OANDA, New York based forex trading serving provider recently revealed in an announcement that it has made a new addition to its APAC region senior level leadership team. As per statement released by the firm…
Interest rate benchmark reform
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand supports the selection of the Official Cash Rate (OCR) as New Zealand’s fall-back benchmark interest rate. “Global interest rate benchmarks, such as LIBOR, play a substantial role in the…
Remarks at Darwin Community Dinner
Good evening. A very warm welcome to this darwin community dinner with the Reserve Bank Board and senior staff. This morning the Board held its monthly meeting here in Darwin. We were very kindly hosted…
Asian Equities Fall but European Equities Positive, Focus…
Global market is seeing mixed activity as USD losses its safe haven appetite over increasing bets on possible interest rate cut by US Fed. All eyes are now on headlines over Trump’s visit to UK…
220th Meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (“Copom”)…
The Copom unanimously decided to maintain the Selic rate at 6.50% p.a. The following observations provide an update of the Copom's baseline scenario: Recent data on economic activity continue to indicate gradual recovery of the…
CME Group and Moscow Exchange (MOEX) Reports Volume…
Derivatives marketplace, CME Group, has released its January 2019 operation metrics, with steady volumes during the month. During the month, the group has reached the average daily volume (ADV) of 17.8 million contracts, which is…
Stock Markets Higher on Positive Sentiment
Positive news from US-China trade talks during the weekend pushed Asian stocks higher. In Tokyo, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index finished 0.3% higher at 20,883 the Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index added 0.21% percent higher at…
FIA Releases Annual Trading Statistics Showing Record ETD…
FIA today released summary of Annual Trading Statistics activity in the global exchange-traded derivatives markets that showed record activity in 2018. The number of futures and options that changed hands on exchanges around the world rose…
US-China Trade Talks Improve Risk Appetite
US President Donald Trump tweeted overnight that “talks with China are going very well” while the meetings were extended for a third day in Beijing, this gave Asian stocks a boost to three-week high. This…