Category: Forex

Daily Market analysis
January 14, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: The yuan climbs high against the dollar

ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for January 14, 2020. This is not a trading advice. See details below: FOREX The yuan climbed to its highest level against the dollar since July, hitting 6.8657 during the latter part of Monday’s session. The Chinese currency is drawing strength from…

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volumes
January 14, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

TriOptima reports a new record for FX forwards compression

TriOptima, the multilateral compression provider that lowers costs and mitigates risk in OTC markets, has announced that counterparties using the triReduce CLS FX compression service have eliminated $9.1 trillion of gross notional value from their FX forward portfolios in 2019. This new record equates to an annual increase of 71%. LeapRate reminds that the company…

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TradeStation Group launches investment education media service and trading community
January 14, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

TradeStation Group launches investment education media service and trading community

TradeStation Group, Inc., a Monex Group company, has announced that it has launched an online investment education media service named YouCanTrade. The latest service has been designed to to help traders, active investors and anyone who wants to learn more about the financial markets. YouCanTrade is owned and hosted exclusively by TradeStation Group's new subsidiary, You Can Trade,…

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forex market crypto news and updates
January 13, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily Market News: Is UK property set for a bumper 2020?

Adam Vettese, UK Market Analyst at eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for January 13, 2020.  Real estate firm Savills delivered a positive year-end update this morning, noting a boost from the election result had helped its business in the UK in particular. The group, which counts the UK and…

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weekly markets analysis
January 13, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Weekly forex data preview: GDP plus rates in emerging markets

The following article was submitted by Michael Stark, market analyst at Exness.  The focus of data in forex markets this week is GDP growth in Germany and China. Some of the other key releases include American inflation tomorrow afternoon GMT and rate decisions in Turkey and South Africa on Thursday. The dollar has been weaker in general…

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Daily Market analysis
January 13, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: The pound is under increasing pressure

ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for January 13, 2020. This is not a trading advice. See details below: FOREX The pound is under increasing pressure, as a growing number of Bank of England officials have now voiced their support for a rate cut. Sterling is down 0.37%…

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acquisition
January 13, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

INTL FCStone acquires GIROXX GmbH in Germany

INTL FCStone Inc. (NASDAQ: INTL) has just announced that its London-based subsidiary, INTL FCStone Ltd., executed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire GIROXX GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany. Closing is conditional upon the approval of the German regulator BaFin. Through its digital platform, GIROXX GmbH provides online payment and foreign exchange hedging services to small…

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acquisition
January 10, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Kroll acquires RP Digital Security, expands cyber risk practice in Asia Pacific

Kroll, a division of Duff & Phelps, has today announced that it has acquired RP Digital Security, aiming to expand its cyber security offerings. Singapore-headquartered RP Digital Security is a computer forensic investigations, digital security and eDiscovery services company. It serves some of the largest law firms, financial institutions and insurance providers in the region. RP Digital Security has…

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