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NEW COLLECTOR COIN BY BANK OF LUXEMBOURG MARKS SINGLE BIGGEST PURCHASE OF FAIRTRADE GOLD.

Fairtrade International is delighted by the launch of a new collector coin by Fairtrade Lëtzebuerg w...

28th June, 2014

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DOES THE BANK OF ENGLAND’S CYBER CRIME TESTING GO FAR ENOUGH?

The Bank of England recently announced its latest cyber security initiative to help protect the UK’s...

24th June, 2014

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YOUR CURRENCY UPDATE – MARKET TAKES JANET YELLEN FOCM COMMENT SERIOUSLY

Highlight: WC: Luis Suarez destroyed England’s Defense EU minister meeting this morning in Luxembour...

21st June, 2014

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UNDERSTANDING THE CURRENCY OUTCOMES FOR AN INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND

Ranked by Barclays currency trading index as the second best performing Forex trader in the world be...

20th June, 2014

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PORTCULLIS SUPPORTS NEW CBEST FRAMEWORK INFORMATION SECURITY SPECIALIST ASSISTS IN DEVELOPMENT OF PENETRATION TESTING STANDARD FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY

Portcullis Computer Security, information security specialist, has assisted CREST, the not-for-profi...

19th June, 2014

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CHINA DEVELOPMENT BANK CORPORATION (CDB) ENTERS INTO COMPREHENSIVE COOPERATION WITH THECITYUK

TheCityUK and the China Development Bank Corporation (CDB) today (17 June 2014) signed a Memorandum...

18th June, 2014

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WHAT COULD THE NEW ECB STIMULUS PACKAGE MEAN FOR GOLD?

A MarketTrends Special Report by Colin Cieszynski, Market Analyst, CMC Markets Following the ECB rev...

18th June, 2014

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DAILY CURRENCY UPDATE – 13JUN – UK INTEREST RATE MAY GO UP SOONER THAN LATER

Highlight: Weaker US Retail Sale than expected Pound Rally: tasting 5 years high on Cable Mark Carne...

17th June, 2014

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STERLING CLIMBS TO 5 YEAR HIGH AGAINST THE US DOLLAR ONLY TO SEE IT DIP BACK DOWN.

In the wake of Mark Carney’s Mansion House speech which claimed we could see an interest rate hike b...

17th June, 2014

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DAILY CURRENCY UPDATE ON 11 JUN – UK JOBLESS RATE AT NEW LOW OF 6.6% IN 3 MONTHS TO APRIL

Highlight: Euro weakens, new GBP/EUR 18 month high UK Jobless rate at new low of 6.6% in 3 months to...

12th June, 2014

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MNI RUSSIA CONSUMER INDICATOR FALLS TO 87.2 IN MAY FROM 88.5 IN APRIL

The MNI Russia Consumer Indicator fell to a new low in May amid growing concerns from consumers abou...

12th June, 2014

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ECB SLASHES INTEREST RATES TO 0.15% AS STERLING CLIMBS TO A NEW 18-MONTH HIGH AGAINST THE EURO

The eagerly anticipated ECB meeting didn’t fail to deliver as the central bank eased policy by cutti...

11th June, 2014