Bank governor says central bank ‘ready to take action’ after GDP contraction Over the weekend, following a week in which the FTSE 100 fell by just shy of 6% and it was revealed that the UK economy shrank by 20.4% in April, Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey said that the central bank is “ready…
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EUROPEAN SHARES European stocks drifted lower at the opening on Monday, extending losses registered earlier this morning by Asian benchmarks, as the appetite for risk assets decreases. This risk-off mood, initially triggered last Thursday by fears of a second virus wave, has been confirmed over the weekend after a rise in the number of new…
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Javier Hernani, CEO of BME, said: Joining SIX is fantastic news for BME. Together we have a stronger business model that will enable us to continuously improve our products and services offering as well as significantly grow our client reach. The combined group will now be able to better address the growing needs of the…
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What to watch June consumer sentiment: On Friday, the Michigan Consumer Sentiment Survey will be released in the US, with economists anticipating that the index will tick up to 75 for the month, from 72.5 in May. Remember, the figure being reported does not include the impact of yesterday’s market selloff, when fears of a…
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Husam Al Kurdi who recently joined SquaredFinancial as its new Chief Executive Officer sat down with LeapRate for an interview. Having spent two decades working in the financial and banking industry, he has acquired an international reputation for developing and managing sophisticated trading companies. He has been involved with the launch and running of a…
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Ahmed Fahim stated: ACY Securities delivers a gold standard in client experience, service and support and it is an absolute honour to lead the ACY desk in Saudi Arabia. Fahim continued: ACY Securities have the best track record for client money security, they have Islamic accounts with full Arabic support, extremely quick execution speed and…
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When the integration is complete, CQG’s customers will be able to choose whether to turn on faster routing in some markets and standard order routing in others. The simulation and back-testing tools will allow users to test strategies in as near real-market conditions. They can then leverage transaction cost analysis (TCA) features to review performance,…
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Peter Cruddas, Chief Executive Officer said: During these extraordinarily difficult times, I would like to take the opportunity to convey my sympathies to everyone who has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. I am extremely proud of the resilience and dedication shown by all of my colleagues at CMC, who are contributing to ensuring that…
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Richard Chambers, global head of Short Macro Trading at Goldman Sachs said: Becoming a participant of the cross-currency swap service provided by CLS and IHS Markit helps us to further mitigate settlement risk, and we expect to see further operational and funding efficiency benefits as more counterparties join the service. Keith Tippell, Head of Product,…
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OECD says UK will be hardest hit major economy Following a sharp sell-off yesterday, London-listed stock indices continued falling on Wednesday after the OECD warned that the UK is likely to be the major economy hardest hit by the pandemic. The OECD anticipates the UK economy will sink by 11.5% in 2020, worse than contractions…
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