Gains amid volatile stock markets

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ECONOMIC OVERVIEW Despite widespread appreciation for the US Federal Reserve’s third round of quantitative easing, economists are not putting out the bunting just yet, as Joe McGrath discovers Markets have been on a roller-coaster ride over the past three months,... Read more

Banks are keen to meet single dealers’ demands

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ELECTRONIC PLATFORMS As investment banks frequently update and relaunch their single dealer platforms, Elizabeth Pfeuti evaluates the latest offerings Any investment bank worth its salt offers institutional investors a single dealer platform (SDP) for their foreign exchange transactions these days,... Read more

Markets wait for US stimulus

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US ELECTION With the eyes of the world focused on the outcome of the US presidential race, Justin Urquhart-Stewart offers a reality check for investors The posters are peeling and the bunting lies bedraggled on the floor.  Post-elections are depressing... Read more

London offshore hub will boost renminbi trading

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EMERGING ASIA Despite reports of slowing growth in the Chinese economy, interest is building in the country’s currency, as Rob Langston reports Asian markets are continuing to outshine their Western counterparts as the global economic slowdown shows little sign of... Read more

Trading on a broad appeal returns record figures

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EXCHANGE-TRADED PRODUCTS The recent risk rally triggered by asset purchase announcements from the European Central Bank, US Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan rekindled investors’ interest in exchange-traded products, writes Joe McGrath According to the latest quarterly report from BlackRock,... Read more

Staple food must remain stable to prevent world ‘paddy’

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RICE With food prices increasing significantly in September, Fiona Bond asks if rice will curry favour with traders The recent drought in the United States and the ensuing shockwaves through the grains market has thrust the spotlight back on to... Read more