Search Results for: European shares
Asia Stocks Mixed, Euro Falls on Draghi Comments: Markets Wrap
May 30th, 2017
China markets closed second day, Hong Kong shut for holiday Japan equities erase loss; yen gains while rand extends slide Asian equities were mixed in thin trading while the euro slipped with emerging currencies after Mario Draghi’s dovish message to ...
Stocks Climb in Korea, Japan; Dollar Reverses Loss: Markets Wrap
May 29th, 2017
U.K., U.S., China markets closed for holidays on Monday Dollar erases early loss amid Fed official’s rates comments Stocks in Asia were mixed amid low trading volume and the yen held to a narrow range as investors weighed the ...
ESMA clarifies traded on a trading venue under MIFID II
May 22nd, 2017
Legal basis ESMA’s competence to deliver an opinion to competent authorities is based on Article 29(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European ...
Oil climbed toward $51 a barrel
May 22nd, 2017
Crude rises after Saudi Arabia says agreement reached on cuts Pound drops after U.K. threatens to quit Brexit negotiations Oil advanced a fourth day in the build up to OPEC’s gathering in Vienna this week, as speculation grows that ...
Asian stocks post biggest rise in a month; dollar weak
May 22nd, 2017
Asian stocks posted their biggest daily rise in a month on Monday following modest gains in U.S. shares, though the greenback came under renewed pressure as Washington’s political turmoil undermines confidence in U.S. economic policy. MSCI’s broadest index of ...
Dow Falls 370 Points, Bonds Rally on Trump Turmoil
May 18th, 2017
Risk off sentiment grips markets with Washington on edge Volatility comes roaring back, as gold surges on haven demand The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 370 points, Treasuries rallied the most since July and volatility spiked higher ...
Business cycles are credit cycles
May 7th, 2017
This article gets to the heart of why central banks’ monetary policy will never succeed. The fundamental error is to regard economic cycles as originating in the private sector, when they are the consequence of fluctuations in credit. It ...
Asian Stocks Decline as Iron Ore Futures Tumble: Markets Wrap
May 4th, 2017
FOMC leaves rates unchanged, sees inflation near target Aussie dollar erases loss as Lowe speaks in Brisbane Australian and Chinese stocks fell further on Thursday after metals prices declined, while South Korean shares rallied and the dollar held gains ...
Year 2018 will come with significant changes in the rules for systematic internalisers, MiFID II and MiFIR
May 3rd, 2017
On 3 January 2018, significant changes in the rules for systematic internalisers will enter into force together with the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) and Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR). While the directly applicable ...
Unemployment rates in the EU regions ranged from 2.1% to 31.3%
May 2nd, 2017
More than 80% of the NUTS 2 regions of the European Union (EU) saw their unemployment rate fall in 2016 compared with 2015, and around 60% recorded a decrease of at least 0.5 percentage points. However, regional unemployment rates ...
