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Nomura Hits 17-Year Profit Peak as Core Businesses Soar
Nomura Holdings Inc. reported its highest quarterly profit in four and a half years, as Japan's largest brokerage capitalized on robust trading revenues and a surge in investment banking deals.
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Bitcoin Miners from Wall Street Pivot to AI as Bitcoin Operations Face Headwinds in 2025
Leading U.S. Bitcoin miners from Wall Street reported varied production results for January 2025, as extreme weather conditions and network difficulty fluctuations impacted operations across multip...
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Political Bets Are Allowed, but Not Sports: Robinhood Halts Super Bowl Event Contracts
Robinhood (Nasdaq: HOOD) has suspended offering Super Bowl event contracts only a day after listing them, following a request from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
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US Commodity Regulator Eases Compliance Burden, Targets Market Fraud
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is revamping its enforcement structure, prioritizing fraud prevention and victim protection while moving away from regulation by enforcement.
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MT5 Brokers Gain Access to STICPAY’s E-Wallet and Payment Services
STICPAY has announced a strategic partnership with MetaTrader 5 (MT5). The integration allows brokers using MT5 to process payments through STICPAY.
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TradingView's General Manager Pierce Crosby Departs to Launch Consulting Firm for Startups
After nearly six years at the charting and analysis firm TradingView, Pierce Crosby is moving on to his next venture.
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Paul Jackson Joins Finalto as Joint Head of Sales
Jackson will head up Finalto’s Sales department alongside Chauncey Boreham

Banks Leverage AQaaS to Boost Revenues and Compete in Online Acquiring
Banks face challenges but see online acquiring, process of accepting payments via banks or processors, as a promising revenue opportunity for growth.
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HyperCycle and TGC Announce Partnership to Revolutionize Gaming Acceleration
HyperCycle and TGC have announced a two-stage collaboration.
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Finalto Names Paul Jackson as Joint Head of Sales, Partnering with Chauncey Boreham
Finalto has appointed Paul Jackson as Joint Head of Sales for the EU, UK, and LATAM regions, Partnering with Chauncey Boreham.

Trump Tariff Tug-of-War: North America Gets a Break, But China Doubles Down
A trade war between global economic giants may be brewing amid the uncertainty surrounding Trump’s new tariffs.
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Devexperts Rolls Out Scalable Futures Trading Platform Featuring CME and ICE Access
Devexperts has launched a turnkey futures trading platform aimed at brokers interested in offering futures and options on futures.
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New Era, New Tools: FXBO and Deus X Pay Transform Forex with Digital Assets
This partnership is a significant step forward in Deus X Pay's mission to deliver frictionless finance for brokers in the FX industry.
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The Ultimate SaaS for Brokers and Traders: Scaling Your Business with B2CORE
Join Ivan Navodniy for a live webinar that will take a deep dive into B2CORE.
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Copper price forms of an Inverse Head and Shoulders – Societe Generale
LME Copper has recently defended the ascending trend line drawn since 2022 (now at 8860), Societe Generale's analysts report.
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United Fintech Expands Trade Finance and Payments Solutions by Acquiring CBA
United Fintech has completed the acquisition of Commercial Banking Applications (CBA), a provider of API-driven trade finance and payments solutions.
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Natural gas prices in Europe remain supported – ING
European natural gas prices remain well supported with TTF settling a little more than 1% up on the day at EUR53.79/MWh, ING’s commodity analysts Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey notes.
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Oil: No change to OPEC+ output policy – ING
The oil market gave back a lot of its gains yesterday after Mexico and Canada came to a deal with the US, which saw a delay in the implementation of tariffs. Both Mexico and Canada agreed to put more resources on their border to combat the flow of fentanyl to the US.
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Palantir Stock Rockets Amid AI Boom, But Are We Courting Skynet?
Palantir stock surges following strong earnings, highlighting AI's growing presence and raising questions about its defense applications.
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Integral Provides FX Trading Tech to Access Bank in African Push
The Silicon Valley-based currency technology provider Integral has secured another banking client as Access Bank Nigeria adopts its foreign exchange (FX) solutions to enhance currency trading.
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FxSpotStream Reports Near-Record Trading Volume in Early 2025
The dollar reaching its highest levels since November 2022 contributed to increased institutional FX volumes in January 2025. This trend is evident in FxSpotStream's performance, a provider of multibank FX aggregation services.
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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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Banks

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.