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Egypt’s new central bank chief faces bitter pill of currency devaluation or IMF aid
November 19th, 2015
Spare a kind thought for the travails that Tarek Amer, the newly appointed governor of Egypt’s central bank, will be facing when he formally takes up his post on November 27. He could have had no illusions how disastrous ...
Fear Spreads as China’s Finance Firms Face Arrests
November 18th, 2015
“People are worried” as hedge funds, traders, CSRC targeted At least 16 connected to finance world caught up in crackdown The high-drama highway arrest of a prominent hedge fund manager. Seizures of computers and phones at Chinese mutual funds. The investigations ...
Weird Trading Traditions
November 18th, 2015
In a profession where every stone is unturned and traders spend hours evaluating every outcome it would seem odd that traditions and superstitions could be prevalent. Just like in any business, traders will go against the grain and ...
Oil prices edge up on reports of falling inventories, but glut remains in place
November 18th, 2015
Oil prices edged up on Wednesday following reports of falling stockpiles and rising refinery activity, but analysts said the market would remain under pressure for the rest of the year and into 2016. Industry group American Petroleum Institute (API) ...
Oil Approaching $40 Deepens Investor Pessimism on Recovery
November 17th, 2015
Hedge funds’ short position grew 21% through Nov. 10: CFTC IEA sees `massive cushion’ worldwide on record production Hedge funds have turned more pessimistic on oil as prices flirted with $40 a barrel for the first time since August. ...
DMM Option will cease providing Binary Option
November 16th, 2015
DMM Option has issued today an announcement to inform that the company will cease providing Binary Option. According to DMM Option, the firm wishes to advise that it will cease providing Binary Option accounts and trading services as of ...
CommSec: Investors are increasingly looking abroad to overseas stock exchanges
November 16th, 2015
Investors are increasingly looking abroad to overseas stock exchanges to broaden their investment portfolio, according to new data from CommSec. CommSec, Australia’s largest online broker, has seen a sharp increase in demand for foreign owned shares. The number of ...
Credit Suisse plans trading floor for Dublin
November 16th, 2015
Swiss bank wants to move 40 traders and 60 support staff to Ireland as part of a cost-cutting drive Credit Suisse is on course to become the first international bank to set up a major trading floor in Dublin. The ...
Oil edges up after Paris attacks, French air strikes in Syria
November 16th, 2015
Crude oil futures rose on Monday as France launched large-scale air strikes against Islamic State in Syria, but analysts said oil and other commodities were expected to remain under pressure as oversupply weighs on prices. Crude benchmarks, which lost ...
Asia Pacific shares fall sharply in wake of Paris attacks and Japanese recession
November 16th, 2015
Global security concerns saw the euro hit a six-month low and stocks were sold off around the region as Japan entered a ‘quintuple dip’ recession Stock markets in Asia Pacific have fallen sharply in the wake of the Paris terror ...
