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FOREX-Yen, Swiss franc near 1-month high vs dollar as risk sentiment sours
September 30th, 2016
Yen on course to post 3 straight quarters of gains Swiss franc hits one-mth peak vs dollar, 6-week high on euro Concerns about Deutsche Bank sour risk sentiment Sterling in longest losing quarterly streak since 1984 The Japanese yen ...
CFTC Orders Angus Partners LLC D/B/A Angus Energy to Pay a $250,000 Civil Penalty
September 30th, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it entered an Order requiring Angus Partners LLC D/B/A Angus Energy (Angus), a Florida limited liability company with its principal place of business in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to pay a $250,000 ...
Saudi riyal falls in forwards mkt after U.S. Congress vote
September 29th, 2016
The Saudi riyal fell moderately against the U.S. dollar in the forwards market on Thursday after the U.S. Congress voted to allow relatives of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia. The Senate and House of ...
FTSE-100 sets aside billions for legal bills
September 26th, 2016
Top UK-listed companies under intense regulatory scrutiny are setting aside more cash than ever before for anticipated legal bills, according to latest research. Thomson Reuters says FTSE 100 companies set aside £31.3bn last year – up nearly £6bn on ...
Deutsche Bank Woes Sparks Concern Among German Lawmakers
September 23rd, 2016
Social Democrat members said to have discussed bank’s finances Biggest German lender creeps into Berlin’s political debates Deutsche Bank AG’s finances, weakened by low profitability and mounting legal costs, are raising concern among German politicians after the U.S. sought ...
Asian Stocks Near One-Week High Before BOJ, Fed as Kiwi Climbs
September 20th, 2016
New Zealand dollar gains with milk prices; Taiwan dollar rises European equity futures fall as oil hovers near $43 a barrel Asian stocks held near a one-week high and European equity index futures declined ahead of Wednesday policy decisions ...
Here’s How Europe Implodes, Part 1: Italian Junk Bonds And The End Of Austerity
September 12th, 2016
The “whatever it takes” economy is progressing nicely around the world, with governments and central banks doing things that no 20th century economist would have viewed as possible, let alone wise. Now the question becomes, where does this ...
SWIFT: Virtual currencies unlikely to crowd out fiat currencies
September 7th, 2016
The SWIFT Institute has published a new research paper analysing whether Bitcoin will crowd out fiat currencies in the global community. The paper, entitled “Virtual currencies: Media of exchange or speculative assets?”, looks at the dynamic relationship between virtual currencies, such ...
Emerging Markets Rally as Fed Bets Pulled; Japanese Stocks Fall
September 7th, 2016
Weak U.S. economic data slashes odds of a September rate hike Japanese shares retreat as yen strengthens; oil near $45 Emerging-market stocks and currencies rallied with European equity index futures after a slew of weak U.S. economic data quelled ...
Asia shares rally as US job report seen dimming chance of Sept hike
September 5th, 2016
Asian shares rose on Monday after a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report prompted investors to trim expectations that the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates as early as this month. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan extended early ...
