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U.K. Markets Pounded and ‘Brexit’ Vote Doesn’t Even Have a Date
January 18th, 2016
Pound, stocks decline as risks to U.K. economy stack up Turmoil is hurting outlook for Bank of England rate increase Wherever you look, Britain’s financial markets are creaking. The pound is at the weakest level since 2010 against the ...
The Top 10 (or 11) Bitcoin-Friendly Cities
January 18th, 2016
Looking to spend bitcoin on your travels? Your chances are much greater in the US. Seven of the top 11 cities with the most merchants that accept bitcoin are in the U.S., based on information from coinmap.org. San Francisco/San ...
Oil slides to lowest since 2003 as Iran sanctions lifted
January 18th, 2016
Oil prices hit their lowest since 2003 on Monday, as the market braced for a jump in Iranian exports after the lifting of sanctions against the country over the weekend. The U.N. nuclear watchdog on Saturday said Tehran had ...
ECB policymakers divided over China risks
January 15th, 2016
Policymakers at the European Central Bank disagreed at their last meeting over how big a threat turmoil in China and other emerging markets pose to Europe’s modest economic recovery. The result of the Dec. 3 debate, for which a ...
What are Nasdaq’s Forex ambitions
January 14th, 2016
Nasdaq Suspends Currency-Trading Plans While Rivals Race Ahead Exchange operator says lack of demand led it to halt plans Nasdaq said to have been among bidders for Hotspot FX and 360T Nasdaq Inc. has put its foreign-exchange ambitions ...
CMC Markets to apply for admission on LSE in February 2016
January 13th, 2016
London Stock Exchange announces the Intention of CMC Markets PLC to float on LSE. According to LSE: CMC Markets plc (“CMC” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), a leading global provider of online financial trading, today announces its ...
When OPEC cuts output, oil prices will begin to climb
January 13th, 2016
While the consensus view is the the oil price will go even lower yet, once production is reduced it will start rising again. There’s a very good reason why the price of oil keeps falling – there’s no real need to buy it. ...
Britain’s biggest insider trading case is finally going to trial — 6 years since dawn raids
January 12th, 2016
Almost six years after a series of dawn raids shocked the City of London, one of the UK’s biggest ever insider-trading cases is finally going to trial. The case – code named Tabernula, which is Latin for “little tavern” – ...
Crude oil prices fall almost 20 percent since beginning of the year
January 12th, 2016
Crude oil prices continued a relentless dive early on Tuesday, falling almost 20 percent since the beginning of the year as analysts scrambled to cut their 2016 oil price forecasts and traders bet on further price falls. U.S. crude ...
Oil drops over 2 pct as China slowdown weighs; market loses faith in rebound
January 11th, 2016
Crude oil prices fell over 2 percent on Monday as China’s economic slowdown dented the outlook for demand and traders are placing record bets on even lower prices as they increasingly lose faith in a significant market recovery. Global ...
