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Asian Stocks Rise With Oil as Pound’s Rebound Stalls; Yen Gains
June 29th, 2016
Gold rises as industrial metals decline; oil back above $48 BOJ’s Kuroda says funds can be added to market as needed The relief rally endured, with Asian stocks rising in tandem with European equity index futures and oil amid ...
Before the bell: What you need to know before the US market open
June 28th, 2016
The Brexit rollercoaster is still going full tilt, unbalancing global markets, currencies and politics. Here’s what you need to know before the US open at 2:30pm London time. Major US markets are pointing up ahead of the open, with ...
Most Asia markets end higher as region weathers a global rout after Brexit vote
June 28th, 2016
Most Asian markets closed higher on Tuesday, managing to hold up better than global peers amid a rout that wiped out as much as $3 trillion of market capitalization, according to data from S&P Global, in the wake of the ...
Oil prices rebound in post-Brexit bargain hunting
June 28th, 2016
Oil prices rose above $48 a barrel on Tuesday as investors took advantage of a two-day slide in crude following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union to lock in lower prices. The vote result sent global stocks and ...
Kraken Acquires Dutch Bitcoin Exchange CleverCoin
June 28th, 2016
San Francisco-based digital currency exchange Kraken is making yet another acquisition, scooping up Dutch exchange CleverCoin. The deal is Kraken’s second acquisition of 2016, coming just over five months after it purchased New York-based Coinsetter, which had acquired Canadian bitcoin ...
Dukascopy: Special Brexit Leverage restrictions are lifted
June 28th, 2016
Dukascopy Group is pleased to announce that special leverage restrictions on currencies and indexes that have been in force since Wednesday 22 June are being removed. With immediate effect, clients will be able to trade all currencies and indexes ...
The official Statement from the Governor of the Bank of England following Brexit vote
June 28th, 2016
The people of the United Kingdom have voted to leave the European Union. Inevitably, there will be a period of uncertainty and adjustment following this result. There will be no initial change in the way our people can travel, ...
How one broker weathered the Brexit storm
June 27th, 2016
They knew it was coming. Broker-dealer Interactive Brokers Group Inc. IBKR, -5.50%has been planning for the Brexit vote since February, but, until late Thursday afternoon, the firm thought, like almost everyone else, the U.K. would vote to remain in the European ...
Investors see bitcoin as safe haven
June 27th, 2016
Demand is up following drop in pound as a result of Brexit Demand surged for bitcoin as a safe haven from the British pound, which plummeted after the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU). The pound fell ...
Pound Tumbles for a Second Day as Brexit Spurs Political Chaos
June 27th, 2016
Brexit vote reverberates across nation’s political spectrum Sterling drop only half what we’ll see in 2016: Standard Bank The big question for pound traders may have been answered, but the outlook for the currency is murkier than ever. Sterling dropped ...
