and the potential for a referendum on ...
The Recession And Bear Market Of 2016, In Two Charts
December 23rd, 2015
Good friend Michael Pollaro just sent a couple of charts that show the US economy heading for a brick wall. The first illustrates what happens when business sales (the green line) turn negative. In the previous two boom/bust cycles, ...
