Monday, February 12, 2018

Google Alert - Financial Markets

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Financial Markets
As-it-happens update February 12, 2018
NEWS
Stocks bounced higher right out of the gate Monday morning after two weeks of brutal trading that have wiped out trillions of dollars in market value. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed more than 300 points, or 1.2 percent, when the markets opened. The broader Standard & Poor's 500-stock ...
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LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - MiSome firms using computers to trade at ultra-fast speeds are not applying safeguards required to avert market meltdowns, Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said on Monday. Algorithmic or high-frequency trading uses computers to automatically place an order in ...
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Firms also need to consider the potential impact their algorithmic trading activity (including the combined impact of multiple algorithmic strategies) may have on the fair and effective operation of financial markets. We will continue to assess whether firms have taken sufficient steps to reduce risks arising ...
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PENANG, Malaysia, Feb 12 2018 (IPS) - Was last week's global stock market sell-off only a "correction" or does it signify a new period of financial instability, caused by major flaws in the world financial system? The stock market turmoil has sparked concerns that the relatively good economic times in the ...
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(Helen Reid) ***** WHAT WE'RE WATCHING BEFORE THE BELL IN EUROPE (0751 GMT) Stock index futures are pointing to a strong rebound in Europe this morning after the region's equity market lost 5 percent, or around 1 trillion euros in market cap, during last week's sell-off. DAX futures were ...
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Asia-Pacific markets did not escape the fallout. As of Friday's close, Japan's Nikkei Stock Average was down more than 8 percent from the previous Friday's close. Both the Chinese and Hong Kong stockmarkets dropped by nearly 10 percent over the week, Australian stocks lost almost 5 percent, and ...
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The bond market is the stodgy uncle of the financial markets; it's prone to a stiff discussion about inflation and "real yields" (usually delivered with a condescending tone) which stands in stark contrast to the go-go "look at those accelerating earnings!" nature of the equity market. The bond market ...
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LONDON (Reuters) - Euromoney, a business to business information company, said it agreed to sell its Global Markets Intelligence Division(GMID) to a consortium led by CITIC Capital Partners for $180.5 million, selling off a non-core unit. Euromoney said proceeds of about $145 million would leave the ...
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The low volatility that has been a characteristic of the capital markets for the past few years spurred financial innovation to profit from it. A broad range of financial instruments were constructed to profit from continued low volatility, such as exchange-traded products and futures contracts. There was a ...
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