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CFTC Commissioner Bowen Announces Membership of Market Risk Advisory Committee
February 19th, 2015
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Sharon Y. Bowen today announced the members of the CFTC’s Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC). Commissioner Bowen is the sponsor of this advisory committee. “I am very pleased with the breadth and ...
Euro Area Investment Fund Statistics: December 2014
February 19th, 2015
19 February 2015 – Financial statements of the ECB for 2014 ECB’s net profit for 2014: €989 million (2013: €1,440 million) Net interest income from the Securities Markets Programme: €728 million (2013: €962 million) Interest income on banknotes: €126 ...
Trading Technologies’ Platform to Support Quantitative Brokers’ Best Execution Algorithms
February 19th, 2015
Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, and Quantitative Brokers, a leading provider of fixed income and futures algorithms, today announced TT will provide access to Quantitative Brokers’ best execution algorithms from the ...
Deloitte comments on the EU Commission’s Capital Markets Union (CMU) green paper
February 19th, 2015
David Strachan, Head of Deloitte’s EMEA Centre for Regulatory Strategy, said: “The Commission has taken a pragmatic approach in developing a CMU. We support a period of analysis to identify the barriers to a CMU, rather than jumping in ...
FCA to investigate competition in investment and corporate banking services following review of wholesale markets
February 19th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today announced plans to launch its first wholesale market study into investment and corporate banking to assess whether competition in the sector is working properly. This follows the publication of its review into competition ...
J. Dijsselbloem: “Received Greek request for six months extension”
February 19th, 2015
The “bridge program” or “extension” may be approved by Friday if all goes well The Greek request for a six-month interim agreement, known as the “bridging program” by the Greek side or “extension” by the EU side, has been ...
Europe Is `Very Attractive’ For Investment, Ross Says
February 19th, 2015
Wilbur Ross, chairman of WL Ross & Co., talks about investment opportunities in Europe and strategy. Ross, speaking with Betty Liu on Bloomberg Television’s “In the Loop,” also discusses Greece’s negotiations with euro-area members over a loan extension…View video ...
Thursday February 19: OSB Commodities & Equity Indices Cheat Sheet & Key Levels
February 19th, 2015
OSB Commodities & Equity Indices Cheat Sheet & Key Levels for February 19. Gold Open 1212.50, High 1217.40, Low 1211.10, Close 1215.10, 1.24% Change. Silver Open 16.45, High 16.72…View table below
Thursday February 19: OSB G10 Currency Pairs Cheat Sheet & Key Levels
February 19th, 2015
OSB Daily G10 Currency Pairs Cheat Sheet & Key Levels for February 19. EURUSD Open 1.1396, High 1.1424, Low 1.1393, Close 1.1414, 0.15% Change. GRBUSD Open 1.5435, High 1.5460…View table below
Crude-oil shocker: API data show supply surging
February 19th, 2015
The oil market got a bit of a shock late Wednesday, when the American Petroleum Institute’s supply data were released. U.S. crude-oil supplies as of the week ended Feb. 13 saw a whopping 14.3 million-barrel jump from a week earlier, the ...
