January 17, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Weekly data: inflation around the world

Meanwhile the bank of Canada reached 4.25% last month and seems likely to call for another single hike next week. Inflation in Canada isn’t at the same crisis area as in the EU and seems to be dropping more quickly as well, so it might be that the end of this cycle of tightening is…

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January 17, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ISAM Capital Markets rebrands as iSAM Securities

The group’s structure will be unaffected by the rebrand, as Raj Sitlani remains as Managing Director of iSAM Securities and Jonathan Brewer as Commercial Director. The company also noted that the rebrand will not impact the company’s clients. Additionally, as part of the rebrand the company is launching new websites: securities.isam.com, prime.isam.com and risk.isam.com. Robinson…

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FTX
January 16, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FTX allowed to sell LedgerX and other assets

Court filings reveal around 117 interested parties have lined up for FTX’s subsidiaries. The collapsed crypto exchange’s lawyers sought after the sale of the assets earlier in December citing loss of value. Cypriot regulator CySEC suspended the FTX Europe's license and FTX Japan’s operations were suspended. It recently came to light that FTX’s liquidators have…

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January 16, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: The US dollar touches a seven-month low

European Shares Stocks slid lower at the beginning of a new trading week in Europe, after Asian shares registered patchy performances overnight, as bullish sentiment takes a break. Consumer cyclicals and tech shares are among the worst performers today, while healthcare and energy stay as the most resilient sectors, preventing the STOXX-600 from falling further.…

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January 16, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FXOpen introduces commission free trading

FXOpen has been committed to expanding the ECN liquidity in order to provide the tight spreads for traders. Additionally, the broker recently announced its partnership with TradingView, giving their traders access to charting and social network trading platform. Gary Thomson, Chief Operating Officer of FXOpen UK, commented: FXOpen’s ongoing commitment to ensure trading is as…

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Daily Market Commentary
January 13, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: Markets drift in Europe as investors digest the latest US inflation data

The first support can be found over 15,000.0pts while an extension of the market correction could lead prices to test newly established market floors such as the 14,820.0pts zone (23.6% Fibonacci). Pierre Veyret– Technical analyst, ActivTrades Disclaimer: opinions are personal to the authors and do not reflect the opinions of LeapRate. This is not a…

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Nexo
January 12, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Bulgaria takes action against Nexo cryptobank for financial violations

Furthermore, the prosecutor’s office stated that more than 3.6 million transactions have gone through Nexo, some of which involving “risky players”. Nexo has not responded to local media for comment but has posted on Twitter, speaking against the investigation. The company also said that they have taken preventive measures against money laundering. The company tweeted:…

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