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Emerging easing
19 January 2012, Simon Smith, FxPro
No great surprise to see Brazil cutting rates by 50bp overnight (taking key rates to 10.5%), given that the latest GDP figures show the economy having ground to a halt in the third quarter of last year. This should also be seen in the context of the more fragile global environment. The Brazilian real has been one of the best performing of the majors so far this year and was only minimally dented by yesterday’s easing.

IMF fund boost proposal helps euro
19 January 2012, Mark Deans, Moneycorp
Spending cuts imposed on Britain's police forces are, quite properly, subject to local interpretation and application. But there seems to be unanimous reluctance to economise on premium phone numbers. London's Metropolitan Police made more than 100,000 calls to the speaking clock, spending £250k of taxpayers' money.

Short squeeze drags the Euro higher
19 January 2012, Alistair Cotton, Currencies Direct
The recent rally in the Euro is very surprising given the lack of any positive or even specific Euro related news over the past couple of days. Market sentiment about the single currency remains low (after a temporary blip last week) because a Greek default is looming ever larger and European policy makers are still arguing over the rules that they hope will make the Euro-zone stronger moving forward.

UK walking a credit worthiness tight rope
19 January 2012, Simon Denham, Capital Spreads
In this column we have highlighted before how the UK is walking a credit worthiness tight rope at the moment. Whilst it remains one of the few Western economies left with a triple A credit rating the agencies have been vocal in saying that they are closely watching our position.

US dollar and yen maintain their weaker tone
19 January 2012, Mark Bolsom, Travelex
The US dollar and yen maintained their weaker tone on Wednesday after the International Monetary Fund announced its plan to raise up to $600b in order to help support debt-strapped eurozone nations. A successful bond auction in Portugal also raised hopes the European Central Bank’s emergency measures are already helping to normalise bond market activity.

Australian employment report looks dire, but details less so
19 January 2012, Andrew Robinson, Saxo Bank
Despite a dramatic Australian employment report, ranges in Asia for most currencies were controlled and steady.

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10 Trends in Electronic Trading for 2012

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The trading landscape continues to evolve, becoming more fragmented and regulated. This is creating challenges for trading firms seeking new revenue opportunities without incurring extra costs. Bob Santella of SunGard identifies 10 trends that are likely to shape electronic trading in 2012...

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Banking Tech Summit
22 - 25 January 2012, Amman, Jordan

AFME European Market Liquidity Conference 2012
8 February 2012, London, United Kingdom

Supply Chain Finance
16 - 17 February 2012, Cancun, Mexico

ACT Annual Cash Management Conference
28 - 29 February 2012, London, United Kingdom

International Payments Summit 2012
13 - 15 March 2012, London, UK

ACT Annual Conference 2012
16 - 18 April 2012, ACC Liverpool, United Kingdom

1st International Symposium on Business, Economica & Financial Applications
1 - 2 June 2012, Kefalonia, Greece

9th AFE Conference 2012
28 - 30 June 2012, Samos Island, Greece

World Finance Conference
2 - 4 July 2012, Ipanema, Portugal

2012 Annual Conference on Global Economics, Business and Finance (GEBF 2012)
27 - 30 July 2012, Beijing, China