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The yen was flat, euro was little changed; Equity markets in Asia were steady
November 14th, 2017
Equity markets in Asia were steady as investors awaited clues on monetary policy from heads of some major central banks and kept an eye on U.S. tax reform developments. Bond yields held recent advances. Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average ...
Oil for gold – the real story
October 27th, 2017
Following an article in the Nikkei Asia Review, which reported China will shortly introduce an oil futures contract priced in yuan, there has been some confusion about what it means. The article pointed out that in combination with existing ...
Supervisory authorities around the world warn of unauthorised financial services entities
October 23rd, 2017
The supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), Austria (Financial Market Autority – FMA), Switzerland (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority – FINMA), Ireland (Central Bank of Ireland), Hong Kong (Securities and Futures Commission – SFC) ...
European shares brush off Catalan crisis with another weekly gain
October 9th, 2017
European shares rose for the fourth consecutive week on Friday as confidence over the region’s economic recovery outweighed worries over the Catalonia crisis, whose impact remained confined to Spanish equities. While Spain’s IBEX .IBEX ended a tumultuous week down 1.9 percent ...
Beware of unauthorised financial services entities
October 5th, 2017
The supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), France (Authorité des Marchés Financiers – AMF), Switzerland (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority – FINMA), Hong Kong (Securities and Futures Commission – SFC), Luxembourg (Commission de Surveillance ...
U.S. dollar rallied against most of its main rivals
September 21st, 2017
The U.S. dollar rallied against most of its main rivals Wednesday following the Federal Reserve’s policy statement. The central bank kept its interest rate on hold, but detailed that it would unwind its bloated post-financial-crisis balance sheet starting October. ...
Supervisory authorities around the world warn for unauthorised financial services entities
September 18th, 2017
The supervisory authorities of Australia (Australian Securities and Investment Commission- ASIC), United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), Hong Kong (Securities and Futures Commission – SFC), Belgium (Financial Services and Markets Authority – FSMA), Denmark (Danish Financial Supervisory Authority ...
Town in Switzerland accepts tax payments in bitcoin
September 13th, 2017
Switzerland ramped up its bid to become a global hub for financial technology (fintech) and cryptocurrency start-ups with the decision by a town on the Italian border to accept tax payments in bitcoin. Chiasso announced that it would take ...
European stocks are set for a mixed open on Thursday morning
August 10th, 2017
European stocks are set for a mixed open on Thursday morning as investors monitor new corporate earnings and geopolitical tensions surrounding North Korea. The FTSE 100 is seen off by 5 points at 7,452; the DAX 30 is expected ...
UBS released first quarter 2017 results
April 28th, 2017
The Swiss global financial services company UBS AG has issued today a press release to announce its its results for the first-quarter 2017. According to the announcement, UBS published the below results: Adjusted1 profit before tax CHF 1.9bn, up ...
