The Canadian dollar today weakened against its major peers such as the US dollar following the release of retail data for the month of December that was below expectations. Statistics Canada reported that the Consumer…
Posts published in January 2017
In yet another sign that bitcoin providers are eager to turn the digital currency into a proper investment vehicle, Grayscale Investments, a unit of Barry…
EU Regulators Sound Alarm on LSEG, Deutsche Börse Merger
The landmark merger between the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Deutsche Börse has once again drawn concern from European Union regulators who fear that…
Mizuho Americas, part of Japan-based Mizuho Financial Group, has made a series of new hires to its US equity platform, expanding the focus of the…
Danish FSA Issues Warning on Binary Options Firm TechOption
The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) has issued a statement today informing the public that TechOption, a binary options brokerage offering a range of services…
US Dollar Heads Higher as Donald Trump Takes Office
The US dollar climbed against its major rivals on Friday to erase some of its losses earlier in the day, as investors anticipated Donald Trumpâs presidential inauguration. The president-elect will give a speech during…
South Korean Won Avoids Losses
Mixed economic data from China hurt some of Asian currencies, but many of them managed to rise above the opening level by now, and the South Korean won was among them. While…
Australian Dollar Falls, China’s Data Fails to Support
The Australian dollar fell against its most traded peers today even though relatively decent economic data released from China should have been supportive for Australia’s currency. The National…
ChronoBank Partners with Lykke for Cryptocurrency Trading
, a blockchain-based initiative aimed at disrupting the short-term recruitment sector, has announced a partnership with Swiss mobile bitcoin wallet and blockchain trading enterprise –…
SIX Swiss’ ETF Turnover Rises in Q4, Listings Reach All-Time High
SIX Swiss Exchange, Switzerland’s principal stock exchange, notched an uptick in its exchange-traded-fund (ETF) turnover, closing out the 2016 year on a strong note and…