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Yellen – Fed not likely to reverse course on rates despite risks
February 11th, 2016
The Federal Reserve is unlikely to reverse its plan to raise interest rates further this year, but tighter credit markets, volatile financial markets, and uncertainty over Chinese economic growth have raised risks to the U.S. economy, Fed Chair Janet ...
Wall Street Trading Desks Upgradng Technology – And The Sales Traders That Use It
February 10th, 2016
A new breed of Wall Street sales trader is using increasingly sophisticated technology to preserve fixed income trading revenues and profits in a market defined by capital requirements and other regulations that squeeze margins, depressed trading volumes and historically ...
Deutsche Bank shares soar 11% on bond buyback speculation
February 10th, 2016
Deutsche Bank shares have bounced back, after hitting a 30-year low on Tuesday, on reports that it will instigate an emergency bond buyback plan. Shares in the bank soared more than 11% to €14.72 (£11.43) in Frankfurt on the ...
Deutsche Bank Jumps as Lender Said to Consider Bond Buyback
February 10th, 2016
Cryan said in memo to staff on Tuesday bank is `rock solid’ Shares jump as much as 11%, biggest intraday gain since 2011 Deutsche Bank AG jumped the most in more than four years as Germany’s biggest bank considers ...
HSBC Sued Over Drug Cartel Murders After Laundering Probe
February 10th, 2016
Civil action claims traffickers committed terrorist acts Bank accused of aiding and abetting Sinaloa, other cartels Families of U.S. citizens murdered by drug gangs in Mexico sued HSBC Holdings Plc, claiming the bank can be held responsible for the deaths ...
Five UK Fund Giants Partner up to Join the Blockchain Bandwagon
February 9th, 2016
In a recurring theme to confirm the financial industry’s collective fawning of blockchain technology – the distributed ledger that underpins Bitcoin – five of the UK’s biggest mutual fund giants are collectively exploring blockchain applications. The motivation? Cutting billions ...
ICAP plc – Trading Statement
February 9th, 2016
Transaction with Tullett Prebon on track Solid growth in the Post Trade division Continued investment in new product initiatives Market conditions remain challenging ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information ...
Europe Stocks at Recession Prices Show Growth Faith Falters
February 9th, 2016
Euro Stoxx 50 had its largest two-day slump since August Shares now trade at biggest discount in a year vs U.S. stocks For European investors trying to assess just how bad sentiment is right now, consider this: the last ...
OFX previously known as OzForex says talks to be acquired by Western Union fail, shares slump
February 8th, 2016
Australia’s OzForex Group Ltd said it has terminated talks to be acquired by Western Union after the U.S. money wiring giant failed to submit a binding proposal, sending its shares tumbling nearly 40 percent to an all-time low. The ...
India Becomes Fastest Growing Economy
February 8th, 2016
Industrial reforms have lead to accelerated annualised growth of 7.3% for the last quarter of 2015 – surpassing China. India is forecast to become the fastest growing large economy in the world, surpassing that of China. Figures to be ...
