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Morgan Stanley sees 30% risk of world recession
March 15th, 2016
Morgan Stanley has hiked the probability of a recession hitting the global economy within the next year to 30 percent from 20 percent. The U.S. bank also cut its baseline forecast for world economic growth to 3.0 percent in ...
CFTC Orders IBFX, Inc. to Pay a $1 Million Penalty
March 15th, 2016
CFTC Orders Florida-based IBFX, Inc. (f/k/a TradeStation Forex, Inc.) to Pay a $1 Million Penalty for Failing to Meet Minimum Capital Requirements, Failing to Timely Report Minimum Net Capital Violations, Supervisory Failures, and Violating a Prior CFTC Order The ...
China Drafts Rules for Tobin Tax on Currency Transactions
March 15th, 2016
Initial rate of levy may be kept at zero, people familiar said The rules still need central government approval, they said China’s central bank has drafted rules for a tax on foreign-exchange transactions that would help curb currency speculation, according ...
Volkswagen Sued for $3.7 Billion in Germany Over Diesel Scandal
March 15th, 2016
Law firm filed case on behalf of 278 institutional investors Lawsuit argues VW disclosures to investors came too slowly Volkswagen AG is being sued for 3.3 billion euros ($3.7 billion) over the cover-up of its polluting diesel engines, its ...
Gold is the only sound money
March 11th, 2016
This article notes that the technical situation for the gold price has sharply improved, to the evident surprise of many mainstream analysts. It discusses possible reasons behind the turnaround, and implications for the future The technical situation is shown ...
FXCM Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2015 Results
March 11th, 2016
Fourth Quarter 2015 Highlights: U.S. GAAP net revenues from continuing operations of $67.0 million U.S. GAAP net loss attributable to FXCM Inc. from continuing operations of $85.7 million or $15.75(1) per fully diluted share, including a $99.9 million loss on ...
Nasdaq Agrees to Acquire International Securities Exchange
March 10th, 2016
Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced it has agreed to acquire International Securities Exchange (ISE), an operator of three electronic options exchanges, from Deutsche Börse Group. The acquisition allows Nasdaq to improve efficiencies for clients, broaden its technology offering, and provides the ...
Which city is the most expensive in the world?
March 10th, 2016
Singapore ‘still world’s most expensive city’ Singapore has again been judged as the world’s most expensive city but costs across the world have been highly volatile, according to researchers. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) ranked Singapore as the ...
Oil Hits Three-Month High on Gasoline Demand
March 10th, 2016
Oil prices surged to a three-month high Wednesday after government data showed demand for gasoline and diesel fuel was far higher than even bullish expectations. The U.S. Energy Information Administration said gasoline stockpiles fell last week three times as ...
Deutsche Bank and UBS lose bonus tax case
March 10th, 2016
The UK Supreme Court has ruled Deutsche Bank and UBS should pay taxes on bonuses paid to their investment bankers. The bonuses were paid to staff via offshore accounts in the form of shares to avoid attracting income tax ...