As part of our commitment to providing our clients with the best reliability and service, there will be a server upgrade & maintenance this weekend. Trading sessions this weekend are as follows: Date Trading sessions (GMT+2) Trade status Maintenance sessions (GMT+2) 2025/01/18 (Sat.) 14:00-23:59 Late Open 0:00 – 13:59 2025/01/19 (Sun.) 00:00-23:59 Normal / Friendly […]

When you are trading in Contracts for Difference (CFDs) on spot stock indices, if a component of the underlying stock index pays a dividend/dividend (payout) to its shareholders, your trading account will be adjusted ex-dividend at 00:00 server time on the same day, and the corresponding gain or expense will occur depending on the position […]

Markets Bet on June Rate Cut  The consumer price index (CPI) climbed 0.4% last month, marking the largest increase since March, following a 0.3% rise in November, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Annually, CPI rose 2.9% through December, the highest since July, up from November’s 2.7%.  Part of the annual CPI rise […]

When you are trading in Contracts for Difference (CFDs) on spot stock indices, if a component of the underlying stock index pays a dividend/dividend (payout) to its shareholders, your trading account will be adjusted ex-dividend at 00:00 server time on the same day, and the corresponding gain or expense will occur depending on the position […]

Fed Holds Firm Amid Slower Producer Price Growth  US producer prices saw a less than an expected increase in December, this increase was aided by the stable service prices that offset the rise in the goods costs. This establishes the fact that the inflation is still on a downward trend, even after certain stagnation has […]

When you are trading in Contracts for Difference (CFDs) on spot stock indices, if a component of the underlying stock index pays a dividend/dividend (payout) to its shareholders, your trading account will be adjusted ex-dividend at 00:00 server time on the same day, and the corresponding gain or expense will occur depending on the position […]

Exports Drive Recovery as Trade Risks Loom  Although the import sector in China also rebounded, December saw a renewed vigor in export trade, albeit with the possible reasons being rushed shipments by factories in expectation of increased trade tensions under the Trump administration.  According to customs data released on Monday, outbound shipments increased 10.7% year-on-year […]

When you are trading in Contracts for Difference (CFDs) on spot stock indices, if a component of the underlying stock index pays a dividend/dividend (payout) to its shareholders, your trading account will be adjusted ex-dividend at 00:00 server time on the same day, and the corresponding gain or expense will occur depending on the position […]

NFP Report Signals a Pause in Fed Rate Cuts  Last Friday, data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the U.S. economy added more jobs than expected in December, and this increases chances of the Federal Reserve not lowering interest rates during its next policy meeting.  The jobs market created 256,000 new jobs […]

Rachel Reeves Under Pressure  As Britain struggles with the increase in borrowing costs and the weakening pound, Rachel Reeves finds herself standing in the limelight as the new finance minister. The economic challenges posed this week are likely to alter Reeves’s plans for expenditure moving forward.  (10-year gilt yield, source: LSEG)  Profound increases in gilt […]