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Weekly Market Review - September 9-13

Weekly Market Review - September 9-13

This week, Japanese Yen has been the worst performer among forex majors, as investors’ attention turned to riskier assets. USD/JPY rose 1.08% for the week. The British pound was the best performer, gaining 1.82% against the US dollar, as fears of a no-deal Brexit eased and the economy beat expecta... Read more.

WBNP Paribas Launches Single Dealer Platform With Integrated FX Assistant

WBNP Paribas Launches Single Dealer Platform With Integrated FX Assistant

French banking giant BNP Paribas announced the launch of Cortex Live, its single dealer platform (SDP) that integrates a forex digital trading assista... Read more.

Apple Launches iPhone 11 Family, Hits $1 Trillion in Market Cap

Apple Launches iPhone 11 Family, Hits $1 Trillion in Market Cap

Apple presented the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max models on Tuesday. They are not much different from last year phones, except that ... Read more.

FB’s Libra Seeks Approval From Swiss FINMA

FB’s Libra Seeks Approval From Swiss FINMA

Facebook is seeking regulatory approval for its Libra project. On Wednesday, the Libra Association, a Geneva-based non-profit that runs the Libra proj... Read more.

Cboe’s Trading Volumes Inch up in August

Cboe’s Trading Volumes Inch up in August

Chicago-based futures and options trading platform operator Cboe Global Markets released data on trading volumes for August. The company’s main busi... Read more.

Forex Broker InstaForex Partners With Borussia Dortmund

Forex Broker InstaForex Partners With Borussia Dortmund

Forex broker InstaForex announced that it had partnered with football club Borussia Dortmund. According to the agreement, the company will provide sev... Read more.

Amazon to Add 30,000+ Jobs, Holds Career Day Next Week

Amazon to Add 30,000+ Jobs, Holds Career Day Next Week

US e-commerce giant Amazon announced on Monday that it intended to add over 30,000 jobs, both full-time and part-time. The company also wants to hold ... Read more.

Porsche Launches Its First Fully Electric Car

Porsche Launches Its First Fully Electric Car

German luxury carmaker Porsche finally revealed its first electric car on Wednesday. Called Taycan, the new model will compete with Tesla cars, though... Read more.

Crypto Exchange Huobi Launches Blockchain Phone

Crypto Exchange Huobi Launches Blockchain Phone

Crypto exchange Huobi is supporting a project that develops blockchain-based smartphones. Known as Whole Network, the project is working on its own di... Read more.

Weekly Market Review - September 2-6

Weekly Market Review - September 2-6

As of late Friday, the US dollar has lost momentum against the euro and the British pound after a strong week. EUR/USD rose 0.34% over the week, while... Read more.

12 Largest Investment Banks Had Worst H1 in 13 Years

12 Largest Investment Banks Had Worst H1 in 13 Years

The largest investment banks in the world had their worst H1 performance since 2006, according to Coalition, a business intelligence provider in the f... Read more.

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