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PAYMENT SYSTEMS REGULATOR LAUNCHES TODAY

Today marks the launch of the long-awaited Payment Systems Regulator (PSR). Spearheaded by Hannah Ni...

9th April, 2015

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SHAVERS & BORROWERS

By Kevin Doran Today’s heavily leveraged governments are discouraging saving. Since 2008, central ba...

31st March, 2015

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THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INTERNATIONAL BANKERS

The Archbishop of Canterbury joins the Worshipful Company of International Bankers at its annual ban...

17th March, 2015

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THE CHORNICLES OF THE CURRENCY WARS

By Elizaveta Belugina, leading analyst at FBS Markets Inc., FXBAZOOKA.com The Chronicles of Currency...

10th March, 2015

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THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF DEFLATION IN THE EUROZONE

By Charis Mountis, Head of Dealing at Forex Time Limited Deflation happens when the general price le...

10th March, 2015

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INVESTOR CONFIDENCE FALLS IN FEBRUARY BY 1.4 POINTS TO 105.2

State Street Global Exchange released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index® (IC...

2nd March, 2015

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SYRIZA ELECTORAL LANDSLIDE: IMPACT OF THE GREEK ELECTORAL OUTCOME ON THE EURO

It cannot have escaped the attention of many people that the parliamentary election in Greece last m...

25th February, 2015

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HOW CENTRAL BANK DECISIONS CAN AFFECT FOREX TRADING

By Charis Mountis, Head of Dealing at Forex Time Limited Central bank decisions are important in for...

20th February, 2015

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A LOW OIL PRICE AND A SILVER LINING FOR SOUTH AFRICA AT LAST

By Paolo Senatore , CIO  and Mark Appleton Strategist at Ashburton Investments A tough domestic envi...

13th February, 2015

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ECB’S QUANTITATIVE EASING – A BLESSING OR A CURSE?

The European Central Bank (ECB) has decided on Thursday that it will expand its asset purchase progr...

28th January, 2015

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getting liquidity into the economy to assist with driving the recovery by providing cheap funds

William Tebbit, Co-Founder and Commercial Director of Trade Finance Partners On 2nd December the Ban...

28th January, 2015

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ADS SECURITIES HAS RECORD TRADING DAY, AVOIDS LOSSES AND SEES BENEFITS FROM NEW TECHNOLOGY

The removal of its trading floor of 1.20 franc per euro by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) yesterday c...

20th January, 2015