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Japan Stocks Surge as BOJ Stimulus Tweaks Weaken Yen; Oil Jumps
September 21st, 2016
Dollar gains versus most peers ahead of Fed policy decision European, U.S. equity index futures advance; nickel falls Japanese stocks rallied, leading gains in Asia, as tweaks to the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy weakened the yen and lifted ...
The European Court of Justice decides to say “no” to Cypriot claims of bail in
September 20th, 2016
The European Court of Justice has issued a press release to make public its decision that confirms the dismissal of the actions for annulment and dismisses on the merits the actions for compensation concerning the restructuring of the Cypriot banking sector. ...
The Bank For International Settlements Warns That A Major Debt Meltdown In China Is Imminent
September 20th, 2016
The pinnacle of the global financial system is warning that conditions are right for a “full-blown banking crisis” in China. Since the last financial crisis, there has been a credit boom in China that is really unprecedented in world ...
SWIFT announces new security tool to strengthen customer fraud controls
September 20th, 2016
Anti-fraud reports introduced under SWIFT’s Customer Security Programme Supports banks by helping detect unusual payment flows quickly and easily Improves possibility of cancelling fraudulent transfers SWIFT announces the introduction of Daily Validation Reports, a new tool designed to supplement ...
CFTC Orders JSC VTB Bank and VTB Capital PLC Jointly to Pay a $5 Million Civil Monetary Penalty
September 20th, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against banking institutions JSC VTB Bank (VTB), headquartered in St. Petersburg, Russia, and VTB Capital PLC (VTB Capital) for executing fictitious and noncompetitive block trades in Russian ...
Goldman Sachs Files Blockchain Patent for Foreign Exchange Trading
September 19th, 2016
Goldman Sachs has submitted a patent application focusing on how blockchain could cut out the middle man with transaction costs, claiming that the technology could change the current process. The patent, “Systems and Methods for Updating a Distributed Ledger-Based ...
Bank of England to develop the next generation of Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) for payments
September 19th, 2016
The Bank of England is consulting on the next generation of its Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) service. RTGS is not a household name. But it lies at the heart of safeguarding the Bank’s mission for monetary and financial stability, ...
Oil prices rise on trouble at Libya’s oil ports
September 19th, 2016
Crude-oil prices recovered losses in early Asian trade on news that military conflicts in Libya had affected its oil exports over the weekend. The Petroleum Facilities Guards, a militia that until this month had controlled Libya’s oil ports for ...
FXPA Welcomes HC Technologies as Supporting Member
September 16th, 2016
The Foreign Exchange Professionals Association (FXPA) announced the addition of HC Technologies as the newest Supporting Member of the FX trade group, bringing the total number of institutional members of FXPA to 24. “HC Technologies is pleased to support ...
Fintech Firm Ripple raises $55 Million In funding
September 16th, 2016
Ripple set out to solve a global problem, with far-reaching implications and significant obstacles. Where others struggle to find a use case and a market, Ripple has turned customers into investors, and capital into commercial deployments of our solutions. ...
