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Oil Speculators Most Bullish in Two Months as OPEC Calls for $80
September 21st, 2015
U.S. crude output seen falling the most since 1989 next year Almost 15,000 short oil bets closed out before Fed decision Hedge funds slashed their bets on falling oil prices, leaving them the most bullish in two months ...
Big Banks Agree to Settle Swaps Lawsuit
September 14th, 2015
Dozen banks, Markit and International Swaps and Derivatives Association to pay combined $1.87 billion Wall Street’s biggest banks have agreed to a tentative settlement over allegations that they conspired to rig the market for credit derivatives. Twelve banks and ...
Looming FOMC meeting keeps Asian stocks on edge
September 11th, 2015
Asian stocks see-sawed on the final trading day of the week, as investors eyed increased uncertainty heading into the Federal Reserve‘s crucial meeting on interest rates next week. The Fed is widely expected to raise its near-zero interest rate as ...
What Is The Difference Between Bitcoin, FOREX & Gold? ‘A Tripod Theory’
September 10th, 2015
As Bitcoin and it’s counterparties known as “altcoins” enter the mainstream many investors are seeking information on the mechanics of trading these revolutionary peer-to-peer niche oriented decentralized global cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin, forex and gold have many similar yet distinct differences that make each a unique and viableinvestment vehicle. Bitcoin is a ...
CFTC Orders FXCM to Pay More Than $843,000
September 9th, 2015
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a press release to inform on its decision to order Forex Capital Markets, LLC to pay more than $843,000 for Supervision and Record-Production Violations and for Violating a Previous Commission Order. ...
Bye Bye Brazil
September 7th, 2015
For about a decade there, Brazil was the Latin American country that got it right. Under a socialist but apparently reasonable government they kept their budgets under control, managed the population shift from farm to city, and developed some ...
Draghi Unveils Revamped QE Program as ECB Downgrades Outlook
September 4th, 2015
ECB president says risks to growth remain on the downside Says inflation rate may turn negative in the coming months Mario Draghi unveiled a revamp of quantitative easing and signaled officials might expand stimulus if the rout in financial markets ...
IMF Note on Global Prospects and Policy Challenges
September 3rd, 2015
The Following executive summary is from a note by the Staff of the IMF prepared for the September 4-5, 2015 G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Ankara, Turkey. Global growth remains moderate, reflecting a further slowdown ...
Statement by Glenn Stevens, Governor of RBA: Monetary Policy Decision
September 1st, 2015
At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 2.0 per cent. The global economy is expanding at a moderate pace, with some further softening in conditions in China and east Asia of late, ...
U.S. Currency Probe Expands to Russia, Brazil Trades
September 1st, 2015
U.S. prosecutors have expanded their probe of currency-market manipulation by some of the world’s largest banks to include the Russian ruble and Brazilian real, according to two people familiar with the matter. The Justice Department is using cooperation agreements ...
