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NBG-Eurobank Merger Suspended A finance ministry official of Greece has announced the plan of the National Bank to absorb Eurobank (EFGr.AT) to form the biggest banking group of the country will be suspended until both are recapitalized, and a state bank support fund will decide if they should merge.
Slovenia Borrowing Costs Rise At a Treasury bill auction, Slovenia raised far less funding than planned and at higher costs Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said the country may have "significantly" misread the cost of fixing its troubled banks.
Luxembourg Not Certain On Bank Data Exchange Deal The finance minister of Luxembourg has remarked the country is considering ending its bank secrecy rules by automatically handing over details of bank account holders to other European Union states.
Japan Stimulus Will Revive Growth Bank of Japan's huge monetary stimulus brought cheers to Asian policymakers but some believed the impact on global money flows and currencies might prove to be a necessary side-effect to get the number 2 economy of the region growing.
Heavy Losses For Major Bank Customers Detailed By Cyprus The Central Bank of Cyprus has confirmed that major depositors in Cyprus's biggest bank will lose around 60 percent of savings over 100,000 euros, sharpening the terms of a bailout that has shaken European banks but saved the island from bankruptcy.
Bank Supervision Quality Utmost, Says ECB Policymaker European Central Bank policymaker Ewald Nowotny said the quality of a new banking supervisory mechanism for Europe is more important than how soon it starts work.
"I think it is not so important when this system becomes effective - it is important that it becomes a very well-functioning system. This is a field where you are not allowed to make any mistakes," Nowotny said during a speech.
France Expects Banks To Be Core Euronext Investors Banks and insurers in France have been approached by the government to form a consortium to buy at least 34 percent of the Euronext stock exchange, which is due to be spun off in public offering. However, banks are resisting the entreaties of the French government, according to sources.
Advanced Account Statistics Introduced By Hotforex HotForex is pleased to announce its latest addition to the MyHotForex family of advanced trading features, Account Statistics.
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Liquid Markets Introduces cTrader ECN Trading Platform Liquid Markets has announced the launch of its ECN forex platform, cTrader. The innovative trading platform provided via Spotware Systems has been implemented in order for offering the fast-growing client base of the Forex broker with lightning fast execution.
The cTrader platform provides direct access to the FX trading markets, guaranteeing no dealing desk execution and highly competitive...
Binary Options Trading App For Android Smartphones Launched By Optionrally OptionRally has recently announced the the all-new Android trading app being available for immediate download. The mobile users of OptionRally can now enjoy its advanced trading application on the go, with easier accessibility that has the same comprehensive functionality of its web-based counterpart.
This allows users to trade on the fly without having to compromise power, function,...
Venture Technology Solution for Binary Options introduced by MarketsPulse A venture technology solution that makes running a binary options operation simple, affordable, and efficient has been introduced by MarketsPulse, the leading binary options enterprise solution provider.
New Delta Hedging Version Launched By MarketsPulse MarketsPulse, the leading binary options enterprise solution provider, has announced a complete suite of technology and services for clients to help clients reduce risk.
MarketsPulse, with this introduction, has added exclusive risk management tools that allow clients to measure and mitigate risk in the most profitable manner possible.
Yen Bounces Off Two And A Half-Year Low On Monday, the yen plunged into a fresh 2-1/2 year low against the dollar before quickly bouncing back as traders nervously braced for a Bank of Japan meeting that could see the central bank commit to an aggressive reflationary policy.
The dollar rose to as high as 90.25 yen in early trade, edging past the previous high around 90.21 set Friday.
eToro Awarded Best Social Media Trading Product eToro, the world’s leading investment network, recently announced that it was awarded Best Social Media Trading product by MSM Media for eToro OpenBook™.
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ForexYard Offering Spreads As Low As 1.2 Pips – part 2 Competitive floating spreads for active traders starting as low as 1.2 pips have been introduced by ForexYard, a reputed name in the segments of a wide variety of tradable currencies, commodities, indices, and CFD stocks.
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No Commission Trading On Alpari MT5 ECN Accounts Alpari (UK) will continue to offer no-commission trading on the MetaTrader 5 (MT5) ECN account in 2013 to its clients.
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From Alpari.co.uk:
Asian Shares And Euro Steady On Tuesday, Asian shares and the single currency steadied after drawing support from expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will be taking fresh economic stimulus measures this week.
Vantage FX Wins three Awards Vantage FX, Australian-based leading global Forex provider, has been recognized in two major FX industry awards ceremonies - claiming three awards across the 2012 International Business Times (IBTimes) Trading Awards and the 2012 The DealMakers Annual Banking Awards.
MetaTrader 5 for Live Trading released Vantage FX has announced the launch of MetaTrader 5 (MT5) platform for live trading to become the first and only Australian regulated financial services firm to provide completely new MT5 trading software in the live trading environment.
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China Surprises With Weak Exports In November, the exports growth of China slowed sharply to a much lower than expected 2.9 percent to underscore the global headwinds dragging on an economy showing otherwise solid signs of a pick up in domestic activity.