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Interview with Wall Street Journal
February 5th, 2016
Interview with Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Brian Blackstone and Tom Fairless on 1 February 2016 Over the last few months we’ve seen oil and commodity prices bringing down inflation. How worried ...
Federal Court fined individual for Forex Fraud
February 5th, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an announcement to inform that Federal Court in Florida Orders Restitution, a Civil Monetary Penalty, and Permanent Injunction against Robert Tripode for Engaging in Fraud in Connection with Forex. The ...
Asia markets trade mixed as Nikkei extends losses
February 5th, 2016
Asian markets came under pressure on Friday, despite a positive finish on Wall Street overnight, as a newly weaker dollar brought fresh concerns. “The U.S. dollar basket has lost 3.2 percent since the close on Friday and 2.3 percent ...
Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5%
February 4th, 2016
Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5% and the size of the Asset Purchase Programme at £375 billion The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target and in a ...
European Economy forecast, challenges and risks
February 4th, 2016
The European Commission has issued a press release to inform regarding Winter 2016 Economic Forecast; Weathering new challenges The European economy is now entering its fourth year of recovery and growth continues at a moderate rate, driven mainly by consumption. ...
Russia is now China’s biggest oil partner — and it’s a huge problem for Saudi Arabia
February 4th, 2016
Saudi Arabia has long trumped Russia in the Chinese oil market. The Saudi share of Chinese crude imports at the beginning of the decade was about 20%, while Russia’s was below 7%, according to data cited by RBC Capital ...
CFTC Charges Financial services Firm
February 4th, 2016
CFTC Charges Florida-Based Oakmont Financial, Inc. and Joseph Charles DiCrisci with Engaging in Illegal, Off-Exchange Precious Metals Transactions The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a civil injunctive enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern ...
Dow, S&P 500 rally with energy; Alphabet drops
February 4th, 2016
U.S. stocks staged a late-day rally on Wednesday as an 8-percent jump in oil prices lifted beaten-down energy shares and financials rebounded. The Nasdaq stayed weaker but ended well off the day’s lows. Oil prices LCOc1 CLc1 snapped a ...
Surprises in store…
February 3rd, 2016
The month of January has been a wake-up call for complacent equity investors. From the peaks of last year stock indices in the major markets have fallen 10-20%, give or take. On their own, these falls could be read ...
Energy giants ExxonMobil and BP released their full Year and 4Q Results
February 3rd, 2016
The international energy companies ExxonMobil and BP have issued press releases to publish their full Year and 4Q Results. ExxonMobil ExxonMobil Earns $16.2 Billion in 2015; $2.8 Billion During Fourth Quarter Focus remains on business fundamentals, including project execution ...
