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Riksbank cuts repo rate to −0.25 per cent and buys government bonds for SEK 30 billion
March 18th, 2015
There are signs that inflation has bottomed out and is beginning to rise, but the recent appreciation of the krona risks breaking this trend. The Executive Board of the Riksbank has decided to make monetary policy even more expansionary ...
Asia stocks jump as Fed rate hike expectations shift again
March 17th, 2015
Asian stocks markets jumped Tuesday as investors cheered the prospect of stimulus in China and second guessed what signals the Federal Reserve will give on interest rates at its policy meeting this week. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose ...
Commerzbank Announcement Regarding Sanctions and Money Laundering Violations
March 16th, 2015
Following the release that Commerzbank nears $1.4 billion-plus settlement with U.S, Commerzbank issued a press release informing that: Commerzbank has reached settlements with the Department of Justice (“DoJ”), the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the New York ...
Results of the Poll Vote: Will Digital Currencies become more popular in 2015? (Poll Closed March 15)
March 16th, 2015
On March 15 closed the poll on www.onestopbrokers.com where you have shared your opinion about an interesting question for the future of Digital Currencies. Please find below the results: Poll: Will Digital Currencies become more popular in 2015? Answer ...
GFG Market Insight – Will Gold Go Below $1,000?
March 13th, 2015
In Brief: Gold’s charts suggest this precious metal may decline below $1,100 per ounce in the near-term. If this proves true and gold’s buyers fail to step up and support gold at those levels, gold appears poised to drop quickly below ...
U.S. Hits German Bank with $1.45 Billion in Penalties
March 13th, 2015
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday ordered Germany’s Commerzbank bank and its U.S. affiliates to pay $1.45 billion in penalties for violations of U.S. sanctions law and for a multibillion-dollar securities fraud. A department statement said Commerzbank, Germany’s ...
Banks announcements following Fed’s “Stress Tests”
March 12th, 2015
Following Federal Reserve “Stress Tests”, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America issued press releases informing that: Morgan Stanley Announces Share Repurchase of Up to $3.1 Billion of Common Stock and the Increase of Its Quarterly Dividend to ...
RBS Trader Admits Defrauding Customers in Multimillion Dollar Securities Fraud Scheme
March 12th, 2015
U.S. Attorney Deirdre M. Daly of the District of Connecticut, Special Inspector General Christy Romero for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) and Special Agent in Charge Patricia M. Ferrick of the FBI’s New Haven Division announced that Matthew ...
Asia stocks regain footing after US rate hike jitters fade
March 12th, 2015
Asian stock markets mostly rose Thursday, finding a firmer footing after several days of volatile trading linked to anxiety over a probable rate hike in the U.S. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index rose 1.2 percent to 18,945.97. ...
U.S. banks’ buybacks, dividends may be no reason for shareholder celebrations
March 11th, 2015
Big U.S. banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and Citigroup Inc(C.N), are expected to win Federal Reserve backing on Wednesday to buy back more shares and increase their dividends in the coming year, but the approvals may be as much about the institutions’ financial ...
