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CFTC opens access to Indian Futures market for U.S. customers
May 18th, 2018
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an order to the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) as part of its longstanding program of regulatory deference to foreign regulatory frameworks. Through its Part 30 exemptive program the CFTC provides ...
Pound jumped, Euro and Yen rose; Stocks in Asia drifted
May 17th, 2018
Stocks in Asia drifted as Treasury yields climbed above 3.1 percent, raising concerns about the appetite for riskier assets. The pound rose on a report that Britain might have reached agreement on its approach toward European customs union. Positive ...
Individuals charged in international unlawful stock sales scheme
May 17th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged four individuals for their roles in a fraudulent scheme that generated nearly $34 million from unlawful stock sales and caused significant harm to retail investors. According to the SEC’s complaint, the defendants ...
Goldman Sachs to pay $54.75 Million for unsound conduct in its Forex business
May 16th, 2018
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued a statement early this month to inform that Goldman Sachs fined $54.75 Million for unsafe and unsound conduct in its Foreign Exchange trading business. Goldman Traders Improperly Shared Customer ...
The dollar index against a basket of six major currencies was down
May 14th, 2018
The dollar’s recent rally ran out of steam on Monday with U.S. yields sinking as investors wound back expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will launch a series of rapid rate hikes this year. The dollar index against a ...
Bitcoin sees Wall Street warm to trading virtual currency
May 10th, 2018
Some of the biggest names on Wall Street are warming up to Bitcoin, a virtual currency that for nearly a decade has been consigned to the unregulated fringes of the financial world. The parent company of the New York ...
The dollar hovered near a four-month high
May 8th, 2018
The dollar hovered near a four-month high on Tuesday, continuing to draw support from higher Treasury yields and upbeat prospects for the U.S. economy, leaving its major rivals such as the euro struggling and others including the Argentine peso ...
Brokers review: Asian stocks declined, Aussie advanced, Yen and Gold gained
May 4th, 2018
Asian stocks declined as investors assessed the implications of ongoing trade talks between the U.S. and China. The dollar extended a drop ahead of the monthly U.S. jobs report, while the Aussie advanced. Stocks in from Sydney to Hong ...
Heightened cybersecurity roles for in-house lawyers as breaches increase
May 4th, 2018
New cybersecurity report reveals that In-house lawyers anticipate bigger roles and budgets as breaches increase. A new cybersecurity report, incorporating data from 617 in-house lawyers at 412 companies in 33 countries, reveals that In-house lawyers anticipate their role in ...
Dollar slips from four-month high against a basket of currencies
May 3rd, 2018
The dollar traded below a four-month high against a basket of currencies on Thursday, with the focus shifting to economic data after the Federal Reserve did little to alter market expectations for further interest rate rises this year. On ...
