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Markets retreated while oil rebounded
January 15th, 2015
US stock market ended the session lower for the fourth consecutive day as a weaker than expected December retail sales report released before the start of trading sparked investor concern over the pace of US economic growth. As retail ...
SEC Adopts Rules to Increase Transparency in Security-Based Swap Market
January 15th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted two new sets of rules that will require security-based swap data repositories (SDRs) to register with the SEC and prescribe reporting and public dissemination requirements for security-based swap transaction data. The SEC ...
Asia shares rise after commodities rebound, dollar regains ground
January 15th, 2015
Spreadbetters see higher open for European bourses RBI surprises with rate cut, Indian stocks rally Mood over risk assets still subdued after weak U.S. data Dollar gains some respite as U.S. yields inch up after plunge Asian stocks mostly ...
Is the ECB allowed to buy sovereign bonds?
January 13th, 2015
The European Court of Justice is looking into whether the ECB’s plan to buy sovereign bonds is really within its mandate. Experts expect the central bank to start its program soon, in a bid to head off deflation. “The ...
SEC Charges Direct Edge Exchanges With Failing to Properly Describe Order Types
January 13th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that two exchanges formerly owned by Direct Edge Holdings and since acquired by BATS Global Markets have agreed to pay a $14 million penalty to settle charges that their rules failed to ...
Russia’s credit rating likely to be downgraded to junk
January 12th, 2015
Standard & Poor’s is going to revise Russia’s sovereign credit rating with a “negative” outlook. The agency made the decision to revise Russia’s credit in late 2014. According to the agency, the flexibility of Russia’s monetary policy has been declining steadily. ...
SEC eyes transfer agents in new front against U.S. stock fraudsters
January 12th, 2015
In their battle to root out microcap stock fraudsters, U.S. securities regulators are turning their attention to the obscure world of transfer agents, who are sometimes in a position to prevent scams, or help to enable them. Transfer agents ...
Dollar Slips on Wages as Oil Drops; Chinese Stocks Drop
January 12th, 2015
The dollar fell for a second day after an unexpected drop in U.S. wages clouded the outlook for interest rates, and crude oil resumed declines. Billionaire Li Ka-shing’s Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. surged in Hong Kong after a reorganization, while ...
Swiss National Bank expects annual profit of CHF 38 billion
January 9th, 2015
Large annual profit allows for supplementary distribution According to provisional calculations, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) will report a profit in the order of CHF 38 billion for the 2014 financial year. The profit on foreign currencypositions amounted to ...
GFG Weekly Market Insight – 5 Themes For 2015 (week 05 Jan 2015)
January 9th, 2015
5 Themes for 2015 A look back at 2014 may shed some light on what could be ahead for 2015 with multi-asset class trading dynamics suggesting that a slow-motion repricing of risk and/or flight to liquidity may be underway. Possible ...
