May 2019
AUDUSD at 4 month low on Worst Building Permits
Aussie trades lower at 4-month lows after disappointing macro data, and the cash rate futures now see a 71.0% probability of a rate cut in next RBA meeting.
Standoff Continues Between US and Europe on SWAPs
New EU law - EMIR 2.2 can have major effects on US clearing houses, potentially as primary regulator and may be required to fund ESMA and all of EU finance.
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
FOMC will assess the realized and expected economic conditions relative to its maximum employment objective and its symmetric 2 percent inflation objective.
Gold Trades at 1270 after Dovish Fed
The US Federal Reserve decided to keep their target range for Fed Funds unchanged at 2.25%-2.50%, as most analysts expected.
Crypto Debated on Podcast
Crypto-currency does not have the same structure is traditional currency, but are some people missing its genius, Crypto Debated on Podcast.
EUR and GBP Breaks Higher on Better Eurozone Figures
Euro trades higher as European data has come in slightly better than expected. In Germany, GfK consumer confidence stayed unchanged.
The World Federation of Exchanges Publishes Annual Sustainability Survey
the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, today published the results of its fifth annual Sustainability Survey for the 2018 calendar year.
Oleg Viyugin re-elected as Chairman of the Moscow Exchange Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board newly elected at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held its first meeting on 25 April 2019.
Upbeat Data Lifts Euro, Pound Climbs, Dollar Extends Fall
Eurozone Q1 GDP and Jobless data boosted the Euro to 3 weeks highs at 1.1229 before settling at 1.1215.
April 2019
China’s manufacturing activity figures disappoints, Brexit front returns
Asian stocks finished mostly lower today after China’s manufacturing activity failed to meet expectations and U.S.-China trade talks resumed.
Also filing this week: Rick Steves, Karthik Subramanian and Abdelaziz Fathi.