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These are some of the key events investors will be watching this week
December 18th, 2017
Asia-Pacific stocks kicked off the penultimate week of the year on a positive note after a Republican agreement on the shape of U.S. tax cuts aimed at boosting growth in the world’s largest economy. Equity benchmarks in Tokyo, Hong ...
Interactive Brokers LLC pays $250,000 penalty
December 14th, 2017
Interactive Brokers LLC (‘Interactive’) has paid a penalty of $250,000 to comply with an infringement notice given to it by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (‘the MDP’). The MDP found it had reasonable grounds to believe that Interactive had breached ...
Gas prices rise in freezing Europe
December 13th, 2017
Energy markets were shocked Tuesday by the closure of a pipeline in the North Sea and a major explosion at a facility in Austria that helps move natural gas from Russia. The price of both crude oil and natural ...
A little-known digital currency surges 70% after teaming up with firms like Microsoft
December 7th, 2017
A digital currency has added more than $3 billion to its market value after the firm behind it said it was teaming up with a number of big tech firms, including Microsoft and Samsung on a “data marketplace.” Called ...
Swiss banks crack down on suspected Saudi money laundering
December 6th, 2017
Banks in Switzerland have started reporting suspicious account activities among some of their Saudi clients to the Swiss Money Laundering Reporting Office, reports the Financial Times. The regulator is reportedly reviewing data on potentially suspicious transactions linked to Saudi ...
Latest Update on Stocks, Currencies, Bonds And Commodities; Asian Stocks Mixed
December 1st, 2017
Asian stocks fluctuated at the start of the last month of 2017 and S&P 500 Index futures declined as the U.S. tax bill encountered stumbling blocks. The dollar headed for its first weekly gain in four weeks ahead of ...
My Crazy $17,000 Target for Bitcoin Is Looking Less Crazy
November 28th, 2017
The basis of this admittedly crazy forecast was simple: capital flows. I think we can all agree that bitcoin (BTC) is “interesting.” One of the primary reason that bitcoin (and cryptocurrency in general) is interesting is that nobody ...
Corn and lean hogs top agricultural commodity bets for 2018, says Rabobank
November 23rd, 2017
Corn is the top bullish bet among agricultural commodities for 2018, followed by lean hogs, Rabobank said, in a briefing which cautioned over the potential for market influences from La Nina to freight. The bank, in its annual briefing ...
Asian Shares Joined A Global Rally; Currencies Review
November 22nd, 2017
Asian shares joined a global rally and scaled a fresh decade peak on Wednesday as strong world growth and rising corporate profits lured hordes of investors into equities, while oil prices jumped on expectations of a production cut. MSCI’s ...
The Euro Rose, Asian stocks recovered; Key Events to Watch This Week
November 21st, 2017
Asian stocks recovered some of their recent losses, with Chinese shares bouncing from recent declines, as traders put on hold concerns about U.S. tax reforms and European political issues in a holiday-shortened week in America. Treasuries and the dollar ...