The US dollar was strong across the board this week with the help of comments for the head of the Federal Reserve. Still, the outlook for the currency is not clear as market participants continue to speculate whether…
Posts published in September 2015
Canadian Dollar Ends Trading Little Changed
The Canadian dollar was falling against the US dollar while rising versus the Japanese yen and the euro on Friday. Yet by the end of the trading session the currency moved closer to the opening level, ending trading…
Dollar Ends Friday with Gains
The US dollar has ended Friday’s trading with gains as traders continued to speculate about the possibility of an interest rate hike in 2015. Yet the currency was moving down before closing, making…
AIM Listing of Plus500 on Hold Due to Pending FCA Approval
If some of you have wondered why the shares of Plus500 are still trading on the London Stock Exchange’s (LSE) Alternative Investments Market (AIM), the…
Parker FX Index Climbs Marginally Higher in August
The Parker FX Index, a global benchmark that tracks the performance of leading currency funds, has reported a marginal rise of 0.4% MoM for the…
New Zealand Dollar Rises in Face of Adverse Fundamentals
The New Zealand dollar rallied today even though macroeconomic data released earlier this week was highly negative for the currency while the market sentiment was not supportive either. Released…
Yen Slips as Japan Slides into Deflation
The Japanese yen was soft today after data showed that Japan slipped back into deflation, giving incentive for the Bank of Japan to expand the already extensive monetary stimulus. Data released…
Daily FX Brokers’ News: ThinkForex, Darwinex & OANDA
ThinkForex Alters Leverage Ratio ThinkForex, a provider of foreign exchange (FX) and contracts-for-difference (CFDs), has made a series of changes to the leverage of select…
LedgerX Adds Compliance Maven, Mark Wetjen to Its Board of Directors
LedgerX, an institutional platform for trading and clearing Bitcoin options, has appointed veteran Mark Wetjen to its Board of Directors of Ledger Holdings Inc., the…
Football Sponsorship Frenzy Continues: Option888 Signs With Bologna FC
Football sponsorship deals news are once again rippling through the industry as Finance Magnates reporters have learned that binary options broker Option888 signed a deal…