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European stocks keep steady; The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.1 percent
September 18th, 2018
The pan-European STOXX 600 reversed early losses to rise 0.1 percent at the close, while Germany’s DAX, home to large exporters and carmakers, was down 0.2 percent. Wall Street opened slightly lower but the dip did not change the ...
Oil prices ease as trade row clouds demand outlook
September 17th, 2018
Global oil prices eased in early Asian trading on Monday on concerns that the United States is poised to impose additional tariffs on China, outweighing supply fears from upcoming sanctions on Iran. Brent crude oil futures dipped 16 cents, ...
CySEC withdraw the license of two Cyprus Investment Firms
September 17th, 2018
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), the independent public supervisory Authority responsible to exercise effective supervision to ensure investor protection and the healthy development of the securities market in Cyprus, has issued two announcements to inform the withdrawal ...
Early Traders Review: The Euro and Yen up against the Dollar; Asian Stocks fell
September 17th, 2018
Asian stocks fell with emerging-market currencies after the latest U.S. move to place a further tranche of tariffs on Chinese goods and amid signs some central banks are struggling to stabilize their currencies. The dollar maintained gains. Shares in ...
Crypto’s plunge worse than dot-com crash
September 14th, 2018
As virtual currencies plumbed new depths on Wednesday, the MVIS Crypto-Compare Digital Assets 10 Index extended its collapse from a January high to 80 per cent. The tumble has now surpassed the Nasdaq Composite Index’s 78 per cent peak-to-trough ...
Positions, problems and prospects of EU ‘digital tax’ proposal
September 14th, 2018
Explained: The EU ‘Digital Tax’ Scramble EU finance ministers met last weekend for the fourth time this year to agree on a tax levy targeting large digital multinationals such as Apple, Facebook and Google – yet the political battle ...
Broker-Dealer to pay $2.75 million penalty
September 14th, 2018
The U.S. financial regulator Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Convergex Execution Solutions LLC, now known as Cowen Execution Services LLC, will pay $2.75 million to settle charges that the broker-dealer firm provided the SEC with incomplete and ...
European stocks end lower; What is driving the market?
September 14th, 2018
Europe’s main stock gauge gave up modest early gains to close slightly lower on Thursday, with the U.K. leading the way lower as the pound strengthened against a broadly weaker U.S. dollar. What are markets doing? The Stoxx Europe ...
Diamond prices continued to soften during the quieter summer period
September 13th, 2018
Diamond prices continued to soften during the quieter summer period, reports Rapaport in its diamond index for August. Factors such as the closure of bourses in Belgium and Israel caused prices for 0.30-, 0.50-, and one-carat diamonds to fall ...
Cryptocurrency ether plunges again, decoupling from bitcoin
September 13th, 2018
Ether, one of the best-performing cryptocurrencies during the boom last year, is taking another nose dive on Wednesday. The world’s second largest cryptocurrency fell 8 percent to a low of $170.34, bringing its drop since the high in January ...
