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Weekly Market Review - August 12-16

Weekly Market Review - August 12-16

Euro was the worst performer of the week among forex majors as a top official at the European Central Bank (ECB) told the press that the ECB would force aggressive stimulus soon. New Zealand Dollar was also bearish, driven by the economic outlook of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.... Read more.

TraditionDATA Partners With Numerix to Improve Forex Data

TraditionDATA Partners With Numerix to Improve Forex Data

TraditionDATA, the market data and information services arm of interdealer broker Tradition, partnered with US-based Numerix. The latter develops soft... Read more.

Saudi Aramco Still World’s Largest Oil Producer Despite 12% Decline

Saudi Aramco Still World’s Largest Oil Producer Despite 12% Decline

The Saudi Arabian Oil Company, shortly called Saudi Aramco, saw its first-half profit tumble 12%. The state-owned company plans to carry out a major i... Read more.

Polish Regulator Ignores ESMA’s Leverage Limit

Polish Regulator Ignores ESMA’s Leverage Limit

XBT is the first Forex and CFD broker to allow 100:1 leverage despite the fact that the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) recommends a ... Read more.

Weekly Market Review - August 5-9

Weekly Market Review - August 5-9

This week has been quite agitated amid the intensifying tensions between China and the US. Last week. Trump threatened that the US would impose an add... Read more.

Saxo Bank Completes Acquisition of BinckBank

Saxo Bank Completes Acquisition of BinckBank

Danish Saxo Bank announced on Wednesday that it had completed the acquisition of BinckBank, a Dutch broker that operates an electronic trading platfor... Read more.

LMAX Appoints New Executive, Reports Record H1 Results

LMAX Appoints New Executive, Reports Record H1 Results

LMAX Exchange, a global fintech firm that operates institutional execution venues for forex trading, appointed a new top executive earlier this month.... Read more.

Adidas Q2 Revenue Fell Short of Expectations

Adidas Q2 Revenue Fell Short of Expectations

German sportswear manufacturer Adidas reported on Thursday its financial results for the second quarter of this year. While the performance was disapp... Read more.

eToro Adds Tezos, Partners With Everton, Aston Villa

eToro Adds Tezos, Partners With Everton, Aston Villa

CFD platform operator eToro recently added Tezos to its list of cryptocurrencies, bringing the total number of assets in this category to 15. Moreover... Read more.

HSBC CEO John Flint Steps Down, Bank Prepares Job Cuts

HSBC CEO John Flint Steps Down, Bank Prepares Job Cuts

London-based banking giant HSBC Holdings announced on Monday, August 5, that CEO John Flint had stepped down. The surprising announcement came out by ... Read more.

Weekly Market Review - July 22-26

Weekly Market Review - July 22-26

This week was quite exciting and full of relevant events. In the UK, Boris Johnson was selected as the new Prime Minister to replace Theresa May. He h... Read more.

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