Markets
Markets today 2026-08-12: US yields, ECB rates, crypto
US Treasury yields flatten, ECB reference rates show euro up vs dollar, Bitcoin and Ether decline modestly on 12 August 2026.
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US2Y4.20%-2bpUS10Y4.68%-2bpUS30Y5.24%+0bpBTC$63,561▼0.80%ETH$1,881▼1.38%EUR/USD1.1545▲0.04%GBP/USD1.3525▲0.19%USD/JPY159.09▼0.07%EUR/GBP0.8536▼0.15%USD/CHF0.8113▲0.12%AUD/USD0.7071▲0.10%USD/CAD1.3926▼0.09%NZD/USD0.5868▼0.21%EUR/JPY183.67▼0.03%GBP/JPY215.18▲0.12%EUR/CHF0.9366▲0.16%USD/ZAR16.134▼0.28%USD/SGD1.2790▼0.09%EUR/PLN4.3043▲0.18%
US Treasury · CoinGecko · ECBThe latest
- FCA newsT+1 Settlement: are firms ready for 2027?13 Aug · fca.org.uk
- ECB pressCash remains most widely accepted payment method in euro area13 Aug · ecb.europa.eu
- CFTC press releasesCFTC Releases Advisory on Self-Certification of Incentive Programs for Prediction Markets12 Aug · cftc.gov
- Bank of England newsResults of the Semi-Annual FX Turnover Surveys in April 202611 Aug · bankofengland.co.uk
- SEC press releasesSEC Charges Private Fund Adviser Adit Ventures Management, Its CEO and Affiliated General Partners in Alleged Fraud10 Aug · sec.gov
Markets & News
All newsFrom the regulators
CFTC press releases
CFTC Exercises Emergency Authority to Ensure Market Stability
11 Aug · cftc.gov
ECB press
ECB and Frankfurt Radio Symphony invite the public to Europa Open Air concert on 20 August 2026
11 Aug · ecb.europa.eu
FCA news
FCA boosts support for innovative firms as they scale and grow
Five fast-growing firms have joined the FCA’s Scale-up Unit, receiving tailored support to help them innovate, navigate regulation and grow sustainably. ClearScore, Modulr, Teya, Urban Jungle and Zilch, spanning payments, consumer finance, credit information and insurtech, are the first firms regulated solely by the FCA to take part. The Scale-up Unit gives firms tailored regulatory support as…
10 Aug · fca.org.uk
Bank of England news
Green notice 2026/02
Green notices cover significant and/or significant proposals for Bank of England reporting. If any of these proposals are finalised and are to be implemented, they will appear in a statistical notice.
6 Aug · bankofengland.co.uk
Elsewhere
- Hershey stock: 11.2% upside to fair value as cocoa costs weigh on marginsInvesting.cominvesting.com ↗
- Lenovo profits soar past expectations on AI computers, servers and servicesMarketWatchmarketwatch.com ↗
- Zero hours crackdown could cost firms up to £2.9bn a yearBBC Businessbbc.co.uk ↗
- This Chinese firm has topped Micron and Kioxia in shipments of crucial NAND memory chipsCNBC Financecnbc.com ↗
- Nvidia partners with Wall Street giants to raise $500 billion for AI buildoutInvesting.cominvesting.com ↗
- Bill Ackman once exited Netflix stake in a huff. Why he’s buying the streaming giant again as well as these five stocks.MarketWatchmarketwatch.com ↗
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What is leverage in trading?
Leverage explained mechanically: what borrowing to trade does to gains, losses and margin — with the arithmetic shown.
Broker fee structures explained
Spreads, commissions, swaps, inactivity fees — how each works mechanically and where costs hide. No comparisons of named brokers.
Copy trading: what's actually regulated
How copy/social trading works mechanically, which parts of the chain a licence typically covers, and why the trader you copy is usually not regulated at al
Broker Watch
Broker indexOur research desk checks the licences brokers claim against the regulators’ own registers, daily. Every figure links to the register entry it came from.
Latest from the register
All news- TickmillFinancial Conduct AuthorityUnverifiedVerified
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- Trade NationFinancial Conduct AuthorityUnverifiedVerified
- EightcapFinancial Conduct AuthorityUnverifiedVerified
New on the FCA warning list
- housetrading-financial.com (clone of FCA registered firm) (new)
- CTI Capital / https://ctimarket.com/ (new)
- Neu Finances (new)
- UKX Capital (new)
- 6 Trinity Street Investment Club (Clone of FCA authorised firm) (new)
- Aurum Foundation Limited / aurum.foundation/en (new)
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Guides
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What is dollar-cost averaging?
How investing a fixed amount on a fixed schedule works, why the same money buys more units when prices fall, and what the method does not claim to deliver.
What is diversification?
How spreading money across holdings limits what one failure can cost, why it cannot stop a whole market falling, and where funds fit in.
What is an emergency fund?
How a cash buffer absorbs income shocks, why it is conventionally sized in months of essential expenses, and what keeping it accessible costs in return.
What is a stock?
A share is a fraction of ownership in a company. How shares are issued and traded, what the quoted price means, and what owning one entitles you to.
Tools
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Key Terms
All terms- CouponThe fixed interest a bond pays on a set schedule, established when the bond is issued and named for the paper slips once exchanged for payment.
- Dividend yieldA company's yearly dividend per share divided by its current share price, usually expressed as a percentage.
- Earnings per shareA company's profit divided by the number of shares in issue, giving the slice of profit attributable to each share.
- Going longBuying an asset to profit from a rise in its price, the ordinary direction of investing, with loss limited to the amount paid.
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