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CFTC Targets Crypto.com for Super Bowl Trades: Will Robinhood Be Next?
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has launched an investigation into Super Bowl-related event contracts offered by Crypto.
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BoJ’s Ueda: Central bank is aiming to achieve 2% inflation, as measured by overall CPI
Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda told the Japanese parliament on Tuesday that the “BoJ is aiming to achieve 2% inflation, as measured by overall CPI, on a sustainable basis.” Additional quotes Trend inflation refers to price moves excluding one-off factors.
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Fed's Goolsbee: Uncertainty warrants pause in rate cuts
Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee noted during a radio interview during the late Monday session that economic uncertainty is exactly the type of thing that would trigger a pause in future rate cuts.
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Interactive Brokers Posts 58% Surge in Daily Revenue Trades, Boosted by Client Activity.
Interactive Brokers delivered a solid performance in January 2025, highlighted by a surge in key brokerage metrics. The firm reported a 58% year-over-year increase in Daily Average Revenue Trades (...
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StoneX Expands European Services with Octo Finances Acquisition
StoneX Group completed its acquisition of Octo Finances, a Paris-based fixed-income brokerage, in its latest effort to boost its European presence.
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RoboMarkets Expands European Reach, Taps Mateusz Żelek as Managing Director for Poland
RoboMarkets expanded its services in the Polish market with the appointment of Mateusz Żelek as Managing Director of RoboMarkets Polska.
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Trump fires first salvo in multifront trade war – Danske Bank
Trump fired the first shot in a multifront trade war on Saturday when tariffs on
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INFINOX Announces Leadership Transition as Jay Mawji Assumes Board Advisory Role
The change come after 15 years of dedicated service by Jay Mawji as CEO at INFINOX.

Kraken Gains MiFID License Through CySEC Approved Cypriot Firm Purchase
Kraken has announced the acquisition of a Markets in MiFID license in the EU. It was obtained through the purchase of a Cypriot Investment Firm.

China: CPI inflation likely picked up seasonally – Standard Chartered
China’s official manufacturing PMI dropped to 49.1 in January from 50.1 in February, entering contractionary territory again since October. The official survey suggests a broad-based m/m decline in demand and production activity.
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Metal commodities have come under pressure – ING
US President Donald Trump carried out his threat over the weekend and imposed tariffs of 25% on Canada and Mexico and 10% on China, starting on Tuesday.
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Why is Dogecoin Price Down Today? DOGE Sinks 13% as Market Sentiment Weakens
Memecoin Dogecoin (DOGE) took a sharp hit on Monday, dropping 13% and 21% in the daily and weekly charts, respectively.
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USD/CNH: Strong opening gap in USD suggests further advance – UOB Group
US Dollar (USD) could rise further; overbought conditions suggest 7.4000 is unlikely to come into view. In the longer run, strong opening gap in USD suggests further advance; expect 7.4000 to provide resistance, UOB Group's FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia note.
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STARTRADER Expands in the UAE with Sixth Regulatory License from SCA
STARTRADER has obtained its Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) license in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) marking its sixth approval.
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DeepSeek Faces Italy Ban over Data Privacy as Crypto Traders Watch 2025 Forecasts
Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, has ordered DeepSeek to block its chatbot following the failure to address privacy concerns.
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FundedNext Expands into Brokerage, Hires Fotis Theodosiou as Chief Dealing Officer
FundedNext is also recruiting more key executive roles.
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CentFX Begins 2025 with Prestigious Award and Expands with CentPay & CentXchange.
The recently crowned “Fastest Growing Broker - MEA” CentFX, is further enhancing its product offering in 2025 with the new Centxchange crypto platform
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FCA Seizes £586K from Convicted Insider Dealer, Former Goldman Sachs Analyst
The FCA has secured a confiscation order against Mohammed Zina, a convicted insider dealer. The order amounts to £586,711.
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Strong 2024 Sets the Tone for INFINOX’s Ambitious 2025
Innovation is at the core of INFINOX’s vision for 2025 and beyond.

BoC reaction function is crucial for FX – ING
The balance of growth and inflationary effects from US tariffs is of huge importance for FX, as this will determine the Bank of Canada’s policy reaction and potentially widen the USD-CAD rate gap even further, ING’s FX analysts Francesco Pesole and James Knightley note.
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“Traders Gravitate Towards Established Names Out of Habit”: Ultima Markets’ Yiu
“One of the biggest challenges we faced as a new brand was building trust and recognition in a competitive market,” Ernest Yiu, Vice President of Marketing at Ultima Markets, told Finance Magnates .

FSMA Warns on Scammers Impersonating to Exploit Investment Fraud Victims
FSMA warns of a rising scam where fraudsters use its name and logo to falsely claim they can help recover money lost in investment scams.
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Former CMC Markets and 26 Degrees Executive Joins Crypto Prime Broker
Eric Wang, who formerly worked with multiple retail trading brands, has recently joined cryptocurrency prime broker LTP as its Head of Australia.

FX Central Limit Order Books Trading Gains Traction, but Swaps Face Key Challenges
FX central limit order book trading provides an effective mechanism for managing market volatility with new platforms promising to further reduce market impact and improve access – but the trading ...
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CySEC-Regulated Conotoxia Closes Polish Branch, Cinkciarz.pl Under Prosecutor's Radar
One of the companies within the Polish fintech group Cinkciarz.pl has announced the closure of its Polish branch. Conotoxia Ltd., headquartered in Cyprus and licensed by CySEC, provides retail inve...

ECB's Šimkus: Expect a 25 bps decrease in March
European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council member Gediminas Šimkus said on Monday that he sees another 25 basis points (bps) interest rate cut in March.
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ECB's Kazimir: Latest rate cut moves us closer to our destination
European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker Peter Kazimir said on Monday, “latest rate cut moves us closer to our destination.” Additional quotes But we are not quite there yet.
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Breaking: US ISM Manufacturing PMI surpassed estimates in January
The US ISM Manufacturing PMI is seen improving modestly in January.
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Why Is Bitcoin Going Down? BTC Price Tests 3-Week Low amid Strong Dollar, Weak Wall Street
Bitcoin plunges 14% amid Trump's tariff announcement, triggering $2.3B crypto liquidations. Analysis of BTC support levels, altcoin bloodbath, and market outlook for 2025.
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BKN301 Names Qatar as MENA Hub in Digital Banking Push
BKN301 Group, a London-based Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider, has designated its Qatar office as the regional headquarters for its Middle East and North Africa operations.
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ECB's Villeroy: There will likely be further rate cuts
European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Monday that US President Donald Trump's tariffs will increase economic uncertainty, calling it a "very worrying development," as reported by Reuters.
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IG to Repurchase £50 Million Shares in Third Buyback Tranche
IG Group Holdings plc (LSEG: IGG ) announced today (Monday) the commencement of the third tranche of its share buyback program, allocating up to £50 million for capital reduction purposes.

FX Trading Volumes Jump 21% as Global Markets Start 2025 Strong
The first month of 2025 proved relatively strong for institutional FX markets. Trading volumes at major centers rebounded for another consecutive month across Asia, the United States, and Europe.

America First, Crypto Later: Ether, XRP, DOGE Plunge 20% amid Trump’s Tariffs
The cryptocurrency market is witnessing a bloodbath. Most coins have lost their value by double digits in the last 24 hours due to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico.
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Japan’s Akazawa: Underlying inflation is approaching 2%
Japan's Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Monday that the officials aim to reach the 2% Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) inflation goal and plan measures to mitigate the impact of increasing living costs.
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Former FXCM Marketing Executive Ross Soodoosingh Joins Trading Platform Provider
Ross Soodoosingh, a former executive at FXCM, has joined Zurich-based Swiset, a trading solutions provider, as a Strategic Advisor, he announced on LinkedIn recently.

China's Caixin Manufacturing PMI falls to 50.1 in January vs. 50.5 expected
China's Caixin Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) dropped to 50.1 in January from December’s 50.5, the latest data showed on Thursday.
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Australia’s Retail Sales decline 0.1 % MoM in December vs. -0.7% expected
Australia’s Retail Sales, a measure of the country’s consumer spending, declined 0.1% MoM in December, compared to an increase of 0.8% in November, the official data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed on Monday.
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BoJ Summary of Opinions: Member sees rising price trend towards 2% target
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) published the Summary of Opinions from its January monetary policy meeting, with the key findings noted below.
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Deribit, Sterling Trading Tech, Finalto, and More: Executive Moves of the Week
In this week's executive moves roundup, Jean-David Péquignot to lead Deribit's Global Commercial Strategy; Sterling Trading enlists Chris Contrino to boost Global Growth; Finalto's Group CEO Matthe...