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BIS Releases New Code of Conduct For Foreign Exchange Trading

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) an international financial institution that is often referred to as the bank for central banks has issued a new code of conduct for foreign exchange trading. The new code comes against the backdrop of

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RBI Governor Recommends Stable Policy-led Growth For India

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has said that India must strike a note of caution in its growth expectations and not become over-ambitious given the uncertain global scenario. He said that the focus must be on sustainable economic growth. Delivering the

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Canadian dollar to decline on weak retail sales data

A series of positive economic data and the rise in the price of crude oil enabled the Canadian dollar to consolidate against the Japanese Yen in the past four months. The CADJPY pair touched a high of 88.795 on 24

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AMF Look To Ban Online Advertisement For Forex Brokerages

Brokerage firms in France could possibly see a reduction in their forex and Binary option transactions if the French regulator Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has its way. The regulator has sent a letter to French President Francois Hollande and

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IMF Urges Countries to Curb Corruption

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked countries to focus on tackling corruption countries as it would improve their economic stability and boost growth and development. IMF has released a paper on the issue ahead of the UK government-sponsored anti-corruption

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UK Convicts Finance Professionals Over Insider Trading

Two senior finance professionals have been found guilty of insider trading in one of UK’s most high-profile cases. A jury in Southwark Crown Court convicted Martyn Dodgson, an ex-Deutsche Bank director and Andrew Hind, an ex-finance director at Topshopin after

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Loonie to decline as wildfire disrupts crude production

For the most part of fiscal 2016 first quarter, the Canadian dollar remained one of the strongest currencies. The Loonie had a bull run against most of the major currencies, including the Swiss Franc. However, during mid-April, the CADCHF pair

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HSBC To Continue Dividend Payouts Despite Q1 Fall In Profits

HSBC recently announced its results for the first quarter of 2016, reporting a fall of 14 percent arising from the decline in revenues from its investment banking and wealth management businesses. The bank posted a profit of $6.1 billion for

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Bank Of Japan Makes No Change To Its Interest Rate Policy

The yen rose sharply this week against the dollar after Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided that it was going to hold its rates steady despite the yen’s persistent rise in the past few months. The markets reacted negatively as well

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