Alpari UK got into deep trouble and went into administration. Since the initial news broke, there were various reports of bidders for the troubled broker. The number of parties interested has already reached 5. Some are still active and some probably aren’t...
Alibaba will prevent Chinese vendors from selling children's products that are considered dangerous or illegal to American consumers. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has provided a list of up to 15 products which are considered illegal or have been recalled by manufacturers...
According to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, it’s illegal to robocall a mobile phone number without permission. The American Bankers Association wants to change that, arguing that robocalls will help fight identity theft and other kinds of fraud...
MetaQuotes Software Corp. announces that it is now possible to trade on Pakistan Mercantile Exchange (PMEX) via the MetaTrader 5 platform...
Weekly digest compiles the latest news from the world of stocks and finance, currency forecasts, as well as interesting informative articles for traders. Top news of the week: Mario Draghi launches stimulus, but it may be too little or too late, analysis...
Original article by Jonathan Shapiro: Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 21 2015 Investors around the world haven't lost their appetite to trade in the post-financial-crisis era. But instead of playing the sharemarket, they fancy themselves as global currency traders...
The bosses of Goldman Sachs and the International Monetary Fund speak out their views on some of the issues the global economy is facing today...
David Miles, Bank of England policymaker, has suggested low inflation means there is no great need in returning interest rates to normal levels from their record low of 0.5...
During several years the ECB and Germany have been at war over eurozone monetary policy...
The fourth-quarter net profit of Hyundai Motor Co. dropped 22%, hurt by the weakened ruble and higher costs related to product warranties, as The Wall Street Journal reports...
China will build a 4,350-mile (7,000-kilometer) high-speed rail line from Beijing to Moscow, at a cost of 1.5 trillion yuan ($242 billion), Beijing’s city government said on the social networking site Weibo, China's equivalent of Twitter...
Central-bank officials said the European Central Bank Executive Board has proposed quantitative easing of 50 billion euros ($58 billion) a month until the end of 2016 Big Decision tomorrow waiting for big moves...
Market movers today We expect US building permits and housing starts to surprise on the upside. The MBA purchase mortgage application index has increased substantially in the past two weeks and employment in the construction sector in December was a significant positive surprise...
Starting with the previous build, MetaTrader 4 for iPhone and iPad became compatible with iOS 8. The new version provides even more significant changes. Below are the three reasons why you should update your application right now: New MetaTrader 4 iOS features improved financial news...
According to a poll released on Tuesday by consultants PwC, senior European executives have largely given up hope of an economic upturn this year...
If anyone had any doubt how severely the global economy has been distorted by the actions of central bankers, the "surprise" announcement last week by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to no longer peg the Swiss franc to the euro should provide a moment of crystal clarity...
BHP Billiton has reduced oil and gas spending in order to protect its balance sheet and shareholder dividends in the face of plunging commodity prices. The move had been expected after fellow US shale companies BP and Schlumberger laid off thousands of workers...
KPMG, the administrators for Alpari UK customers have released an FAQ on the current situation. Here’s the key points Client money held in segregated accounts where there are sufficient funds to repay all eligible clients in full will be returned to clients...
This week world leaders, top businessmen and campaigners will be discussing issues from climate change to political instability at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland...
