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GFG Weekly Market Insight – 2015: The Year of Massive Market Volatility? (week 12 Jan 2015)
January 16th, 2015
We continue to believe that one of the big themes to play out in the financial markets in 2015 will be increasing multi-asset class volatility. Reasons to think this may be the case include: (1) the bullish chart technicals ...
What the Swiss franc shock means for markets
January 16th, 2015
Dennis Gartman told CNBC the Swiss decision Thursday to abandon a key part of its monetary policy is the worst central bank move he’s ever seen. “This really is I think a silly decision on their part and it ...
Silver futures fall by Rs 515 per kg on profit-booking
January 15th, 2015
Silver prices fell sharply by Rs 515 to Rs 37,415 per kg in futures trade today due to profit-booking by speculators amid a weak trend overseas. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, silver for delivery in March traded lower by Rs 515, or ...
Increased U.S. Output Bolsters Oil Glut Fears Sending Prices Back Down
January 15th, 2015
Oil resumed its decline after the biggest gain since June 2012 as U.S. crude production increased, bolstering speculation a global supply glut that spurred last year’s price collapse may persist. Futures dropped as much as 1.3 percent in New York. ...
Most Asian Stocks Drop; Commodities Slump, Yen Extends Advance
January 14th, 2015
Asian stocks declined, led by a retreat among materials producers, as the slump in crude prices spread to copper and the yen rose a fourth day against the dollar. BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s largest mining company, lost 2.8 percent in ...
National Futures Association fines
January 13th, 2015
NFA orders Orlando, Fla. firm Diamond Head Capital LLC to permanently withdraw from NFA membership and fines eFloorTrade LLC, John A. Moore and Christopher T. Moore. National Futures Association (NFA) has ordered Diamond Head Capital LLC, an NFA Member ...
European markets rise on US futures lead
January 12th, 2015
World markets were traded lower on Friday. Average Hourly Earnings in December, released in the United States, indicated unexpected decrease and affected investor’s sentiment. Non-Farm Employment Change outperformed the outlook, Unemployment Rate dropped to the lowest level over 6.5 ...
Stages of money laundering
January 12th, 2015
Each day the methods used by money launderers become more sophisticated and the financial transactions more complex. With increased use of electronic communications, the speed with which money and assets can be converted and transferred has increased exponentially. There ...
GFG Weekly Market Insight – 5 Themes For 2015 (week 05 Jan 2015)
January 9th, 2015
5 Themes for 2015 A look back at 2014 may shed some light on what could be ahead for 2015 with multi-asset class trading dynamics suggesting that a slow-motion repricing of risk and/or flight to liquidity may be underway. Possible ...
Gold prices fall by Rs 72 in futures trade on profit-booking
January 7th, 2015
Gold prices fell by Rs 72 to Rs 27,322 per 10 grams in futures trade at the bullion market on Wednesday, amid profit-booking by speculators and a weak trend overseas. Bullion market analysts said the fall in gold futures was mostly ...