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The militant group that calls itself Islamic State (ISIS) is exploiting national banking operations in Iraq and could be making up to $25 million a month in Middle Eastern money markets, according to experts. Speaking to a U.K. parliamentary subcommittee set up to examine how Britain could help disrupt ISIS ...

Research Team at Danske Bank, suggests that today is the big manufacturing PMI day in Europe. Key Quotes “On the back of the fall in the euro area PMI figures last week, the direction of change for Spain and Italy is already set and we expect to see a solid ...

In the coming week, the focus will be on several economic data releases from the eurozone and the USA, as they could give a final hint at the next steps by the ECB and the Fed in March, according to Thu Lan Nguyen, analyst at Commerzbank.” In the US, a ...

Wei Yao, Research Analyst at Societe Generale, notes that yesterday, the PBoC announced to cut the required reserve ratio (RRR) for all banks by 50bp, effective starting 1 March. Key Quotes “In light of the rapid decline in FX reserves in the past few months, this move is overdue. In ...

decides on surprisingly aggressive easing. There are first signs indicating that the market view is shifting in this direction, which should limit upside potential for EUR/USD ahead of the ECB’s upcoming meeting on 10 March. Key Quotes “How much further can EUR/USD rise? Since 1 February the exchange rate is ...

The euro finished the week among the top performers in the currency market boosted by risk aversion; the pound, on the other side, dropped sharply amid fears of Brexit and a slowdown in the UK economy. EUR/GBP rose more than 300 pips since the beginning of the year and it ...

Crude fell more than 5% on Friday and dipped below $30 a barrel amid risk aversion and concerns that Iran will add to the supply glut. West Texas Intermediate crude for February fell 5.7% to settle at $29.42 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It earlier scored a ...

US stocks finished the day with sizable losses on Wednesday, weighed by a combination of a slump in oil prices, geopolitical tensions and fears of a Chinese economic slowdown. Meanwhile, the minutes of the latest Federal Reserve meeting showed that despite members voted unanimously to raise rates in December, it ...

Well, 2015 is in the books. Good or bad, it’s over with and we must move on. If you had a tough trading year, you’ve got to forget it. If you had a great trading year, you’ve got to forget it. What are important things […]