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ECB Expands PEPP Stimulus to Help Economy, EUR up

ECB Expands PEPP Stimulus to Help Economy, EUR up

The European Central Bank decided to leave its interest rate unchanged another month, but officials surprised markets with the expansion of the PEEP stimulus program. The central bank didn't take any measures to contain euro's growth, which led the unique currency to gain versus the dollar.... Read more.

KGI Securities Launches an eFX Pricing Engine in Singapore

KGI Securities Launches an eFX Pricing Engine in Singapore

Financial services provider KGI Securities will launch a new eFX pricing engine in Singapore as soon as October, according to a press release publishe... Read more.

VertoFX Gets EMI License From FCA And Looks to EU Expansion

VertoFX Gets EMI License From FCA And Looks to EU Expansion

Cross-border B2B payments and Forex startup VertoFX has received an Electronic Money Institution license from the Financial Conduct Authority, the reg... Read more.

BidFX Launches an FX Desktop Trading App on OpenFin

BidFX Launches an FX Desktop Trading App on OpenFin

Electronic trading solutions BidFX announced the launching of a new Forex desktop trading application via OpenFin, and increased its product offering ... Read more.

HSBC Announces NDFlex, a New Forex NFD Algo Suite

HSBC Announces NDFlex, a New Forex NFD Algo Suite

HSBC, the British multinational investment bank, announced the creation of NDFlex. This new algorithm suite platform supports five Asian currencies, i... Read more.

Cboe Experiences Another Decline in FX Volume in August

Cboe Experiences Another Decline in FX Volume in August

The Chicago Board Options Exchange, also known as Cboe, has reported a new decline in the volumes in the Foreign Exchange market in August, according ... Read more.

Risk on, Dollar Down And Euro up,  Gold Doesn’t Give up, Why?

Risk on, Dollar Down And Euro up, Gold Doesn’t Give up, Why?

Markets are trading with optimism on Monday as US investors return from the Fourth of July long weekend with that renewed bullish sentiment that is na... Read more.

FXOpen Releases TickTrader, a Multi-Asset Platform

FXOpen Releases TickTrader, a Multi-Asset Platform

Australian retail and institutional forex broker FXOpen has launched TickTrader, a new brand trading platform where investors will be allowed to trade... Read more.

ECB Delivers And Boosts PEPP Program by €600 More Billions; Euro up

ECB Delivers And Boosts PEPP Program by €600 More Billions; Euro up

"PEPP has prevented a downward spiral in financial markets" due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic not only in the euro zone, but in the entire wo... Read more.

EUR/USD Extends Rally While DXY Heads to 5-10 Years of Weakness

EUR/USD Extends Rally While DXY Heads to 5-10 Years of Weakness

The Euro is trading positive on Wednesday for the eighth session in a row as market sentiment is buoyant amid the reopen of economies in the United St... Read more.

JPMorgan Launches FX Trading And Price Engine in Singapore - JPM Analysis

JPMorgan Launches FX Trading And Price Engine in Singapore - JPM Analysis

New York based investment bank JPMorgan is launching a foreign exchange trading and pricing engine in Singapore, as a way to fight latency in the FX m... Read more.

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