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Currency market overview: BoE and FED interest rate decisions ahead
October 31st, 2017
Plenty of factors could influence the AUD, GBP, EUR, USD, CAD and ZAR exchange rates this week, such as economic data and the Bank of England (BoE) and Federal Reserve interest rate decisions, say currency experts FC Exchange. GBP ...
Day Trader Charged in Brokerage Account Takeover Scheme
October 31st, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a day trader based in the Philadelphia area with participating in a scheme to access the brokerage accounts of more than 100 unwitting victims and make unauthorized trades to artificially affect the stock ...
The European Banking Authority issued Opinion on the design of a new prudential framework for investment firms
October 19th, 2017
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published its Opinion on the design and calibration of a new prudential framework for investment firms, which is specifically tailored to the needs of investment firms’ different business models and inherent risks. The Opinion ...
The upcoming increase in interest rates
October 6th, 2017
Last week, both Janet Yellen of the Fed and Mark Carney of the Bank of England prepared financial markets for interest rate increases. The working assumption should be that this was coordinated, and that both the ECB and ...
The forthcoming global crisis
September 22nd, 2017
The global economy is now in an expansionary phase, with bank credit being increasingly available for non-financial borrowers. This is always the prelude to the crisis phase of the credit cycle. Most national economies are directly boosted by China, ...
U.S. Stocks at Records, dollar fell, euro climbed
September 20th, 2017
Major U.S equity benchmarks padded all-time highs, the dollar fell and Treasuries edged lower after Donald Trump gave a speech to the United Nations and as the Federal Reserve began a two-day meeting. The S&P 500 Index climbed for ...
Euro strength makes Europe a buying opportunity for investors, Barclays says
September 7th, 2017
A recent correction in European stocks due to the strength of the euro is a buying opportunity for investors, according to a new report from Barclays. Five percent decline in European stocks driven by the 10 percent appreciation in ...
The European Central Bank faces a legal challenge
August 16th, 2017
The European Central Bank may be violating laws on monetary financing in its 2.3 trillion euro ($2.7 trillion) asset purchase programme, Germany’s constitutional court said on Tuesday, and it asked Europe’s top court to make a ruling. In the ...
UniCredit: Pound to Euro Rate Forecast at 1.05 in Coming Months
August 4th, 2017
Foreign exchange analysts at UniCredit Bank have announced a sizeable upgrade to their forecasts for the Euro saying the currency is finally starting to recover from years of undervaluation. The Italian lender have as a result upgraded their targets ...
Euro’s rally might receive a further boost
August 1st, 2017
A snowball effect: Euro to strengthen against Pound Sterling as Eurozone investors are forced to hedge against an unexpected strengthening of their currency. Analysts at BNP Paribas have warned their clients that the Euro’s rally might receive a further ...