Saturday, January 18, 2025

Weekly Financial Roundup: Key Market Insights

Key Headlines 1. China’s GDP Growth Meets Expectations China's economy grew by 5% in 2024, matching both market and government estimates. This growth is largely attributed to recent stimulus meas...

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January 08, 2024

Storms and strikes not flooding the positive outlook on the UK economy

As traders recently turned bullish on the sterling for the first time in three months, analysts believe the UK economy, which spent most of 2023 on the rim of recession, is on the rise. Bloomberg r...

November 21, 2023

UK borrowing reaches record levels, topped only by stats from 1993 & 2020

The ONS’s figures also compared the same period from 2022, where net borrowing registered lower than this October’s figures. Not only this, but it also sits as the second highest borrowing figu...

July 27, 2023

Is the Fed done hiking? Markets think so, Powell doesn’t

Market Expects No Further Hikes in 2023 According to the CME’s FedWatch tool, market participants now overwhelmingly expect that the Fed’s hikes for 2023 are over. There is currently a 78% prob...

July 25, 2023

Weekly data: traders concentrate on the Fed and ECB

The focus for the Fed’s press conference on Wednesday night is on whether there’s any hint about a hike in the fourth quarter. Traders mostly expect this to be the last hike of this cycle for t...

Forex News

January 17, 2025 — BY Sam Boughedda

eToro Files for IPO at $5 Billion Valuation Says Financial Times

The move comes as the company seeks to join the ranks of publicly traded firms offering both stock and cryptocurrency trading. Founded in 2007, eToro operates as a "social investment network," allo...

January 16, 2025

IG Group Acquires Freetrade in £160m Deal

The move is expected to bolster IG's trading and investment offerings in the UK, helping to expand its reach to new c...

January 14, 2025

Robinhood to Pay SEC £45m in Penalties

The SEC order found that Robinhood failed to comply with a broad spectrum of regulations. These are said to include...

January 13, 2025

Plus500 Revenue ‘Meaningfully Ahead’ of Market Expectations

In a trading update on Monday, the company reported revenue of approximately $768 million, with an EBITDA of around $...

January 08, 2025

Sky Links Capital Announces Strategic Partnership with Centroid Solutions

The collaboration aims to enhance trading experiences for clients and improve liquidity distribution across financial...

ATFX UK to allow more deposit and withdrawal options via Trustly

January 07, 2025

ATFX Launches ATFunded Prop Trading Platform

The online trading provider said ATFunded was created with a focus on the traders potentially using the platform, pro...

January 06, 2025

Pepperstone Joins Forces with Aston Martin Aramco F1 in Multi-Year Partnership

The multi-year collaboration was announced Monday, with Aston Martin Aramco saying it aligns the values of both organ...

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January 06, 2025

ACY Securities Expands Copy Trading to MT5 via Tradingcup

Beginning January 3, 2025, the company said the enhancement aims to provide broader trading opportunities for traders...

December 23, 2024

Australian Federal Court Says CFD Issuers EuropeFX and TradeFred Engaged in Systemic Unconscionable Conduct

The court is said to have ruled that collapsed Union Standard International Group Pty Ltd (USG), along with its forme...

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Industry Interviews

July 11, 2023

INTERVIEW

Interview: Brokeree’s Julia Ilichyova talks about expansion in EMEA and APAC+ and growing the team

LR: Two years ago, we talked about how the team behind Brokeree has developed since the company’s inception. Can you tell me how the team has grown and evolved in the past two years? Julia: Over ...

June 15, 2023

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Exclusive Interview: Eduardo Alves talks about driving strategic excellence at 4XC

LR: What motivated you to join 4XC as the Chief Strategic Officer? Eduardo: Choosing to join 4XC came from a deep personal connection with Joao Monteiro, the company's founder, and our shared visio...

March 08, 2023

INTERVIEW

Exclusive: Focus on women in tech on International Women's Day

Daphne Munuera, Client Services Officer, iSAM Securities LR: Can you tell me a little bit about your career? – "For the majority of my career, I've worked in the finance sector. My first job was ...

March 07, 2023

INTERVIEW

Exclusive: Hantec Markets' Hayel Abu-Hamdan talks about LATAM expansion, market expectations for 2023 and more

LR: Hantec Markets expanded in LATAM with a new Chile office in October last year. What does that mean for the company? Hayel: Our expansion into LATAM is the latest example of our company’s cont...

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Cryptocurrency

January 02, 2025 — BY Sam Boughedda

GSTechnologies Completes Acquisition of CAKE and the Bake Cryptocurrency Platform

The fintech-focused firm said the deal accelerates its digital asset strategy and “positions the company for future growth in the rapidly evolving digital asset ecosystem.” Funded entirely through internal resources, the deal integrates Bake.io’s web application and mobile app into GST’s operations. Bake, a retail-focused cryptocurrency investment platform, provides features such as staking, swaps, and…

December 18, 2024

Broadridge Expands ClearFi Platform Through Collaboration with CCRI

The collaboration aims to support financial firms in complying with the European Union’s (EU) Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulations, set to take effect on 30 December 2024. The platform is ...

December 12, 2024

Standard Chartered and Paxos Announce Partnership

Through the collaboration, the company explained that Standard Chartered will deliver a range of services, including cash management, trading, and custody, strengthening the infrastructure supporti...

November 25, 2024

Hong Kong’s ZA Bank to Offer Crypto Trading Services for Retail Users

The move allows users to trade top cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum in HKD and USD directly within the ZA Bank app. The bank's decision to offer crypto trading services comes in response ...

November 14, 2024

21Shares Launches Aptos Staking ETP in Europe

The move means it is the first-ever ETP in Europe tracking the performance of the Aptos (APT) cryptocurrency. Aptos is a layer-1 blockchain, which the company says is designed for high scalability ...

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January 06, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

ACY Securities Expands Copy Trading to MT5 via Tradingcup

Beginning January 3, 2025, the company said the enhancement aims to provide broader trading opportunities for traders. The Tradingcup platform, launched in early 2024, has quickly gained traction, with 3,321 total signals, $53.2 million in invested funds, and $176,100 in performance fees paid out. There has also been $13,200 in total subscription fees. With the…

November 11, 2024

Travelex to Revamp ATM Network with NCR Atleos

In partnership with NCR Atleos, the company revealed it is replacing its entire portfolio of over 600 ATMs across eight countries with new hardware and software. The move is designed to elevate the...

October 24, 2024

Worldline Partners with Visa to Enhance Fraud Management Solution

The global payment services provider explained in its press release announcing the deal that the collaboration combines Worldline's extensive transactional data with Visa's Cybersource Decision Man...

Broadridge’s Fi360 and ProctorU partner to launch remote proctoring and identity management solution

October 16, 2024

Danske Bank Adopts Broadridge's Proxy Voting Solution

The company explained in a press release that the strategic partnership aims to enhance the accuracy and speed of the proxy voting process, empowering Danske Bank's clients to make more informed in...

October 08, 2024

Instantia Seleects ION FX for Trade Execution and Risk Management

Instantia, which offers users a client-centric way to manage currency exchange, FX strategies, and cross-border payments, was said to be drawn to ION FX's comprehensive end-to-end processing functi...

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