US adds Singapore to its monitoring list, MAS responds: “We do not manipulate our currency for export advantage” LeapRate

May 29, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

US adds Singapore to its monitoring list, MAS responds: "We do not manipulate our currency for export advantage"

The Trump administration removed India and Switzerland from its currency monitoring list of major trading partners on Tuesday. The monitoring list, among others, include China, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) responded today that it does not manipulate its currency for export advantage, and added…

February 06, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

PayMon - the gold-backed digital coin of Iranian banks

The idea that Iran is going to launch its very own stablecoin has been around for some time now. The country is undeniably working towards liberalizing its crypto space and embracing the technology of blockchain. Reportedly, Iranian banks have already launched their very own cryptocurrency, called PayMon. It is backed by gold. The four Iranian…

January 31, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Ban on credit card funding of US retail Forex accounts comes into force

As one of the most hectic months in the history of Forex draws to a close, LeapRate has decided to remind everyone that today witnesses an important change in the US regulations for funding of retail Forex and futures accounts. As of today – January 31, 2015, the ban on funding the accounts of retail…

January 24, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

CFTC to allow foreign-based IBs to use domestic accounting rules in their reports

The CFTC now permits foreign-domiciled IBs to file audited and unaudited accouns, as applicable, using local accounting principles in effect where the IB is domiciled in lieu of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles or International Financial Reporting Standards.

December 02, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

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US adds Singapore to its monitoring list, MAS responds: "We do not manipulate our currency for export advantage"

PayMon - the gold-backed digital coin of Iranian banks

Ban on credit card funding of US retail Forex accounts comes into force

CFTC to allow foreign-based IBs to use domestic accounting rules in their reports

Breaking News: No more credit card deposits to FX firms in the US after January 2015

LeapRate Exclusive: FX risk management on the agenda in London as ThinkLiquidity goes transatlantic

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