Wall Street to Plummet On Sino-U.S. Tensions, NFP in Focus

President Trump’s actions trigger an escalation in China-U.S. tensions, US NFP in focus.  Summary: European market today saw key indices and equities edge lower at the opening on cues from …

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Wall Street Futures Flat as Focus Moves to Jobless Claims, Stimulus Updates in Focus

Initial jobless claims, unemployment rate, stimulus talks in focus.  Summary: European market is seeing mixed activity across key equities and indices today led by earnings cues. But macro data update …

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BOE: Asset Purchase Facility: Gilt Purchases – Market Notice 6 August 2020

On 17 June the MPC voted for the Bank of England to continue with its existing programme of £200bn of UK government bond and sterling non-financial investment-grade corporate bond purchases, …

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BOE: Bank Rate maintained at 0.1% – August 2020

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target, and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. In that …

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Globally Distributed Teams Prove Vital in Pandemic

When the global pandemic forced banks and asset managers to activate their business continuity plans across the world, many firms acted swiftly to slow the spread of the virus and …

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Intraday Volatility in the COVID Era: Why it Matters

Key Takeaways: Both volatility and the variance of volatility across securities have risen substantially since late February. Trading desks should incorporate intraday volatility metrics in their pre-trade and post-trade TCA. …

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Investment Firms Decreased in the US in 2019

Registered Investment Firms Decreased in the US in 2019

House Accuses POTUS and Kodak of Insider Trading

urging the SEC to investigate the transactions surrounding the $765 million proposed deal under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA) between the Trump administration and Eastman Kodak Company (Kodak) amid reports that Kodak’s compensation board issued $1.75 million in stock options to Jim Continenza, the company’s Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Smartr365 Onboards Jens Wikholm to Serve as Design & Experience Director

Smartr365, a UK based software developer specialising in end-to-end solutions with focus on mortgage businesses has revealed appointment of new senior level executive in its latest update. As per statement …

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PostePay Selects Volante Technology to Enhance its Payments Program

PostePay, the Rome headquartered multinational Electronic Money Institutions unit of Poste Italian group revealed in its latest announcement that it has entered into a partnership with Volante Technology to enhance …

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