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Dark pool scrutiny no slam dunk for traditional exchanges
July 14th, 2014
The regulatory noose is tightening around dark pools, private share-trading venues that promise anonymity for specialist investors, offering a chance for rival exchanges in the United States and Europe to take back market share. But traditional stock-exchange operators such ...
ayondo Opens Office in Singapore
July 11th, 2014
The ayondo group announced that it has opened an office in Singapore, the ayondo Asia PTE Ltd, following its strategist expansion worldwide. The holding company, which operated as an investment group under the name Next Generation Finance until April ...
Netagio Launches Exchange for Gold, Sterling and Bitcoin Traders
July 11th, 2014
Bitcoin storage firm Netagio has today launched an exchange that allows users to trade bitcoin, pounds sterling and gold. The exchange offers users three order-books, allowing trades between bitcoin and gold, bitcoin and sterling, and gold and sterling. “ ...
Global stock markets hit by Portuguese bank concerns
July 11th, 2014
Stock markets in Europe and the US have fallen over concerns about the health of one of Portugal’s biggest banks. Shares in Banco Espirito Santo were suspended after falling 17% following concerns about accounting irregularities at its parent group. ...
Stock futures fall sharply on Portuguese, Italian woes
July 10th, 2014
U.S. stock index futures fell sharply on Thursday as European shares tumbled on growth concerns after weak data out of Italy and concern over the health of Portugal’s top listed bank. With U.S. stocks trading near record highs, the ...
MAS welcomes cross-border yuan initiative for Tianjin Eco-city
July 10th, 2014
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has welcomed the move by China’s central bank to allow companies and individuals in Tianjin Eco-city to conduct cross-border yuan transactions with Singapore. The directive issued by the People’s Bank of China (PBC) ...
China Said to Probe Alleged Bank of China Money Laundering
July 10th, 2014
China’s central bank and currency regulator are investigating a state media report that alleged Bank of China Ltd. broke rules on transferring money overseas, two government officials familiar with the matter said. The probe focuses on whether Bank of ...
Russian central bank, finance ministry agree on banking rules for state firms
July 10th, 2014
Russian state companies, the backbone of the economy, can only have accounts at banks with capital of no less than 10 billion rubles ($296 million) or at those with ties to the government, a senior finance ministry official said ...
Asian stocks Mixed after China Trade Data
July 10th, 2014
Asian stocks outside Japan rebounded as China’s trade expanded, while the U.S. oil benchmark-contract slipped toward a record losing streak. European index futures were flat and gold was near a 3 1/2-month high. The MSCI Asia Pacific excluding Japan ...
Technical Analysis Gold – Returns to Short Term Resistance Around $1330
July 10th, 2014
Technical Analysis Gold for Thursday, July 10, 2014 In recent hours gold has made another attempt to push higher back up toward the resistance area around $1330 before easing off slightly. After pushing higher to a three month high ...
