Category: Forex

StoneX
December 27, 2023 BY Sam Boughedda

StoneX to Adopt Swift Payment Pre-validation Service

Cross-border payments have notoriously been plagued by complexities, including regulatory hurdles, bank downtime, and rising competition. In addition, inaccurate beneficiary details alone account for nearly a third of failed cross-border transactions, incurring significant costs and delays, according to the financial services company. Recognising the challenges, Swift said it has introduced its Payment Pre-validation service, which…

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December 27, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

easyJet share price up 15% this month

Investor sentiment favours the low-cost short-haul airline over IAG, which specialises in longer-haul flights, and experts note that a strong jobs market in Europe is contributing to an increased demand for short-haul air travel. Longer flight times have yet to pick up since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic despite a strong macroeconomic outlook. Don’t…

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December 27, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Toyota releases promising figures as 2023 curtains close

At the beginning of 2023, Toyota, the largest automaker in the world, set itself the task of selling 10 million vehicles bearing the Lexus and Toyota brands, and as the year comes to an end beside promising data across three continents, the motor company is on track to complete this mission. Data shows that approximately…

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December 22, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Oil prices down by more than $1 after Angolan exit from OPEC

At a stage, brent crude was down 1.63% at $1.30 per barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude clocked a 1.60% or $1.19 loss. Reportedly, in November, OPEC proposed cutting Angola’s 2024 production quota, which is approximately 1.1 million barrels per day. Reuters quoted a UBS analyst who commented: From an oil market supply perspective, the…

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CFI Financial Group
December 22, 2023 BY Simon Mugo

CFI Launches AI Trading Assistant To Ease Trading for Its Clients

With these advancements, CFI aims to transform the landscape of online trading by introducing new, innovative tools and approaches. These developments address traders' most pressing challenges, including managing risk, controlling emotional decision-making, simplifying access to critical trading information, and enhancing automation in trading activities. The AI Assistant is envisaged as a vital ally to traders,…

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December 22, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Gold prices rising again after 2-week low

The markets are eager to see the November core personal consumption expenditure (PCE) price index report, due early this afternoon, which will disclose the Fed’s take on underlying inflation. Having said that, Fed officials deflected the notion of quickfire rate cuts in Q1 2024, but this does not seem to have deterred the market outlook.…

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LSEG, London Stock Exchange
December 21, 2023 BY Simon Mugo

LSEG Partners With FlexTrade for an Improved Trading Platform

This alliance is set to strengthen regulated FX flows and improve the functionalities of FlexFX within FlexTrade's buy-side multi-asset trading platform. FXall, a part of LSEG, offers trading and FX workflow solutions, allowing access to liquidity from over 200 bank and non-bank market makers. Its global licensing and dedicated compliance teams position it as a…

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eToro booth
December 21, 2023 BY Simon Mugo

eToro Improves Customer Support With Einstein GPT and Copilot

Copilot, an AI-powered conversational assistant, helps eToro’s customer service agents quickly compose and translate emails, leading to faster response times and clearer communication. This tool enables agents to efficiently address complex customer queries, thus elevating the overall quality of service. Einstein GPT, another innovative AI tool from Salesforce, automates real-time chat responses. As the first…

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