Daily market commentary: Investors are sitting on the fence ahead of the release of US inflation data LeapRate

December 13, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: Investors are sitting on the fence ahead of the release of US inflation data

If today’s numbers are once again lower than predicted there will be scope for further dollar softness, as investors may start to price-in expectations of a more dovish Fed. Ricardo Evangelista – Senior Analyst, ActivTrades Disclaimer: opinions are personal to the authors and do not reflect the opinions of LeapRate. This is not a trading…

Equinix expands footprint in India with a fourth data centre

December 13, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Equinix expands in South Africa with a $160 million investment in a data center

With the new investment, the company enters strategically important connectivity hub for digital networks. The South African market boasts a significant network of submarine communications cables, established at several points across the country's 2,850 kilometres of coastline. Eugene Bergen, President, EMEA, Equinix, said: We entered the African continent earlier this year with the acquisition of…

December 13, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Weekly data: British pound and action on Gold ahead of UK and US major news

On the technical analysis point of view the price is trading in a steady uptrend for the last month and it is currently at the $1.22800 area after finding resistance on the upper band of the Bollinger bands. With major economic news coming up and with the Stochastic indicator in the overbought level for almost…

December 13, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

oneZero adds Cboe FX and State Street to its EcoSystem

State Street will utilize shared, as well as tailored streams via direct relationships with their liquidity consumers. This will allow them to send clients a customized blend of liquidity, benefiting from multiple streams that allow for individual pricing per client segment according to flow characteristics, as well as shared streams for scalability. Ben Leit, Vice…

December 12, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

IG Group adds AQSE stocks to its UK trading offering

Adam Blemings, Head of Trading at IG Group said: We aim to provide ambitious, self-directed individuals with unparalleled access to the world's financial markets to help them reach their financial goals. We are thrilled to add AQSE stocks electronically as the latest in our ongoing expansion of our array of financial assets. Earlier in September,…

December 12, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Saxo Bank’s Steen Blaafalk announces retirement

Despite his retirement, Blaafalk noted that he will not step down from his directorship roles at this time. He said: It will not be a complete goodbye to Saxo Bank, as I will continue in some directorships of our subsidiaries and I will always be an ambassador for this GREAT company. I will also pursue…

December 09, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: With next week’s Federal Reserve meeting approaching, the greenback is coming under pressure

Against this background, there may be scope for further dollar softness. Ricardo Evangelista – Senior Analyst, ActivTrades Disclaimer: opinions are personal to the authors and do not reflect the opinions of LeapRate. This is not a trading advice.

Hargreaves Lansdown hires Dan Olley as CEO

December 08, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Dan Olley becomes the new CEO of Hargreaves Lansdown

Olly has served as pendent non-executive director at Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) since June 2019. Prior to becoming CEO of Dunnhumby, he worked at analytics company RELX for 17 years. While there, he held a number of senior digital roles and helped drive its digital transformation. Chair Deanna Oppenheimer said: Having worked with Dan in a…

December 08, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: The US dollar index is trading almost flat

Against such a background November’s losses could be halted, and support could return for the haven dollar. Ricardo Evangelista – Senior Analyst, ActivTrades Disclaimer: opinions are personal to the authors and do not reflect the opinions of LeapRate. This is not a trading advice.

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