FTSE climbs despite Bank of England warning UK markets were closed on Friday for a public holiday, but the FTSE 100 gained more than 3% between Monday and Thursday, while the FTSE 250 had a positive but more pedestrian week. The shortened week ended on a high, with the FTSE 100 gaining 1.4% on Thursday…
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What about those hidden clues that point to Bitcoin’s potential future? Analysts at Cointelegraph have focused on the $7.6 billion that currently is sitting on the sidelines, stored in various stablecoins and just waiting to jump into the fray. Are these funds waiting for the halving event to have its greatest impact on prices or…
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The tension between the United States and China has started to slowly decrease. And such tension ebb is affecting the global stock market in a very positive way, as noted by the Financial Times. On Monday, December 16, global stocks saw new record highs. The primary reason was that China and the US de-escalated the…
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ATFX Global Chief Market Strategist, Alejandro Zambrano, prepared a market analysis of the next FOMC rate meeting. The next FOMC rate meeting will take place next week on December 11, 2019, and looks to be an event that should not spur too much attention in the markets as the Federal Reserve has made it clear that they…
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Blockchain technology is making inroads into every possible corner of commerce, if you take the time to examine the level of research and development taking place in this new decentralized ledger system. Yes, cross-border payment transactions have received the most hype in the press, but as we recently reported: Consulting firms have told us that…
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Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at FX broker eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for April 24, 2019. The text below is an excerpt and does not contain the full analysis. Highlights include: Nasdaq Tests BTC Trading: A leaked demo of bitcoin trading on TD Ameritrade’s platform suggests that mainstream…
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Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at FX broker eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for April 18, 2019. The text below is an excerpt and does not contain the full analysis. Highlights include: Crypto Exchange Volumes Trending Away From Fiat: Crypto trading volumes are growing but the percentage of those…
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The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) today announced that has listed the first-ever U.S. index futures contracts in Taiwan - S&P500® Futures and Dow Jones Industrial Average® (DJIA) Futures, in parallel with the launch of an after-hour trading session. The listing was marked by a launching ceremony attended by guests from its international partners, CME Group…
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CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the successful launch of S&P 500 and E-mini S&P 500 Monday Weekly options on futures. The total volume through the first two trading days was 5,490 contracts with participation from 10 firms. Open interest reached 5,319 as of today, April 4th. Launched in…
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CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced that it will join the S&P 500®, effective at the open of trading on Wednesday, March 1. Edward Tilly, CEO of CBOE Holdings, commented: We are honored to join ranks with other great blue chip companies listed in the S&P 500. This recognition highlights our company's continued strong growth…
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