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RBNZ: Official Cash Rate reduced to 2.5 percent
December 10th, 2015
Statement by Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler: The Reserve Bank today reduced the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 2.5 percent. Globally, economic growth is below average and inflation is low, despite highly stimulatory monetary conditions. ...
Asian markets trade lower, China bucks trend on IPO reform news
December 10th, 2015
Chinese stocks bucked a generally downward trend in Asian markets on Thursday to trade in positive territory after news broke that Beijing will finally introduce much-need IPO reforms. Oil prices, which remain under pressure due to a global supply ...
TrueEX locks in JPM, RBS for swaps service
December 9th, 2015
Trading platform trueEX has rolled out a new automated trading service for swaps and locked in the participation of two major dealers – something of a coup as banks have traditionally been unwilling to support such efforts in the past. JPMorgan and Royal ...
Egyptian pound steady at forex auction, dips on black market
December 9th, 2015
Central bank surprised markets when it strengthened the pound on November 11 by 20 piastres against the dollar The Egyptian pound held steady at an official foreign currency auction on Tuesday and weakened slightly on the black market Egypt, ...
Nasdaq to Acquire Chi-X Canada
December 9th, 2015
Expands Equity Trading Beyond U.S. and Nordics Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that it will acquire Chi-X Canada, an Alternative Trading System for Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Securities, from Chi-X Global. The acquisition will provide Nasdaq with ...
Brent Crude Falls; Oil Prices End at Nearly Seven-Year Lows
December 9th, 2015
Prices hit fresh seven-year lows on expectations that U.S. crude inventories rose Brent crude dipped below $40 a barrel Tuesday in a selloff that has raised a worrisome possibility: that oil prices could be even lower next year than ...
Investors Keep Pulling Cash Out of Turkey
December 8th, 2015
Foreign investors withdrew $7.6 billion from stocks, bonds Capital Economics sees lira, bonds extending declines Foreign investors look set to keep pulling their money out of Turkey after dumping a record amount of stocks and bonds this year. Investors from ...
Egypt expects $1.5 billion in aid by year-end; President in Greece for energy
December 8th, 2015
Egypt expects to receive $1.5 billion from the World Bank and African Development Bank by year-end to support the budget and could discuss potential IMF financing once parliament convenes, International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr said. Egypt is implementing a ...
CFTC fines individual and Forex Trading Advisors Firms
December 8th, 2015
CFTC Finds that Respondents Made False Statements to the CFTC, Committed Foreign Currency Solicitation Fraud, and Failed to Register with the CFTC The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Garen ...
HSBC looks to global loan book to boost profits
December 8th, 2015
HSBC is looking to boost investment banking profits by packaging more of its loans into bonds and selling them to investors in the United States. Post-crisis regulations have made it more expensive for banks to retain loans on their ...