Russia
A New Cold War? Will Russian Sanctions Affect the USD?
- Long before the Russia Ukraine conflict, the United States dollar was being questioned as the reserve currency.
Monday, 08/09/2014 | 00:01 GMT by
Paul Towne
Posing as anti-Western attack software, Kelihos trojan infects your computer, steals bitcoins
Thursday, 28/08/2014 | 14:01 GMT by
Leon Pick
MOEX Reports Strong Q2 Results: Net Profit up 5.2%, FX Volumes Rise 28% to $1.46 Trillion
- Russia's largest exchange has announced its best quarterly results since its inception in 2011. Higher trading volumes and fees despite tough markets suggests MOEX is a resilient venue on par with the world's best.
Tuesday, 26/08/2014 | 08:13 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
Payment Picks: Chinese UnionPay Enters Russian Market, Amazon Lands in Shanghai FTZ
- After prices for using VISA and Mastercard have risen following Western sanctions against the country, Chinese card provider UnionPay will enter the local market, just as Amazon is setting up shop in Shanghai.
Friday, 22/08/2014 | 05:32 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Alpari Group's Global Trading Volume Exceeds $177 Billion in July
- Last year, the total trading volume for the month of July reached $270 billion for the worldwide Alpari group of companies, meaning that the group suffered almost $100 billion drop, a 34.5% decrease year-over-year.
Thursday, 21/08/2014 | 11:13 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Quadro Capital Partners Teams up with Forex Club, Targeting European FX Investment
- Quadro Capital Partners (QCP) and Forex Club have announced their intention team up and seek out investment projects, targeting foreign exchange and CFD opportunities in Eastern Europe and Russia.
Tuesday, 19/08/2014 | 20:06 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Moscow Exchange to Launch Cash-Settled USD/RUB FX Futures Trading on August 20th
- Starting from next Monday, the Moscow Exchange will offer a convenient hedge for financial and operational risks for investors and companies with exposure to the USD/RUB exchange rate through cash settled FX futures.
Thursday, 14/08/2014 | 15:10 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Analysis: Ukrainian Currency at All-Time Low, FX Volatility Rising with Geopolitics
- As the Ukrainian currency hits a new all time low and the Russian ruble is hovering close to its own bottom set earlier this year, we are seeing activity on the foreign exchange market slowly picking up.
Wednesday, 13/08/2014 | 16:54 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
FX Trading Volumes at Alpari Russia Rise by 9% in July
- Trading volumes across Russia and CIS has rebounded closing on on early spring levels, after a second quarter which marked three months of consecutive declines in activity across the local foreign exchange markets.
Wednesday, 13/08/2014 | 09:32 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Russia Pushes for More Chinese Currency Swaps to Escape U.S Dollar Dependency
- The Russian and Chinese agree on having more direct Yuan/Ruble currency swaps in the future, seen as a part of a Russian drive to bypass and weaken the USD in retaliation for recent Western economic sanctions.
Monday, 11/08/2014 | 13:22 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Reports: Russia plans on banning Bitcoin, again reversing stance
Sunday, 03/08/2014 | 14:28 GMT by
Leon Pick
Paweł Tamborski Named CEO of WSE Following Successful Electoral Bid
- The Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) has elected former investment banker Paweł Tamborski as its newest Chief Executive Officer (CEO), following a receipt of approval from Poland’s Financial Supervisory Authority.
Friday, 25/07/2014 | 20:17 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Payment Picks: New Chargeback Fees from Visa, US Card Operators Struggle in Russia
- During the past week we got new fees from Visa, the possibility that both Visa and MasterCard may cease operations in Russia and Amazon entering the mPOS market with a new wallet application for iOS and Android.
Friday, 25/07/2014 | 14:05 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
CRFIN Blacklists Global Trust Investment, Unrealistic Returns from Forex
- The Russian over-the-counter FX self-regulatory organisation has announced on its website that the entity named Global Trust Investment has been blacklisted due to promising unrealistic returns from forex trading.
Friday, 25/07/2014 | 09:09 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
MasterCard and Visa need to find a Russian payment provider or pay $2.9 billion deposit
Thursday, 24/07/2014 | 12:14 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
Exclusive: Russian Forex Regulatory Discussion Leaks as Voting Postponed for Autumn
- Sources close to ongoing discussions claim two types of regulatory licenses for the Russian market - for prime brokerages and for retail brokerages which can only be sourcing liquidity from regulated prime brokerages.
Friday, 18/07/2014 | 07:58 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
FX Trading Volumes at Alpari Russia Lower by 5% in June to $88.5 bln
- During the second quarter of 2014 the Russian brokerage has reported FX trading volumes lower by 23.5% than in the first quarter, with activity on the local market not picking up materially after slumping in April.
Monday, 14/07/2014 | 14:44 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Payment Picks: Xapo’s BTC Card Delayed, AmEx Confronts Justice Department
- This past week witnessed several noteworthy developments in the payment industry space. Our colleagues at Payment Magnates have provided us with this week’s top stories in the payment industry.
Friday, 11/07/2014 | 10:09 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Bank of Russia changes stance, says it's OK to use Bitcoin
Thursday, 03/07/2014 | 08:57 GMT by
Leon Pick
Yandex.Money now offered as a payment option on AliExpress
Tuesday, 01/07/2014 | 12:50 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Much like in World Cup, the Emerging Ones May Be FX’s Next Sensation
- Declines in volumes and volatility brings to the spotlight some exciting currencies and uncommon pairings. Can the BRIC block’s national coins go all the way to the final stages on the FX trading pitch?
Saturday, 28/06/2014 | 14:47 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Officials aim to ease regulations to insure MasterCard and Visa stay in Russia
Tuesday, 24/06/2014 | 14:13 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
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