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Deutsche Bank fined $425 million; the Bank allowed traders to engage in a Money-Laundering scheme
January 31st, 2017
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued an announcement to inform for a $425 Million fine imposed to Deutsche Bank. The Bank Allowed Traders to Engage in a Money-Laundering Scheme Using “Mirror Trades” That Improperly ...
Global trade update
January 30th, 2017
The easy pattern of prolonged trade negotiations has been rudely interrupted by President Trump. Europe The easy pattern of prolonged trade negotiations has been rudely interrupted by President Trump. Even before he had become President his anticipated presence in ...
Demand Soars for Colored Diamonds
January 28th, 2017
Last spring, Mahyar Makhzani, a Geneva-based fund manager, placed a 4.08-carat pear-shaped gem against special ultrawhite paper and peered at it through his eyeglass. He liked what he saw. Several days later, after 10 minutes of negotiation on the ...
Moscow Exchange published Indices Annual Review 2016
January 28th, 2017
In 2016, the MICEX Index was up 26.76% to 2,232.72 (from 1,761.36 on 30 December 2015), while the dollardenominated RTS Index rose 52.22% to 1,152.33 (from 757.04). The dollar depreciated 16.87% against the rouble. Volatility decreased, with the Russian ...
Venezuelan authorities arrest 4 bitcoin miners
January 27th, 2017
Venezuelan authorities have arrested four people allegedly involved with a cryptocurrency-mining operation based in a small city about an hour and a half’s drive from Caracas, according to local media reports. Three men and one woman with ages ranging ...
Yen Extends Slump on BOJ Move, Asian Stocks Advance: Market Wrap
January 27th, 2017
Mexican peso slides for second day, gold’s decline contines Greenback still set for monthly drop despite recent gains The yen extended its biggest decline in a week and Japanese bonds rose as the nation’s central bank stepped in to ...
Oil prices rose
January 26th, 2017
Oil prices rose on Thursday, driven up by a weakening dollar, but gains were capped by plentiful supplies and inventories despite an effort by OPEC and other producers to cut output and prop up the market. Brent crude futures ...
Asian Stocks Extend Rally After Dow Tops 20,000: Markets Wrap
January 26th, 2017
MSCI Asia Pacific Index trading at highest since July 2015 Gold extends decline while bonds and dollar remain steady A global equities rally gathered speed as Asian stocks climbed to the highest level since July 2015 after the Dow ...
Oil eases on rising U.S. inventory, market looks to EIA data
January 25th, 2017
Oil edged lower on Wednesday as expectations of an increase in U.S. inventories weighed on the market, offsetting bullish momentum from output cuts announced by OPEC and other producers. Brent crude LCOc1, the international benchmark for oil prices, had ...
Asia Stocks Extend Global Rally on Growth Optimism: Markets Wrap
January 25th, 2017
S&P 500 Index climbs to record as commodity shares advance Australian dollar slides on weaker-than-expected inflation Stocks in Asia joined a global equities rally as corporate results reignited investors’ optimism in economic growth. A surge in commodities prices bolstered ...
