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Pound to Euro Exchange Rate: February Should be an Up-Month
February 2nd, 2017
Pound Sterling trades back above 1.17 against the Euro ahead of the all-important Bank of England event due at mid-day on Thursday, January 2. We saw GBP/EUR jump notably on the first day of what we believe could well ...
Iran prepares to stop using the dollar as anger builds over Trump ban
February 1st, 2017
Iran says it is preparing to stop using the dollar in its official statements – a move that had been in the offing but appears to have been expedited after Washington included the country in a list of seven ...
European Commission Considering Limits on Virtual Currency Transactions
February 1st, 2017
The European Commission has released an Inception Impact Assessment considering transaction limits on virtual currency transactions as it steps up efforts in its fight against the financing of terrorism. On 2 February, 2016, the Commission published a Communication to ...
Dollar Hits 12-Week Low on Trump, Nikkei to Slide: Markets Wrap
February 1st, 2017
Dollar strengthens after falling Tuesday on Trump comments Japan shares erase early losses while Hong Kong stocks slump Asian stocks were mostly higher while the dollar stabilized after its worst month since March as investors weighed the impact of ...
US Dollar Predicted to Turn Higher
January 31st, 2017
The Dollar has struggled through the course of 2017 as the solid run higher noted in late 2016 fades. There are a number of cause being attributed for the weakness; yet as we note in this piece consensus is ...
Global trade update
January 30th, 2017
The easy pattern of prolonged trade negotiations has been rudely interrupted by President Trump. Europe The easy pattern of prolonged trade negotiations has been rudely interrupted by President Trump. Even before he had become President his anticipated presence in ...
ACCA identifies six business models transforming business
January 30th, 2017
A new report published by ACCA, the global body for professional accountants and the Economic and Social Research Council has identified six business models which could transform the way in which companies transact. The report Business models of the ...
Dollar Slips After Trump Move, Asia Stocks Decline: Markets Wrap
January 30th, 2017
Yen gains with gold; many Asia markets shut for Lunar New Year Global criticism of Trump’s ban is building across globe The dollar declined with Asian stocks as traders digested the tensions sparked by Donald Trump’s order halting some ...
Venezuelan authorities arrest 4 bitcoin miners
January 27th, 2017
Venezuelan authorities have arrested four people allegedly involved with a cryptocurrency-mining operation based in a small city about an hour and a half’s drive from Caracas, according to local media reports. Three men and one woman with ages ranging ...
Yen Extends Slump on BOJ Move, Asian Stocks Advance: Market Wrap
January 27th, 2017
Mexican peso slides for second day, gold’s decline contines Greenback still set for monthly drop despite recent gains The yen extended its biggest decline in a week and Japanese bonds rose as the nation’s central bank stepped in to ...