On September 25th, at the hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament, Mario Draghi,…
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Draghi may not breathe a word about QE exit
The following guest post is courtesy of Ipek Ozkardeskaya, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG). Do…
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Cash still dominates POS payments in Europe
Supporters of digital payment schemes like to push the idea that a cash-free future is just around the corner, but…
Read MoreAnarchy in the EU! Protester storms Mario Draghi at ECB press conference
Mario Draghi’s speech was today interrupted by a female protester who shouted and wore a t-shirt defaming the European Central Bank
Read MoreHas the ECB bitten off more than it can chew? Apparently not, say analysts
Despite continual financial woes in the Eurozone, some analysts consider that conditions may sufficiently improve that the 60 billion euro per month bond buying measures could be scaled down early
Read MoreBlack swans and white elephants: ECB’s Mario Draghi announces plans to buy 60 billion euros a month of euro debt until Sep 2016
The pan-European currency approached an 11-year low as Mr. Draghi’s quantative easing measures exceeded a proposal the ECB was said to have considered for 50 billion euros a month. Euro drops in value after announcement
Read MoreSwitzerland seen as delaying cap on the franc into 2017
“With monetary easing under way by the ECB and Swiss inflation still trending below target levels, the SNB will have to extend the currency cap against the euro into mid-2016 at the very least,” said Bernard Yaros, associate economist at Moody’s Analytics in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Read MoreFX Volumes mid month report – best month in five years
Scotland referendum uncertainty + surprise ECB action = a banner month for Forex trading
Read MoreDraghi = Volumes: KCG Hotspot reports its best day in months
We’re still in the midst of reporting August FX trading volumes, however in a few weeks we should see a…
Read MoreRetail forex brokers scramble as Euro suffers 1% step drop following ECB rate cut
The (unhedged) forex broker’s nightmare… The EURUSD fell by more than one percent in one giant step on Thursday, following news…
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