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FX Trading Slumps across the Board at the CME Group as Volumes Fall 10% in November
- With little in the way of economic and political news, currency trading activity declined during November at the CME Group with all major currencies experiencing a drop in average daily volumes.
Tuesday, 02/12/2014 | 11:44 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Twenty-Four Banks Fail ECB Stress Test, Capital Shortfall Is Proportionally Highest in Cyprus
- The European Central Bank's comprehensive assessment, which consisted of an asset quality review and a forward-looking stress test of the banks, found a combined capital shortfall of about €25 billion at 25 banks.
Sunday, 26/10/2014 | 14:53 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
From Riches to Rags: Putin’s Presidential Adviser Proposes to Peg the Russian Ruble
- Geopolitical tensions could steer Russia’s plans to fully free float its currency into an unexpected new direction, as the ruble has been hitting fresh all time lows ever since the escalation of the Ukrainian conflict.
Saturday, 11/10/2014 | 15:11 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
FX Brokers Expand Product Range and Conditions as Industry Evolves - easy-forex & iFOREX
- Specialist providers of forex trading solutions to retail investors have been strengthening their offerings as market conditions alter and client demands change. Both easy-forex and iFOREX expand their product range.
Saturday, 20/09/2014 | 15:16 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
CFTC Transfers Alleged Criminal Rate Rigging to the US Department of Justice
- The violations in the foreign exchange benchmarking process could also lead to criminal investigations, but just as big banks are too big to fail, they are also too big to be criminalized.
Tuesday, 09/09/2014 | 09:03 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Arrivederci Euro: Draghi Leads a Divided ECB to Deliver Biggest Daily Drop Since 2012
- As the ECB starts buying asset backed securities, Mario Draghi emphasized that EU governments should deliver structural reforms for economic growth and help the central bank reach its 2 percent inflation target.
Friday, 05/09/2014 | 09:11 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Exclusive: Saxo Bank Raises Margin Requirements on Swiss Franc Trading
- Increasing geopolitical risks coupled with the shift of monetary policy of the European Central Bank are risking a test of the Swiss National Bank's resolve to maintain the EURCHF "floor" level at 1.20.
Tuesday, 02/09/2014 | 00:40 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Euro Hits Fresh 11-Month Low, as German IFO Survey Lowest Since July 2013
- The forward looking expectations component of the survey was last seen at these levels in May 2013, after the confidence in the Euro Zone recovery evaporated following the implosion of the banking crisis in Cyprus.
Monday, 25/08/2014 | 14:42 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
FOMC Minutes Green-Light More US Dollar Volatility Going Forward
- After the release of the minutes from July's Federal Reserve Market Committee meeting the Euro nears one year lows, just as French President Francois Hollande stated that the single currency is overvalued.
Wednesday, 20/08/2014 | 19:26 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
A Brief Look at Forex Magnates' QIR2: Charging against Low FX Volatility
- While FX volatility is a metric which is hardly predictable, there are many ways in which a brokerage can address declining volumes - Saxo Bank and Dukascopy share ways to diversify a purely FX offering.
Wednesday, 06/08/2014 | 19:50 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Analysis: European Central Bank Goes All-in on Stemming Euro Strength
- The European Central Bank has unveiled an impressive list of unconventional monetary policy measures, more Euro volatility in the coming months becomes quite likely as the ECB has unveiled negative deposit rates.
Thursday, 05/06/2014 | 15:48 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
CySEC Fines AFX Capital Markets Ltd €10,000 on a Number of Violations
- The company operating the AFX Capital brand, based in Cyprus, and with multiple entities regulated in several jurisdictions, got fined a total of ten thousand Euros today, by the Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission.
Wednesday, 14/05/2014 | 14:44 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Major FX Stuck in Ranges, Low Volatility Spells Dismal FX Volumes Numbers for April
- For the past two weeks the most traded currency pair has been stuck in a 100 pips range, with other major FX pairs not doing much better, what are the potential triggers to unlock volatility going forward?
Wednesday, 30/04/2014 | 16:37 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
ICAP Integrates AUD Into Its i-Swap Platform, Targeting Asian Clientele
- ICAP, a leading interdealer brokerage and provider of a variety of financial and information services, has announced the launch of the Australian Dollar (AUD) on its i-Swap platform in Australia.
Monday, 14/04/2014 | 09:01 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
DGCX Announces March Volumes: First Quarter Trading Surpassed 3 Million Contracts
- The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange announced overall volumes rising by 2% from February, however it highlighted that Gold trading increased by 32% and WTI crude oil futures by 114% over last year's figures.
Wednesday, 09/04/2014 | 08:51 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Analysis: Could The ECB Become The Same FX Volatility Factor in 2014, That The BoJ Was Last Year?
- The President of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, has outlined that Quantitative Easing options have been discussed at the last meeting Could that trigger a new bout of foreign exchange volatility?
Friday, 04/04/2014 | 09:30 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
DGCX Reports February Data, ADV Rises 6% MoM, Mini-Indian Rupee Contracts Soar
- The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) has released its February figures, highlighted by a steady growth in average daily volume (ADV) of 6% since January, according to a DGCX statement.
Tuesday, 18/03/2014 | 09:01 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Traiana Set For EMIR Kick-off, Four Trade Repositories Ready on Harmony TR Connect
- US-based provider of pre-trade risk and post-trade processing technology, connects four Trade Repository's including CME, DTCC, Regis-TR, and UnaVista, via its Harmony TR network, ahead of the EMIR February 12 start-date.
Wednesday, 22/01/2014 | 14:43 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
MiFID II Update: HFT Crackdown, Speculative Position Limits, and Investor Protection
- The long anticipated changes to the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), announced earlier this week, is set to bring a wave of regulatory changes, as a result of the European Parliaments recent agreement.
Friday, 17/01/2014 | 19:19 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
CLS Volumes and Values of FX Trades Down in December 2013, Volumes Plummet 9.4%
- CLS Bank, the settlement service provider for the world’s most liquid asset class has reported trading metrics for the month of December. The entity reported negative figures both in terms of value and trade volumes.
Monday, 13/01/2014 | 19:52 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
FX Daily Trade Values Drop 2.6% in May at CLS Bank
- Monthly trading values in FX markets saw a decline of 2.6% at CLS Bank. The FX settlement provider was ranging at and above the daily $5 trillion mark on the back of increased volatility, May finished at $4.87 trillion.
Friday, 07/06/2013 | 14:38 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
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