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KCG announces sale of KCG Hotspot to BATS Global Markets
January 29th, 2015
KCG Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KCG) issued an announcement that: It has entered into a definitive agreement to sell KCG’s spot FX trading venue, KCG Hotspot, to BATS Global Markets. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second ...
Global Markets Exchange Group takes stake in Avenir Technology
January 28th, 2015
GMEX issued a press release announcing that: Today, GMEX has taken a strategic stake, through its GMEX Technologies Limited (GMEX TECH) subsidiary, in the UK based post-trade software firm Avenir Technology Limited (Avenir). Avenir has developed a suite of ...
BATS Global Markets complete migration of the legacy Direct Edge stock exchanges, EDGX and EDGA
January 23rd, 2015
BATS Global Markets (BATS), a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, reported the successful and complete migration of the legacy Direct Edge stock exchanges, EDGX and EDGA, to the proprietary BATS technology. The final phase of the integration ...
Global markets ‘living on borrowed time’: Wilbur Ross
November 17th, 2014
Global financial markets are living on borrowed time with geopolitical crises and deflationary risks still a concern, private-equity billionaire Wilbur Ross told CNBC. “I think are living on borrowed time because investors have no alternatives,” the chairman and ...
Shell CEO says U.S. should export oil to stabilize global markets
September 3rd, 2014
U.S. policymakers should gradually lift the country’s decades-old ban on crude oil exports because allowing the shipments would make the global energy system and fuel prices more stable, the head of Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L) said on Tuesday. ...
Markets are focusing for a key meeting of global central bankers; Economic data this week
August 21st, 2017
With economic data thin this week, markets are focusing on any significant policy statements coming out of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and European Central Bank President Mario Draghi are among central bankers attending the annual ...
The main moves in markets: Dollar remains at the weakest level; Global bonds climb
July 19th, 2017
Global bonds climb as U.S. equities eke out fresh record highs Dollar remains at the weakest level in nearly a year Asian stocks advanced and futures pointed to higher starts to U.K. and U.S. equity trading as Treasuries steadied ...
Asian Stocks Climb as Global Growth Seen Intact: Markets Wrap
May 8th, 2017
Euro declines after Macron beats Le Pen for French presidency Japan shares rally after holidays while China extends selloff Asian stocks climbed outside of China, with Japanese shares rallying after a three-day holiday, amid optimism on improving global growth following ...
Global Stock Rally Lives On Amid Earnings Optimism: Markets Wrap
April 26th, 2017
Chalco profit follows results from McDonald’s, Caterpillar Japan equities climb amid yen weakness; Australian shares rise Asian stocks extended a global rally after corporate results and hopes of U.S. tax reform boosted optimism for global growth. Weakness in the ...
ThinkMarkets Implements PayPal for Global Payments Coverage
March 16th, 2017
ThinkMarkets, a leading provider of forex and CFD trading has enhanced its payment offering with the launch of PayPal. The new payment solution enables ThinkMarkets’ global user-base to deposit and withdraw funds through PayPal’s international network. With the addition ...