The following article was written by FXTM Research Analyst Lukman Otunuga. On the first Friday of every month, circa 1.30pm GMT, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics issues its monthly Employment Situation Summary – more widely known as the Jobs Report. The report not only estimates the number of employed and unemployed citizens, but also…
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One of the more interesting traditions in the forex world as we head toward the year-end is Copenhagen based Retail FX broker Saxo Bank’s annual “Outrageous Predictions”. Of course, the company does not give 100% chance that any of this will surely happen the way they predict it, but if you are a trader, it's…
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Which retail and institutional forex brokers announced new names and major rebrandings? What's wrong with liquidity provider Revshare agreements? Which major Playtech shareholder sold a chunk of its stake, for the first time since June 2017? Who is PrimeXM's new Head of Sales? Answers to these questions and more appeared first or only at LeapRate.…
Read moreThe EU and UK have reached a provisional agreement over Brexit but before anyone gets too excited or disappointed, there are big hurdles to overcome to get the draft deal approved on all sides first. U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has to get her Cabinet of ministers and then a majority of parliament to approve…
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Which FCA regulated Retail FX broker saw its CEO resign.... and move to a rival firm? Which global FX broker saw Revenues rise 54% in 2018 to a record $184 million? Who did Saxo Bank name as Deputy CEO - and successor to CEO Kim Fournais? How did recent results pan out at Hantec Markets,…
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What did the FCA have to say about looking at a ban on all leveraged CFDs? What did European regulator ESMA admit about the results of its CFD leverage cap, meant to lower the percentage of retail traders who lose money trading CFDs? Who did IG Group hire as its new CEO? Which UK broker…
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How much did ESMA's new leverage cap affect the Q3 results of leading UK CFD broker Plus500? Who is behind the launch of Fondex, a new CySEC-licensed Retail FX brand? What is Finotec's (latest) new strategy, following a net loss in 2017? How will Swissquote be enabling its clients to participate in ICOs? Which major…
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What led to the bankruptcy of what was once one of Australia's better known Retail FX brands? Who left his CEO position of an FCA licensed FX brokerage, to launch a new Retail FX brand? How is that new brand related to a leading online gaming brand? Where did Richard Bartlett (ex PrimeXM head of…
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Wage growth in the UK, excluding bonuses, has risen at its fastest pace in nearly 10 years during the three months to the end of August, boosting sterling as upbeat data on the mortgage market also helped offset no-deal Brexit fears. Pay rose by 3.1%, compared with a year ago, while inflation for the same…
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What are the FCA's plans for the "day after" in case a Hard Brexit happens, with no agreement in place with the EU on MiFID and passporting? Why did Playtech raise €530 million? Why is FOREX.com parent company GAIN Capital returning $50 million in capital to shareholders? How did the shares of Retail FX brokers do…
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