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Barclays Third-Quarter Profit jumps, sets aside FX probe
October 30th, 2014
Barclays Plc (BARC), the U.K.’s second biggest bank by assets, said third-quarter profit unexpectedly rose in the third quarter as the bank set aside 500 million pounds ($799 million) to settle probes into currency markets. Adjusted pretax profit rose ...
FINMA reprimands Coop Bank for market abuse
October 29th, 2014
FINMA, the Swiss financial regulator, condemned the Coop Bank for manipulating the market price of its own bearer shares from 2009 to 2013. Its actions constituted a serious violation of supervisory provisions on market manipulation and an infringement of its organisational ...
Friday October 24: OSB Daily Technical Analysis- Currency pairs
October 24th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for October 24, 2014 EUR/USD closed essentially unchanged on Thursday forming a hammer. This market does not currently have the strength to push higher. Resistance at 1.28 is strong and any push above is likely ...
Credit Suisse Profit More Than Doubles as Trading Rises
October 23rd, 2014
Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN), Switzerland’s second-biggest bank, reported an increase in third-quarter profit driven by a surge in revenue at the investment bank, while earnings in other businesses fell. The group’s net income jumped to 1.03 billion Swiss ...
Forex-Rigging Fines Could Hit $41 Billion Globally: Citi
October 21st, 2014
The cost for banks to settle probes into allegations traders rigged foreign-exchange benchmarks could hit as much as $41 billion, Citigroup Inc. (C) analysts said. Deutsche Bank AG (DBK) is seen as probably the “most impacted” with a fine ...
Switzerland Extends Olive Branch To India On Tax
October 20th, 2014
Swiss authorities have confirmed that, if asked, they will assist India in efforts to confirm the genuineness of bank documents and will swiftly provide information on requests relating to non-banking dossiers. The commitment was made in a joint statement ...
Switzerland, EU finalize agreement on Corporate Tax Reform
October 17th, 2014
Switzerland and member states of the European Union (EU) have signed a joint statement that reaffirms Switzerland’s commitment to abolish contested corporation tax regimes and EU member states’ pledge to lift countermeasures. The agreement was signed on October 14, ...
U.S. Dollar Recovers Slightly on Favorable U.S. Monetary Policy View
October 17th, 2014
The U.S. dollar recovered against a basket of major currencies on Thursday on the view that Wednesday’s selloff was overdone given the relative strength of the U.S. economy and the Federal Reserve’s commitment to tightening U.S. monetary policy. A ...
GBP/USD slides to 1.59
October 15th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook The Sterling took a major hit yesterday, falling nearly 200 pips in one day, as the support represented by the monthly S1 and now former 2014 low failed to nullify the downward momentum. Accordingly, GBP/USD is now ...
EUR/USD stopped by 1.2740
October 15th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook Although EUR/USD seemed to have found strong support at 1.26 when it hit the Aug-Sep down-trend, the rally initiated there was unable to penetrate the resistance at 1.2740. Now the currency pair is unlikely to launch an ...
