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No matter who wins US Election markets are betting on one truly safe investment
November 7th, 2016
No matter who wins the race for the White House, markets are betting on one truly safe investment, and that is the currency of a country with bleak economic prospects – Japan. Markets had long been pricing in a ...
America is on a slippery slope
September 30th, 2016
It hadn’t happened before, at least not since US presidents started visiting foreign countries after the Second World War. In early September, when President Obama landed at Hangzhoi for the G-20 summit in early September, the CIA security men ...
What Blows Up First, Part 3: Really, Deutsche Bank?
September 28th, 2016
Calling Wall Street’s banks stupid and dangerous is like calling the sun “big and warm.” It’s a clear understatement of an obvious fact. The same goes for calling Japan and China economically clueless. Their actions pretty much guarantee that ...
CBOE to Launch Options On FTSE Emerging Index
September 16th, 2016
Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®) today announced that it plans to launch options on the FTSE Emerging Index on September 26, 2016. The FTSE Emerging Index is a market-capitalization weighted index representing the performance of large and mid-cap companies from advanced ...
DLT Financial To Launch Top 10 Cryptocurrency Index
September 8th, 2016
Recently rebranded from Tramonex, DLT Financial is a fintech company that aims to make virtual currencies an enticing asset class for investors. The firm has received a 250,000 GBP ($333,000 USD) grant from the UK government to develop a working prototype of their proposed ...
Which are the alternative investments that going mainstream?
August 29th, 2016
Alternative investments such as fine wines, classic cars and jewels are going mainstream, as investors grapple with ultra-low interest rates and volatile stocks. Spooked by the end of a 30-year bond bull run and bouts of money printing which ...
Saxo Bank continues MENA region build-out with key management appointments
August 23rd, 2016
Saxo Bank, the online investment and trading specialist, announces today two senior appointments as it continues to grow and invest in its retail and institutional functions across the Middle East, reflecting the region’s importance as a growth hub for ...
How Long Can this Gold Rally Last?
August 16th, 2016
While gold prices are poised to climb to a 29-month high there are growing reasons to be cautious The Rio Olympics isn’t the only event that’s put gold on the map, but the reality is that the yellow metal ...
Something Huge Is Coming From Japan
July 4th, 2016
Pretend, for a minute, that your country responds to the bursting of a credit bubble by borrowing unprecedented amounts of money and using it to prop up banks and construction companies. This doesn’t work, so you create record amounts ...
CySec released a Consultation Paper regarding a proposed circular on the selection, use and monitoring of liquidity providers/market makers
June 29th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has published a Consultation Paper regarding a proposed circular on the selection, use and monitoring of liquidity providers/market makers. The CySEC invites you to submit your comments/suggestions, in Word format, by Monday, ...
