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Bitcoin is soaring to high levels
May 8th, 2017
Global stock indexes are not the only asset class making new highs on a daily basis. Cryptocurrencies — specifically bitcoin — are soaring to fresh levels as well. Despite two major setbacks for bitcoin in 2017, it has soared ...
Chinese equities headed for their longest losing streak this year amid
May 5th, 2017
Crude declines below $45 a barrel; iron ore extends slump Shanghai Composite Index set to give up this year’s gains Oil slid below $45 a barrel for the first time since November and Chinese equities headed for their longest ...
Oil price projections are so enigmatic right now
April 24th, 2017
Predictions range from a 20-percent reduction (to roughly $42 a barrel) to an exuberant 100-percent increase ($100) by next year. It’s enigmatic that perceptions of market experts are so enormously divergent with regard to the price of any commodity. ...
PM markets: traders weigh European drought, US rains
April 20th, 2017
Wheat prices in the Chicago and Paris saw early gains, helped by fears that time is running out for much needed rains in Europe and North Africa, but the rallies failed later in the day, as a strong forecast ...
Oil drops as U.S. drilling growth
March 21st, 2017
U.S. shale producers boost rig count for ninth straight week Libya’s Es Sider, Ras Lanuf oil ports poised to resume shiping Oil fell as a Libyan port is set to resume shipments and the U.S. drilling revival undermines the ...
Index Derivatives Expert Sean Smith Joins FTSE Russell
March 17th, 2017
Industry leader to serve as Managing Director of Derivatives Licenses Role aims to accelerate growth in index options and futures space Based in Chicago to work closely with key clients FTSE Russell, the global index and data provider, announces ...
Why the US Dollar Fell
March 16th, 2017
The US Dollar exchange rate complex came under pressure following the US Federal Reserve’sdecision to raise interest rates 0.25% ensuring their upper band on interest rates sits at 1.0%. However, this was expected and cannot be said to be ...
SEC Charges Firms Involved in Layering, Manipulation Schemes
March 13th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a Ukraine-based trading firm accused of manipulating the U.S. markets hundreds of thousands of times and the New York-based brokerage firm and CEO who allegedly helped make it possible. ...
Oil moves cautiously higher, remains under $50-a-barrel
March 10th, 2017
Oil prices looked set to stabilize on Friday, but remained below a key support level as investors remained wary over rising U.S. crude oil inventories. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures for delivery in AprilCLJ7, ...
Oil prices claw back some ground after plunging to year lows
March 9th, 2017
Oil prices attempted a slight rebound Thursday on the heels of plunging to their lowest levels in a year after weekly data which showed a higher-than-expected build-up in U.S. inventories. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude ...