British consumers saw their confidence in the UK's economy fall at the sharpest rate in almost 22 years after the vote to leave the European Union. According to latest market research from Gfk, consumer confidence in the UK fell by 8 points to minus 9, a plunge not seen since December 1994. The Gfk survey…
Read moreBrexit-related uncertainty, effects of a low interest rate environment, risk of a sharp re-pricing of assets, structural changes in markets: the AMF has drawn up a mid-2016 current state assessment of the main risks to markets, retail investment, collective investment and the financing of the economy. The AMF has published its tenth risk mapping in…
Read moreCME Group (NASDAQ: CME), today announced the launch of physically delivered European Union (EU) Wheat futures and options on futures contracts to begin trading on 12 September 2016, pending all relevant regulatory review periods. These contracts will be listed subject to the rules and regulations of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). The new EU…
Read moreThe EU and IMF have provided bailout after bailout to Greece, and now the possibility of an exit from the European Union and Eurozone along with national bankruptcy is looking increasingly likely following a summit in Riga last week. What will this do to the EU economy?
Read moreGreece elects far-left party which opposes austerity, weakening the euro to an 11 year low of $1.1098 as fears loom for ongoing economic crisis
Read moreWould a 'Grexit' cause sudden depreciation in the Euro? Professor Eric Dor's study takes a look at the exposure with which European banks are faced, and examines the factors that could be an unsustainable burden to the ECB
Read moreA memorandum of understanding between ASIC and ESMA has been signed by both parties on the reporting of OTC derivatives, indicating further progress made by national and continental regulators in order to ensure cross-border standardization of regulatory structures.
Read moreIt looks like SafeCharge is putting the infrastructure in place to make room for it's digital wallet product, which remains on-course for launch in Q1 2015 according to last week's interim financial report.
Read moreWhile the Ruble is breaching government mandated price controls; Russian Central Bank heads are still keen to proceed with plans to remove currency controls which analysts say in the long run with be net positive for the Russian economy
Read moreThe pan-European regulatory authority has produced a response form in order that industry participants may assist in the formation of new rulings on corporate responsibility toward market abuse in electronic trading
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