Search Results for: foreign exchange
Bitcoin: A 21st Century Currency Explained By a Wall Street Veteran
February 8th, 2016
Jason Leibowitz is a former Wall Street professional who pivoted careers in 2014 to focus full-time on digital currency. In this paper, Leibowitz answers questions about how bitcoin was created, how it works and why it matters. It has been ...
China’s Forex Reserves Plunge to More-Than-Three-Year Low
February 8th, 2016
The world’s largest stockpile of foreign currency fell by $99.5 billion last month China’s foreign-exchange reserves fell to the lowest level in more than three years in January, raising questions about how long Beijing can keep burning through the ...
Why We Won’t Have a “Lehman Moment” in the 2016 Crash
February 5th, 2016
What the central banks cannot do is create productive places to invest the credit they’ve generated in such excess, or force qualified borrowers to swallow more unproductive debt. One way to lose a war is to focus on preparing ...
SEC fined brokerage firm for violated anti-money laundering rules
February 5th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that a Miami-based brokerage firm agreed to pay a $1 million penalty to settle charges that it violated anti-money laundering rules by allowing foreign entities to buy and sell securities without verifying the identities ...
Federal Court fined individual for Forex Fraud
February 5th, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an announcement to inform that Federal Court in Florida Orders Restitution, a Civil Monetary Penalty, and Permanent Injunction against Robert Tripode for Engaging in Fraud in Connection with Forex. The ...
European Economy forecast, challenges and risks
February 4th, 2016
The European Commission has issued a press release to inform regarding Winter 2016 Economic Forecast; Weathering new challenges The European economy is now entering its fourth year of recovery and growth continues at a moderate rate, driven mainly by consumption. ...
Dow, S&P 500 rally with energy; Alphabet drops
February 4th, 2016
U.S. stocks staged a late-day rally on Wednesday as an 8-percent jump in oil prices lifted beaten-down energy shares and financials rebounded. The Nasdaq stayed weaker but ended well off the day’s lows. Oil prices LCOc1 CLc1 snapped a ...
Which country is the World’s Favorite New Tax Haven?
January 28th, 2016
The World’s Favorite New Tax Haven Is the United States Moving money out of the usual offshore secrecy havens and into the U.S. is a brisk new business. Last September, at a law firm overlooking San Francisco Bay, Andrew ...
Saudi Arabia Said to Ban Betting Against Its Currency
January 21st, 2016
Central bank said to give directive at Jan. 18 Riyadh meeting Riyal forwards jump to highest in at least 2 decades in Jan. Pressured by plunging oil prices and costly wars in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia moved to ...
Deutsche Bank to Face British Lawsuit Over High-Speed Trading
January 19th, 2016
Deutsche Bank, already troubled by lawsuits and official investigations, faces another challenge. A group of lawyers said on Monday that they planned to sue the company in British court, accusing the bank of using high-speed trading software to profit in foreign ...
