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Stocks in Asia paused near recent highs
October 17th, 2017
Stocks in Asia paused near recent highs as concerns about North Korea reemerged, while Australian bonds fell with Treasuries as speculation climbed that the next head of the Federal Reserve will be more hawkish. Equity benchmarks fluctuated across Asia ...
Dollar advanced against its major G10 peers; Key events coming up this week
October 16th, 2017
Stocks in Asia advanced with bonds after inflation data in the U.S. added to evidence that global growth is continuing steadily with limited price pressures in the American economy. Equity indexes climbed from Tokyo to Sydney with a gauge ...
The euro and yen rose, Singapore dollar slipped; U.S dollar snaps four week rally
October 13th, 2017
The dollar and U.S. Treasury yields were poised to end four weeks of gains as confidence in American tax-cut plans waned somewhat and the Federal Reserve signaled that several policy makers are cautious about another 2017 interest-rate hike. Asian ...
Early Forex and Shares market review
October 11th, 2017
A broad index of Asian shares touched a decade-high on Wednesday, taking cues from signs of confidence in the U.S. Meanwhile, the euro held onto overnight gains after Catalonia held back on an outright declaration of independence. During the ...
Investment Adviser Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Options Trading Scheme
October 6th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a Westchester, New York-based investment adviser with fraud stemming from lies to retail investors about the value of their investments in a Ponzi-like scheme. The SEC alleges that, starting in approximately 2010, Michael Scronic ...
Early market review: Stocks in Japan and Australia climbed
October 6th, 2017
Equities in Asia followed their U.S. counterparts higher and the dollar retained gains after a slew of data and comments from Federal Reserve officials helped ratchet up bets that the U.S. economy is strong enough to withstand higher interest ...
Beware of unauthorised financial services entities
October 5th, 2017
The supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), France (Authorité des Marchés Financiers – AMF), Switzerland (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority – FINMA), Hong Kong (Securities and Futures Commission – SFC), Luxembourg (Commission de Surveillance ...
Emerging markets currencies review: Most LatAm currencies strengthened
October 5th, 2017
Most Latin American currencies strengthened on Thursday on expectations that U.S. President Donald Trump will appoint a less hawkish head of the Federal Reserve than expected. Politico reported on Tuesday that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin favors the appointment of ...
The euro, yen and pound advanced; dollar slips
October 4th, 2017
The rally in the dollar petered out as investors awaited President Donald Trump’s decision on the leadership of the Federal Reserve and gauged prospects for U.S. tax cuts. Bonds edged higher and Asian stocks were mixed after American indexes ...
Dollar gains, euro dipped, yen fell; What to watch this week
October 2nd, 2017
Treasury yields rose with the dollar as investors contemplate prospects for U.S. tax cuts and the potential of a less dovish Federal Reserve chief. Stocks were mixed in an Asia-Pacific region affected by holidays, after China unveiled a targeted ...
