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Here’s How the Euro Is Likely to Fare Against World Currencies
August 18th, 2017
Don’t get distracted by Thursday’s ECB-driven slump: the euro has been redrawing the global currency map on its journey to multi-year highs. No wonder policy makers are starting to fret. Even after today’s declines, Europe’s growth story and the ...
Bitcoin move over – there’s a new kid on the blockchain
May 30th, 2017
The digital currency bitcoin has broken new records – surging by more than 245 per cent since the start of the year. In just five months, the price of one bitcoin rose from $1,331 to its all-time-high of $3,894 ...
Multinational Bank forecast arabica coffee prices to rise
March 20th, 2017
Rabobank forecast rising arabica coffee prices, as Brazilian production falls 13% in the 2017-18 season. Following a Brazilian crop tour, Rabobank forecast the next Brazilian coffee crop at 49.2m bags, down from 54.0m bags in the 2016-17 year. Arabica ...
Hedge funds extend ag selling – and ‘scope for more sales’ in grains
March 14th, 2017
Hedge funds cut their net long position in agricultural commodities for a third week, but not by enough, in grains, to fend off fears of a further selldown, with latest bearish positioning focused on sugar instead. Managed money, a ...
Non-committal Fed drives down dollar, dampens stocks
February 2nd, 2017
The dollar slipped to a 12-week low on Thursday and stock and bonds markets both showed caution after the U.S. Federal Reserve stuck to its mildly upbeat view of the world but gave no hint on when it will ...
7 Major European Banks Form Blockchain Platform ‘Digital Trade Chain’
January 16th, 2017
A group of seven large European banks has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a blockchain-powered cross-border trade finance platform for small and medium-sized companies in Europe. The participating banks are UK-based banking giant HSBC, Dutch institution ...
COMCO fines banks for participating in the EURIBOR cartel
December 21st, 2016
The Competition Commission (COMCO) has closed its investigation against certain banks related to interest rate derivatives in euro with an amicable settlement and imposes total fines of approximately CHF 45.3 million. COMCO reached the conclusion that between September 2005 ...
Hedge funds resume selling in ags, led by corn, cotton, hogs
August 22nd, 2016
Hedge funds returned to a bearish bias on ags – although not by much, as improved sentiment towards cocoa and wheat prices offset some of the impact of data-fuelled sales in corn and cotton. Managed money, a proxy for ...
Dollar Weakens on Fed Outlook as Emerging-Market Shares Advance
August 18th, 2016
Yen breaks 100 after Fed minutes as jobs data boosts Aussie Mongolia’s tugrik stabilizes after interest rate hiked to 15% Emerging-market shares rallied with European stock index futures and the dollar fell versus all of its major peers after minutes ...
One of the worst markets hit in the last two-weeks has been Italian banks
July 6th, 2016
While most of the post-Brexit headlines have centred on the fall in value of sterling and the surge of interest in safe havens such as gold and government bonds, one of the worst markets hit in the last two-weeks has been Italian banks. ...