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FXCM Reports Monthly Metrics
June 10th, 2015
FXCM Inc. (NYSE:FXCM) today announced certain key operating metrics for May 2015 for its retail and institutional foreign exchange business. May 2015 Customer Trading Metrics from Continuing Operations (1) Retail customer trading volume (2) of $331 billion in May 2015, 8% higher than April 2015 and 39% higher than May 2014. Average ...
Asian stocks slightly higher after Wall Street drifts
June 10th, 2015
Asian stock markets crept higher Wednesday after Wall Street steadied and index compiler MSCI signaled Chinese shares will eventually be included in global benchmarks, a development that could attract more portfolio capital to the region. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei ...
Libor Trial Hears Global Banks Submitted Skewed Data
June 9th, 2015
Numerous banks told the British Bankers’ Association they deliberately submitted inaccurate data, court at Tom Hayes trial is told A succession of global banks told a British trade association in 2005 and 2006 that they and their rivals were ...
What Would Happen If Mainstream Investors Discovered Gold?
June 8th, 2015
China, India and Russia are accumulating a lot of gold, but they’re virtually alone. Traditional money managers, for a variety of reasons, view the metal as neither a viable investment (because it doesn’t pay interest) nor a substitute for ...
Deutsche Bank probes $6 billion suspected money laundering
June 8th, 2015
Deutsche Bank AG (DBKGn.DE) is looking into possible money laundering transactions by some of its clients in Russia which could exceed $6 billion, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. Transactions conducted over a period of ...
Asian shares slip, China’s imports disappoint
June 8th, 2015
An index of Asian shares extended losses on Monday after Chinese imports declined more than expected, while the dollar was higher after upbeat U.S. employment data raised bets that the U.S. central bank would raise interest rates as early ...
Justice Department Readies New Bank Settlements
June 5th, 2015
Federal and state officials are preparing the next round of billion-dollar mortgage settlements involving U.S. and European banks Up to nine banks are in line for the next round of billion-dollar payments related to soured mortgages as federal and ...
Prepaid Bitcoin Debit Card Available in Europe Thru BitStamp
June 5th, 2015
BitStamp, a well-known bitcoin exchange, launched its prepaid bitcoin debit card for the European market. These can be used anywhere major credit or debit cards are accepted. In addition, the bitcoin balance loaded on the card can be converted to ...
Russia Central Bank Wants to Boost Gold, FX Reserves to $500B in Few Years
June 5th, 2015
The Bank of Russia plans to boost its depleted international reserves to $500 billion to hedge the crisis-struck economy against capital flight and new shocks, the central bank chairwoman said Thursday. Speaking at a banking conference, Elvira Nabiullina said ...
IMF Urges Fed to Wait on Interest Rates Until 2016
June 5th, 2015
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday slashed its forecasts for U.S. economic growth, calling for the Federal Reserve to hold off its first rate increase in nearly a decade until 2016. In its annual review of the U.S. economy, ...
