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Stocks, dollar extend slide as U.S., North Korea tensions intensify
August 11th, 2017
Asian equity markets extended a global slide on Friday as tensions ramped up between the United States and North Korea, sending investors fleeing to less risky assets such the yen, the Swiss franc and U.S. Treasuries. Wall Street closed ...
US Dollar Weakens While Commodities Rise in July
August 7th, 2017
The month of July was dominated by US dollar weakness, geopolitical tensions, the European revival and a strong commodity price rebound The month of July was dominated by five key themes; US dollar weakness, geopolitical tensions, the European revival, ...
Trader ordered to pay hundreds of thousands dollars in “spoofing” incidents
August 2nd, 2017
CFTC Orders New York Trader Simon Posen to Pay a $635,000 Civil Monetary Penalty and Permanently Bans Him from Trading in CFTC-Regulated Markets for Spoofing in the Gold, Silver, Copper, and Crude Oil Futures Markets Order Finds that Posen ...
Dollar extends modest bounce from 15-month lows
August 2nd, 2017
The dollar extended its modest bounce from 15-month lows on Wednesday, benefiting from a pause in selling of the battered currency as investors begin positioning for key events this week, notably Friday’s U.S. employment report. The dollar index against ...
Yen rose while Australian dollar fell; Key events coming this week
July 31st, 2017
Asian raw-material producers advanced after a surge in commodity prices bolstered optimism the global economy can gather momentum. Oil extended last week’s strongest rally this year. BHP Billiton Ltd., Rio Tinto Ltd. and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. ...
Dollar sank, euro added 0.2 percent and the Aussie extended gains; Early Forex review
July 27th, 2017
The dollar sank and Treasuries climbed after the Federal Reserve signaled that inflation remains persistently below its target even as the economy picks up steam. Asian stocks rose to the highest in almost a decade on optimism about corporate ...
“Time to Sell” Pound Sterling v Dollar and Euro say BofAML Exchange Rate Strategists
July 26th, 2017
It’s “time to sell GBP” says Athanasios Vamvakidis, a foreign exchange strategist with Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research in a note to clients released ahead of the new week. The call by Vamvakidis comes as momentum against ...
Yen advanced, Euro and Australian dollar rose
July 25th, 2017
Asian equities were mixed ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy decision and as investors sifted through earnings from companies including Alphabet Inc. Oil rose while the dollar resumed declines. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index fluctuated near a 10-year ...
Investigators found by accident a hacker claiming he pocketed millions of dollars in Bitcoins
July 24th, 2017
Pennsylvania police, hunting for stolen laptops, say they stumbled on $40 million bitcoin scam Law enforcement in Bucks County, Pa. likely didn’t think they were dealing with a dark Web criminal pro when Theodore Price’s name first popped on ...
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 ...
