What to watch US consumer sentiment data: On Friday, preliminary consumer sentiment data for December will be released by the University of Michigan. The index came in at 76.9 for November, and consensus expectations for December are a small decline to 76.5. The US economy is heavily dependent on consumer spending, which accounts for 70%…
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Gottwik continued: In the current situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, many investors have become extremely cautious when building their portfolios and deciding where to spend their hard-earned money. Therefore, the ability to consider another investment vehicle while reducing the trading costs can make a massive difference in performance. Through the turbulent economic conditions during the…
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GOLD Gold price has failed to continue its recovery, falling again below the support zone of $1,850. This comes despite a moderate return to risk-off in stock markets, and while the dollar remains weak. This could be seen as a signal of some weakness of the underlying strength. Gold had been expected to hold yesterday’s…
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Christophe Hémon, CEO, LCH SA, commented: We’re delighted to be extending our relationship with Euronext to offer clearing for Oslo Børs Derivatives Market. This is a significant step for us as we continue to expand the number of products and trading venues available to our clearing members. Øivind Amundsen, CEO of Oslo Børs, added: LCH…
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced raising civil proceedings in Federal Court against Union Standard International Group Pty Ltd (trading as usgfx) and its former corporate authorised representatives, Maxi EFX Global AU Pty Ltd (trading as EuropeFX) and BrightAU Capital Pty Ltd (trading as TradeFred). The UK Financial Conduct Authority announced making the…
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ASIC stated that EuropeFX and TradeFred: provided personal advice to clients without licence to do so; made false or misleading representations to clients including about the level of risk to which clients’ funds were exposed and the profits which clients could expect; failing to adequately explain or disclose to clients the risks involved in investing…
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Sheldon Mills, Interim Executive Director of Strategy and Competition at the FCA commented: We’ve today confirmed our proposals to make the speculative mini-bond ban permanent and extend its scope. These products are high risk and are often designed to be hard to understand. Consumers should always be wary of any investment promising high returns while…
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StoneX finalized the acquisition of Gain Capital Holdings, Inc in the end of July 2020 for $6.00 per share in all-cash transaction, amounting to approximately $236 million in equity value. StoneX reported a total operating revenue for the quarter of $342.1 million, up by 30% YoY. The net income for the quarter of jumped 185% to $77.4 million. The FX…
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What to watch Adobe: Software firm Adobe has added almost 50% to its share price in 2020, and has held up over the past three months while some tech names have faltered. The firm delivers its latest set of quarterly earnings on Thursday, where analysts are anticipating an earnings per share figure of $2.66. Key…
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Eurex Repo posted drops 16.% MoM fall in GC Pooling, however Repo markets grew by 32.17% MoM. At the EEX, Global Power was up 4% MoM for November 2020, Global Gas rose 6.8% MoM and emissions trading increased by 23.2% MoM. Nov-20 Oct-20 MoM Change Financial derivatives: Traded contracts Eurex Exchange European equity index derivatives…
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