With two major risk events now behind us – Fed decision and the Scottish referendum – attention is likely to shift back to the economic data and whether we’re seeing a strong enough numbers to justify an earlier rate hike in the US and UK, or weak enough numbers to justify further monetary stimulus…
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Weekly market preview – 22 September 2014
The middleman in a $5.6 million insider trading scheme has admitted to passing stock tips on Post-it notes and then eating the evidence. …
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Post-it note eating insider trader pleads guilty
The middleman in a $5.6 million insider trading scheme has admitted to passing stock tips on Post-it notes and then eating the evidence. …
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Post-it note eating insider trader pleads guilty
Larry Ellison, the top-paid CEO and fifth-richest person in the world, now has a bit more time to live his extraordinarily glamorous life. …
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Larry Ellison: The billionaire Silicon Valley exec with the shiniest toys
Moody’s Investors Service has today announced its decision to maintain the negative outlook on France’s government bond rating, which it has affirmed at Aa1. The agency’s decision to affirm France’s Aa1 rating reflects Moody’s view that, despite negative credit pressures, the country retains sign…
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Moody’s maintains negative outlook on France’s Aa1 government bond rating; affirms rating
Moody’s Investors Service, (“Moody’s”) has today affirmed the UK’s government bond rating at Aa1 and maintained a stable outlook. Moody’s decision to affirm the UK’s rating follows the outcome of the referendum on Scottish independence, which maintains the 307-year-old union, thereby preserving t…
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Moody’s affirms UK’s government bond rating at Aa1; outlook stable
It is always best to fix the roof when the sun is shining, and with stock markets at or near record highs around the world then there is no better time than now to make sure investments and financial security are in good order. …
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10 warning signs of global financial meltdown
Disappointed “Yes” voters across Scotland are reacting to the news that Scotland has voted No to independence with disbelief, as thousands claim the ballot was rigged in voting stations in locations such as Dundee and Edinburgh. Stills from a broadcast on Sky News of Dundee polling station have b…
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Scotland Independence Referendum: Videos Claim Vote ‘Is Definitely a Fix’
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Traders in Financial Futures – Options and Futures Combined Positions as of September 16, 2014
A weaker JPY can be a bane and a blessing to Japan. It does have benefits for exporters, which can increase their earnings. The stock market has captured that sentiment as the stock market keeps rising. A weak currency in the long term can also bring about a higher cost of imports. For an island…
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of a Weaker JPY
FxPro Group Ltd (FxPro) saw its FX investment platform FxPro SuperTrader* recognised once again, this time at the UK Forex Award ceremony held in the heart of the City of London. FxPro SuperTrader is a proprietary built, dedicated FX investment platform which allows clients to allocate funds to s…
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Forex Product of the Year Awarded to FxPro SuperTrader at UK Forex Awards
Last week, I came across the following headline: “As music sales fall, sax player Kenny G turns to stockpicking.” My immediate reaction: Uh oh. The last thing any bull market needs is for celebrities to be featured in the financial press. As soon as that starts, it means the bull market must be n…
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Kenny G and the Playmate Stock-Pickers
In July, the European Commission published its sixth report on economic, social, and territorial cohesion (a term that can be roughly translated as equality and inclusiveness). The report lays out a plan for substantial investment – €450 billion ($583 billion) from three European Union funds – from…
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Europe’s Bargain
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s (BABA.N) shares surged by more than 40 percent in their first day of trading on Friday as investors jumped in to buy what looks likely to be the largest IPO in history. More than two hours after trading began at the New York Stock Exchange, the stock opened at $92.70 a…
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Alibaba jumps more than 40 percent in trading debut
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher said the U.S. central bank risks derailing the economic recovery if it delays its first interest-rate increase for too long and then is forced to raise quickly. “I’m in the slow and gradual school,” said Fisher, who would like a first increa…
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Fed’s Fisher Says Better to Raise Rates Sooner and Slowly
The dollar rose against a basket of major currencies on Friday, on track for its 10th consecutive week of gains, as investors bet U.S. interest rates would rise more quickly than expected. But some market participants said the dollar’s move was overdone and its rally should pause in the short ter…
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U.S. dollar on track for 10th week of gains on U.S. rate view
Global equity market are euphoric today after Scotland’s populace rejected independence, removing a major uncertainty from the global market landscape (for more on the impact of Scotland’s vote on the UK’s FTSE index, see my colleague Fawad Razaqzada’s piece from earlier today). Another cause cél…
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S&P500: Alibaba IPO Stokes Market Euphoria
•The Fed’s Fisher sounds like he wants to give back his membership to the Hawks Club. •I’m in the slow and gradual school of rate rises •Favors raising rates in quarter-point increments •Wants to avoid Fed having to tighten severely
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Fed’s Fisher “in the slow and gradual school of rate rises”
I keep getting peppered with queries about the rising volatility. Some want to link it to the FOMC meeting this week or the modest participation in the ECB’s new TLTRO facility. However, the implied volatility picture is more complicated. This Great Graphic, created on Bloomberg, shows the im…
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Surprising FX Vol Developments and Spot Implications
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. increased 0.2 percent in August to 103.8 (2004 = 100), following a 1.1 percent increase in July, and a 0.7 percent increase in June. “The LEI continued to rise in August, although at a slower rate than in July,” said Ataman Ozyildiri…
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The Conference Board Leading Economic Index for the U.S. Increased in August
