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Dollar Extends Drop as Japan Leads Stocks Lower; Metals Rise
July 28th, 2016
Odds of Fed rate increase this year remain below 50% South Korean won climbs to October high; yen rebounds The dollar extended losses after the Federal Reserve reiterated its gradual approach to raising interest rates, despite acknowledging risks to ...
Nikkei sells off on fresh yen strength; rest of Asia trades mixed
July 26th, 2016
Japanese stocks sold off in a mostly positive Asian session on Tuesday, dragged by fresh strength in the yen after a local media report suggested the government’s highly anticipated stimulus package may not live up to expectations. Other Asian ...
Global Brokers See 109 Million Reasons to Ramp Up in China
July 25th, 2016
Interative Brokers and Saxo among firms laying groundwork QDII2 program to be rolled out at ‘appropriate time’: PBOC Online brokerages from around the world are gearing up for what could be China’s biggest step yet to unleash the nation’s ...
OTC Clear Receives Regulatory Approval to Clear USD/CNH Cross Currency Swaps
July 22nd, 2016
OTC Clearing Hong Kong Limited (OTC Clear), a subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), announces that the Securities and Futures Commission has granted approval of its clearing services for cross currency swaps. OTC Clear expects to launch ...
Regulators from around the world issued warnings for unauthorised financial services companies
July 21st, 2016
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of UK, the Central Bank of Ireland, the Sweden’s regulator Finansinspektionen, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) of Luxembourg, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), the Spanish Comisión Nacional del Mercado ...
Invoice fraud costs developing countries billions
July 20th, 2016
Some developing countries are losing as much as 67% of their exports to invoice fraud, according to research commissioned by the United Nations (UN), which claims that the over-and-under invoicing of trade transactions over the past two decades has ...
Asian Stocks Near Three-Month High as Yuan Rises With Crude Oil
July 20th, 2016
Commodity shares decline amid a retreat in industrial metals Hong Kong equity index set for bull market as yuan gains Asian stocks rose with European equity index futures as positive earnings reports from some of the world’s biggest companies ...
Global law firm Reed Smith launched a Formal Law Alliance in Singapore
July 19th, 2016
Global law firm, Reed Smith, today announces a substantial, further investment in Singapore with the launch of a Formal Law Alliance (FLA) with Singapore law practice, Resource Law LLC. The Reed Smith Resource Law Alliance significantly expands Reed Smith’s ...
Aussie, Kiwi Sink on Rate-Cut Bets as Asia ex-Japan Stocks Fall
July 19th, 2016
S&P 500 futures slip as crude oil drops to about $45 a barrel Yen advances with U.S. Treasuries as ringgit weakens The Australian and New Zealand dollars dropped by the most this month as speculation mounted that their central ...
Western Union Business Solutions expands to seven new markets
July 18th, 2016
Western Union Business Solutions, a business segment of The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) and a leader in global payment services, today announces enhanced capabilities to its WU® EDGE digital trading platform, including expansion of the platform’s fee-free* network, and availability into ...
