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Central Bank of Germany issued April Monthly Report
April 22nd, 2015
Structural developments in the German banking sector The financial and sovereign debt crisis which has afflicted the euro area for more than seven years now has clearly left a mark on the financial market, having forced monetary policymakers to ...
New York State Superintendent of Financial Services may exclude electronic trades from FX deals
April 22nd, 2015
New York State Superintendent of Financial Services Benjamin Lawsky said evaluations of electronic trading may hold up foreign-exchange settlements for certain banks. Mr. Lawsky, speaking at a Dow Jones risk and compliance conference Tuesday, said it could take the ...
China Stocks Head for Sixth Week of Gains on Policy Easing Bets
April 17th, 2015
Chinese stocks rose, with the Shanghai Composite Index heading for a sixth straight week of gains, on speculation the government will add stimulus as the economy decelerates. Train makers CSR Corp. and China CNR Corp. jumped by the 10 ...
Bitcoin moves from Commodity to Payment Currency
April 16th, 2015
Bitcoin is becoming an actual currency for everyday use among consumers more than a traded commodity, according to recently released BitPayresearch. The data indicated the total number of bitcoin transactions more than doubled last year. The value of the average bitcoin order ...
Latest update on Alpari (UK) Limited in Special Administration
April 16th, 2015
KPMG released an update regrading Client Claims and Client Money Pool (“CMP”) of Alpari (UK) Limited. The Joint Special Administrator’s released the following: CMP Illustrative Financial Outcome as at 8 April 2015 Valuation of Swiss currency pair trades CMP ...
Virtu IPO Tests Perceptions of High-Speed Trading
April 16th, 2015
High-frequency trading firm prices shares at $19, high end of projected range When Virtu Financial Inc., starts trading Thursday, its performance will be a test of how markets view a firm that has been at the center of controversy ...
Japan Overtakes China as Largest U.S. Bondholder
April 16th, 2015
Japanese become biggest funders of American government for first time since 2008 financial crisis Japan dethroned China as the top foreign holder of U.S. Treasurys for the first time since the financial crisis, following a wave of purchases by ...
Brent crude hits 2015 highs as U.S. production slows
April 16th, 2015
Brent crude oil hit 2015 highs above $63 per barrel on Thursday after a rally of more than 5 percent the previous session and analysts said more price rises were likely despite market oversupply. Front-month Brent crude futures LCOc1 rose above $63 a ...
OPEC Going Broke, Dumping Dollars. Is That Good Or Bad?
April 15th, 2015
When oil prices fell out of bed last winter there was much hand-wringing over the fate of the former beneficiaries of high-priced crude. Trillions of dollars of junk bonds issued by frackers, for instance, might default, oil field services ...
FXCM announced Monthly Metrics
April 15th, 2015
FXCM issued a press release to announce certain key operating metrics for March 2015 for its retail and institutional foreign exchange business. The company’s announcement is regarding: March 2015 Retail Trading Metrics Retail customer trading volume (1) of $375 ...
