Category: Forex

CBDC
March 27, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

SWIFT Plans New Central Bank Digital Currency Platform for Cross-Border Transfers

This solution, known as the connector, reportedly enables the seamless incorporation of the use of CBDCs into business practices. Thirty-eight institutions participated in the experiment, including central commercial banks and markets. These included global leaders such as Deutsche Bank, Société Générale, ANZ and Citibank. The outcomes showed the innovation simplifies and expedites trade flows, promotes…

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March 27, 2024 BY PureContent

FP Markets Named Best in Class for Commissions & Fees, Algo Trading and MetaTrader

The Best-In-Class status for excellence was awarded to FP Markets in multiple prestigious categories at the Forexbrokers.com 2024 Awards on 23 January, marking an impressive series of consecutive accolades: Commissions and Fees (4th consecutive year) MetaTrader (4th consecutive year) Algo Trading (3rd consecutive year) The Best-In-Class awards highlight and further cement FP Markets' position as…

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Oil driller and gold coins
March 27, 2024 BY PureContent

Weekly Data: Oil and Gold: Price Review for the Week Ahead

The most important economic data for this week are: Thursday: US quarterly GDP growth rate on Thursday at 12:30pm GMT. Market participants are expecting the figure to come out at 3.2%, down from 4.9% in the previous quarter. This data might have already been priced in as it’s for the previous quarter, though any significant…

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European commission ruling
March 26, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Google, Apple, and Meta First ‘Gatekeepers’ Under the DMA Scope

The five investigations concern potential breaches by Alphabet Inc’s (GOOG), which owns Google, Apple Inc. (AAPL), and Meta Platforms, Inc. (META). Instigating these probes only two weeks after the DMA’s deadline shows the European Union (EU) is taking the legislation and gatekeeper compliance seriously. The law came into effect on 7 March 2024. It requires…

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Medical globe
March 26, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Ingersoll Rand to Take Over ILC Dover

The latter is an investment company managing an estimated $50bn in assets. ILC Dover specialises in the design and manufacture of biopharmaceutical and medical devices and also provides aerospace solutions. The organisation has 11 engineering and production facilities in Asia, North America and Europe. In terms of the agreement, Ingersoll Rand will pay approximately $2.3bn…

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Row of houses
March 26, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Ageas Abandons Direct Line Takeover

The Belgian company confirmed that it won’t be making any more bids for Direct Line. This announcement came on Friday and followed two previous bids being turned down by Direct Line. The second of those bids, which valued each share at 239p ($4.62 AUD) and was worth £3.17bn ($6.13bn AUD), was rejected by the British…

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March 25, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Apple Loses Value Over Regulator Fears

This took the loss in the year so far to 11%. Apple is no longer the world’s most valuable company, with Microsoft (MSFT) now having a market capitalisation of over $3tn, while Apple has slipped under that figure to around $2.65tn. Part of the reason for the recent fall is that nervousness has set in…

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March 25, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

China to Stop Using Intel and AMD Chips in Government Devices

The country also wants to sidestep Windows, Microsoft Corporation’s (MSFT) widely used operating system, and other internationally produced database software. The guidelines reportedly stipulated that all government bodies above the “township level” must adapt their procurement criteria to ensure that they acquire only “safe and reliable” microchips and software. In December 2023, China’s Ministry of…

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