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Europe, Brexit and the credit cycle
December 18th, 2017
Europe’s financial and systemic troubles have retreated from the headlines. This is partly due to the financial media’s attention switching to President Trump and the US budget negotiations, partly due to Brexit and the preoccupation with Britain’s problems, ...
These are some of the key events investors will be watching this week
December 18th, 2017
Asia-Pacific stocks kicked off the penultimate week of the year on a positive note after a Republican agreement on the shape of U.S. tax cuts aimed at boosting growth in the world’s largest economy. Equity benchmarks in Tokyo, Hong ...
Interactive Brokers LLC pays $250,000 penalty
December 14th, 2017
Interactive Brokers LLC (‘Interactive’) has paid a penalty of $250,000 to comply with an infringement notice given to it by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (‘the MDP’). The MDP found it had reasonable grounds to believe that Interactive had breached ...
Gas prices rise in freezing Europe
December 13th, 2017
Energy markets were shocked Tuesday by the closure of a pipeline in the North Sea and a major explosion at a facility in Austria that helps move natural gas from Russia. The price of both crude oil and natural ...
Pound to Euro Exchange Rate Worsens as Brexit Agreement Remains Elusive
December 6th, 2017
The Pound has struggled to make any gains, having tumbled against the Euro because of growing fears of missed Brexit deadlines. The Euro has had a much better day of trading, having advanced against the dented Pound thanks to ...
Supervisory Authority Halts A Fast-Moving Initial Coin Offering Fraud That Raised Up To $15 million
December 5th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it obtained an emergency asset freeze to halt a fast-moving Initial Coin Offering (ICO) fraud that raised up to $15 million from thousands of investors since August by falsely promising a 13-fold ...
Elliott Wave Intraday Video: AUDJPY, NIKKEI, OIL, USDCAD
December 4th, 2017
Elliott Wave Intraday Video: AUDJPY, NIKKEI, OIL, USDCAD USDCAD was trading bearish through May 2017 and through September. We can see that a five-wave impulse had unfolded on the daily time frame and later found a low at ...
Four Guilty In Relation To £1.4 Million Investment Scheme
December 4th, 2017
In a criminal prosecution brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Samrat Bhandari and Dr Muhammad Aleem Mirza have been found guilty for their roles in operating an investment scheme which led to more than 300 investors losing a ...
Monetary update for the dollar
December 1st, 2017
A dispassionate look at the quantities and flows of fiat dollars tells us much about the current state of the US economy, and therefore prospects for the dollar itself. This is a starting point for understanding the dynamics likely ...
Europe Markets: Bank Rally Helps Lift European Stocks To Highest Finish In 3 Weeks
November 30th, 2017
European stocks closed at a nearly three-week high on Wednesday, boosted by a rally in the region’s bank shares a day after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman-nominee Jerome Powell said he hopes to ease financial regulations. The U.K. stock market, ...
