Monday, September 08, 2025

CME Group Posts Second-Highest August Trading Volumes, Boosted by Crypto Records

The derivatives exchange highlighted particularly strong growth in cryptocurrency products, which reached a record 411,000 contracts per day, equivalent to $14.9 billion notional. Within this seg...

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January 08, 2024

Storms and strikes not flooding the positive outlook on the UK economy

As traders recently turned bullish on the sterling for the first time in three months, analysts believe the UK economy, which spent most of 2023 on the rim of recession, is on the rise. Bloomberg r...

November 21, 2023

UK borrowing reaches record levels, topped only by stats from 1993 & 2020

The ONS’s figures also compared the same period from 2022, where net borrowing registered lower than this October’s figures. Not only this, but it also sits as the second highest borrowing figu...

July 27, 2023

Is the Fed done hiking? Markets think so, Powell doesn’t

Market Expects No Further Hikes in 2023 According to the CME’s FedWatch tool, market participants now overwhelmingly expect that the Fed’s hikes for 2023 are over. There is currently a 78% prob...

July 25, 2023

Weekly data: traders concentrate on the Fed and ECB

The focus for the Fed’s press conference on Wednesday night is on whether there’s any hint about a hike in the fourth quarter. Traders mostly expect this to be the last hike of this cycle for t...

Forex News

September 05, 2025 — BY Sam Boughedda

StoneX Expands into Physical Meat Trading with Right Corp Acquisition

The move significantly broadens StoneX’s global trading capabilities. Founded in 2000, Right Corporation provides trading and logistics services for independent meat packing operations, distribut...

September 05, 2025

VSA Capital Chairman to Step Down After AGM

Mr Steeves, who has served as Chairman during a period of strategic development for the international investment bank...

September 04, 2025

IG Group Commences £125 Million Share Buyback Programme

The London-listed trading platform said it has instructed Morgan Stanley & Co. International to carry out the pro...

September 04, 2025

Monex Group Boosts Stake in Canadian Crypto Asset Manager 3iQ

The Tokyo-based brokerage acquired an additional 4.17 million shares in 3iQ on Sept. 3 through a wholly owned subsidi...

September 03, 2025

Nomura SPARX Subsidiary Invests in Community Platform Commune

The investment targets Commune's "community success platform," which enables organisations to foster better communica...

September 03, 2025

FTSE Russell Reforms Vietnamese Interest Rate Benchmark

The changes, effective from 3 November, are designed to align the benchmark more closely with the Financial Stability...

September 03, 2025

Aotearoa Energy Executes New Zealand’s First Exchange-Traded Gas Option

The historic transaction took place on emsTradepoint, the natural gas settlement and matching platform operated by Tr...

September 02, 2025

BTIG Begins Offering Clients Access to TSE’s CONNEQTOR ETF Platform

Launched in February 2021, CONNEQTOR is a Request for Quote (RFQ) platform designed to improve liquidity in Japan’s...

September 02, 2025

Plus500 Expands Futures Clearing with ICE Clear Europe Membership

The fintech group, which operates proprietary technology-based trading platforms, said the membership would allow it ...

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July 11, 2023

INTERVIEW

Interview: Brokeree’s Julia Ilichyova talks about expansion in EMEA and APAC+ and growing the team

LR: Two years ago, we talked about how the team behind Brokeree has developed since the company’s inception. Can you tell me how the team has grown and evolved in the past two years? Julia: Over ...

June 15, 2023

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Exclusive Interview: Eduardo Alves talks about driving strategic excellence at 4XC

LR: What motivated you to join 4XC as the Chief Strategic Officer? Eduardo: Choosing to join 4XC came from a deep personal connection with Joao Monteiro, the company's founder, and our shared visio...

March 08, 2023

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Exclusive: Focus on women in tech on International Women's Day

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March 07, 2023

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Exclusive: Hantec Markets' Hayel Abu-Hamdan talks about LATAM expansion, market expectations for 2023 and more

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Cryptocurrency

September 04, 2025 — BY Sam Boughedda

Monex Group Boosts Stake in Canadian Crypto Asset Manager 3iQ

The Tokyo-based brokerage acquired an additional 4.17 million shares in 3iQ on Sept. 3 through a wholly owned subsidiary. The transaction was valued at C$45.8 million. Following the purchase, Monex now holds 12.12 million shares, representing 97.8 percent of voting rights, up from 77.2 percent before the acquisition. Monex first made 3iQ a subsidiary in…

September 02, 2025

Coincheck to Acquire French Crypto Prime Brokerage Aplo in European Expansion Push

Under the terms of the agreement, all outstanding shares of Aplo will be exchanged for newly issued ordinary shares of Coincheck Group. The transaction is expected to close in October 2025, subject...

August 29, 2025

Caladan and Finery Markets Join Forces to Tap OTC Crypto Surge

The move highlights rapid growth in the global over-the-counter (OTC) crypto sector. It comes after OTC crypto trading volumes surged 112.6 percent in the first half of 2025, according to Finery Ma...

August 26, 2025

Webull Brings Back Crypto Trading for US Investors

Until now, customers wanting to trade crypto were required to open and use a separate Webull Pay account via a standalone app. With the latest update, Webull has integrated those functions, enabl...

August 25, 2025

SBI Group Partners with Chainlink to Advance Institutional Digital Asset Adoption

The collaboration will centre on tokenised real-world assets, tokenised funds and regulated stablecoins, drawing on Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to facilitate secure, ...

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January 21, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Standard Chartered Announces Launch of SC PrismFX

The firm said in a press release that the solutions suite is designed to cater to the diverse FX needs of Financial Institutions (FI), Non-Banking Financial Institutions (NBFI), PayTech, and Corporate clients globally. SC PrismFX is said to integrate Standard Chartered’s digital Transaction Banking, Financial Markets, and Digital Platforms under one brand, providing FX payment…

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January 06, 2025

ACY Securities Expands Copy Trading to MT5 via Tradingcup

Beginning January 3, 2025, the company said the enhancement aims to provide broader trading opportunities for traders. The Tradingcup platform, launched in early 2024, has quickly gained traction, ...

November 11, 2024

Travelex to Revamp ATM Network with NCR Atleos

In partnership with NCR Atleos, the company revealed it is replacing its entire portfolio of over 600 ATMs across eight countries with new hardware and software. The move is designed to elevate the...

October 24, 2024

Worldline Partners with Visa to Enhance Fraud Management Solution

The global payment services provider explained in its press release announcing the deal that the collaboration combines Worldline's extensive transactional data with Visa's Cybersource Decision Man...

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October 16, 2024

Danske Bank Adopts Broadridge's Proxy Voting Solution

The company explained in a press release that the strategic partnership aims to enhance the accuracy and speed of the proxy voting process, empowering Danske Bank's clients to make more informed in...

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