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1 month ago | 
e-forex.net | Vivek Shankar
By Vivek Shankar Automation and electronification have gone from nice-to-haves to essentials in FX. While firms can access several solutions providers that help them automate trade processes, many initiatives grind to a halt due to a fundamental issue: data. To be precise, the issues surrounding FX data are complex and pose significant hurdles for firms looking to ramp up automation.
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2 months ago | 
e-forex.net | Vivek Shankar
By Vivek Shankar The FX market has long grappled with settlement inefficiencies in post-trade processes, a challenge that continues to impact market participants and operational workflows. These inefficiencies stem from the complex nature of FX transactions and the intricate web of relationships between trading platforms, clearing houses, settlement systems, and market participants.
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2 months ago | 
e-forex.net | Vivek Shankar
By Vivek Shankar Much has been made of existing inefficiencies within post-trade FX operations. The question is, where does the industry go from here? Do we need an overhaul of existing processes or is there a way to evolve them to meet market needs? “I think there’s a lot that can be done in the FX market, especially within post-trade FX,” Laura James, COO of LCH ForexClear, asserts.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Vivek Shankar |Hiba Yazbek |Adam Rasgon |Malachy Browne |Matthew Bigg |Lars Dolder | +5 more
The fighting comes as the region awaits a potential Israeli counterstrike against Iran, which fired missiles at Israel last week and which backs both Hezbollah and Hamas.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
sanjuandailystar.com | Vivek Shankar |Hiba Yazbek |Adam Rasgon
By Vivek Shankar, Hiba Yazbek and Adam RasgonIsraeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Sunday targeted a mosque and a school-turned-shelter, the military said, as Israel pressed on with bombing campaigns in northern Gaza and southern Lebanon in a widening war with Iranian-backed proxies.
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Sep 22, 2024 | 
irishtimes.com | Vivek Shankar
Reeling from a wave of audacious Israeli attacks, Hizbullah on Sunday responded with a barrage of missiles that went deeper into Israeli territory than most previous salvos, reinforcing fears of a broader regional war. Air raid sirens went off in the early hours of Sunday in scores of towns in northern Israel, and officials tightened restrictions on public gatherings in areas including the Golan Heights and Galilee.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
sanjuandailystar.com | Vivek Shankar |Gabby Sobelman
By Vivek Shankar and Gabby SobelmanHersh Goldberg-Polin, an American Israeli hostage who had been held in the Gaza Strip after being abducted by Hamas and its allies nearly 11 months ago, has died, President Joe Biden announced late Saturday. “Earlier today, in a tunnel under the city of Rafah, Israeli forces recovered six bodies of hostages held by Hamas,” Biden said in a statement released by the White House, referring to a city in southern Gaza.
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Sep 1, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Adam Rasgon |Gabby Sobelman |Vivek Shankar |Thomas Fuller
The Israeli military said on Sunday that six bodies found in a tunnel under the Gaza Strip belonged to hostages who had been killed by Hamas, setting off a wave of grief and anger in Israel and further cleaving the deep divisions among the public, and the country's leaders, over the future course of the war. Rear Adm.
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Sep 1, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Vivek Shankar
1 hour agoWhen Elon Musk bought Twitter and renamed it X, he didn’t do it alone. Though the billionaire tapped his vast wealth to cover the lion’s share of the $44 billion purchase price in 2022, he also relied on bank loans and a long list of investors, the full extent of which was only recently revealed. At …
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Sep 1, 2024 | 
newsobserver.com | Vivek Shankar |Gabby Sobelman
Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an American Israeli hostage who had been held in the Gaza Strip after being abducted by Hamas and its allies nearly 11 months ago, has died, President Joe Biden announced late Saturday. "Earlier today, in a tunnel under the city of Rafah, Israeli forces recovered six bodies of hostages held by Hamas," Biden said in a statement released by the White House, referring to a city in southern Gaza.
