Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) has released its trading volumes report for the month of November 2019. You can see the highlights below: FX Daily Futures contracts (Click 365) The total trading volume of FX Daily Futures contracts (Click 365) was 1,451,538 ( -29.0% MoM / -43.6% YoY ) and its average daily trading volume was…
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The following article was submitted by Michael Stark, market analyst at Exness. Asian markets started the week on a fairly positive note as Chinese factories posted three-year record growth in November. Caixin manufacturing PMI came in at 51.8 in the early morning today, beating both the previous release and the consensus. Meanwhile data from Turkey was also…
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Avelacom, the high-performance global connectivity and IT infrastructure provider for the financial services industry, has announced earlier today that it has enhanced its high-speed network performance. The company has teamed up with Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited’s (HKEX) and joined its ecosystem of network service providers to offer the market’s lowest latency route between…
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Morgan Stanley’s forex trading department has run afoul of its forex control procedures. Although the global bank has failed to publicly acknowledge the problem, inside sources have spread the work that four FX traders have been suspended until further notice, due to their concerted effort to conceal anywhere from $100 to $140 million in forex…
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ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for December 2, 2019. This is not a trading advice. See details below: FOREX The Euro is gaining 0.10% to the Yen, as the markets opened this Monday in a clear risk-on mood. The Single currency has been something of a canary…
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After President Xi’s recent call for everyone in his country to embrace blockchain technology, one would think that China might have been biding its time regarding any commitments to the innovative decentralized ledger system. Nothing could be further from the truth. The government’s attitude may seem to have become “Blockchain, not Bitcoin”, but the private…
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Online gaming and financial trading giant Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) has released a trading update last Friday, warning its full-year earnings will not meet analysts’ expectations. The company added that it may try to sell its underperforming spread-betting unit. According to Playtech’s latest update, the company is reviewing options for its Casual and Social Gaming business including a…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of several unregulated firms. The names of the latest additions to the regulator’s warning list are OMC Markets, First Allied Advisory Services, Codrington UK, Airborn Investments, FXFinest, Investor Shield, and Trade 100 FM. According to the regulator, the fraudsters are using or giving out the…
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Adam Vettese, UK Market Analyst at eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for November 29, 2019. The text below is an excerpt and does not contain the full analysis. US stock markets were closed on Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday, and the session on Friday will end early, at 13:00…
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Paysafe’s digital wallet, Skrill, has announced earlier this week that its clients can now use bitcoin to buy other cryptocurrencies using the Skrill Cryptocurrency Service, enabling quicker and more efficient cryptocurrency transactions. Skrill's customers will no longer have to convert their interests in one cryptocurrency back into fiat currencies before purchasing an interest in a new…
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