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IG Group released report of Investment Trends 2015 UK
January 29th, 2016
IG Group has issued an announcement to make publish Investment Trends 2015 UK Leveraged Trading Report. According to the company: UK trader numbers rose over 2015 in spite of the turmoil that followed the Swiss Franc depeg New criteria ...
Central Bank of Japan decided to adopt a negative interest rate policy
January 29th, 2016
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has issued an announcement to inform that on its meeting held on January 29, the Policy Board decided to introduce “Quantitative and Qualitative Monetary Easing (QQE) with a Negative Interest Rate” in order to achieve the ...
Big Companies, Huge Problems
January 28th, 2016
Apple is far from the only iconic US company that’s signaling a global slowdown. Three more are in the news today: “Caterpillar warns equipment sales still falling (CNBC) – Caterpillar saw retail sales of machinery fall 16 ...
China shares lower, but ‘real economy’ sound says state media
January 28th, 2016
China’s volatile shares were lower again on Thursday, taking losses this month to about 23 percent or 12 trillion yuan ($1.8 trillion), while state media insisted that the market ructions did not reflect the real economy. The benchmark Shanghai ...
Euronext launches sugar contract
January 27th, 2016
A hedging solution for European sugar Euronext announced that it will be launching a new Sugar commodities futures contract in the autumn of 2016, subject to regulatory approval. Aimed at all the actors of the European Union Sugar ecosystem, ...
Gold near 12-wk top as dollar slips ahead of Fed statement
January 27th, 2016
Fed expected to keep rates unchanged, cite gloomy global outlook Dollar weaker versus currency basket, Asian stocks subdued SPDR Gold holdings at highest since November Coming Up: Federal Reserve releases statement; 1900 GMT (Updates prices) Gold beamed near a ...
China shares tumble again, taking 2016 losses to $2 trillion
January 27th, 2016
Chinese shares fell sharply again on Wednesday after plunging in the previous session, taking losses in 2016 to nearly 25 percent or 13 trillion yuan ($2 trillion). The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index SSEC was down 3 percent in afternoon ...
FTSE 100 claws back its early losses
January 26th, 2016
London shares clawed back early losses on Tuesday as oil prices rose back above $30 a barrel. At midday, the FTSE 100 index was down 29.5 points, or 0.50%, at 5,847.5, having earlier been down as much as 100 points. Brent ...
How domestic economic strength can prevail over global weakness
January 26th, 2016
Find below the Keynote speech by Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, at the Deutsche Börse Group New Year’s reception 2016, Eschborn, 25 January 2016 Thank you, Mr Faber, for your very kind introduction. And let me start by ...
China Stocks Plunge to 13-Month Low Amid Capital Outflow Concern
January 26th, 2016
Yourong Fund, Rabobank, Chart Partners predict further losses China capital outflows reached estimated $1 trillion in 2015 China’s stocks tumbled to the lowest levels in 13 months amid concern capital outflows will accelerate as the economy slows and support ...