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China raises central rate for yuan by largest amount in a decade
November 2nd, 2015
China raised the central parity rate of the yuan by 341 basis points to 6.3154 against the US dollar on Monday (2 November), the largest amount by far on a single day in a decade. The move comes at ...
Fiat money quantity update
October 30th, 2015
After a few months of slower growth, FMQ has picked up again. FMQ is the sum of True Money Supply (as defined by the Austrian School of Economics), plus the banking system’s reserves and other banking-related liabilities on the ...
Middle-East private wealth to reach $7.2 trillion by 2018
October 29th, 2015
This is approximately a 3.6 per cent share of total global wealth The private wealth in the Middle-East region will reach $7.2 trillion by the end of 2018, according to a report. The report issued by the Boston Consulting ...
India: People can deposit their gold in banks and earn interest on it
October 29th, 2015
Attention, Indians! Your gold will soon earn money for you Earlier in the week, the RBI issued norms for implementation of the gold monetisation scheme, under which customers can deposit their gold in banks and earn interest on it. ...
Putin Tests English Debt Law as Ukraine Feud Heads to London
October 29th, 2015
Dispute challenges IMF rules on lending to nations in arrears Court case would be `fabulous’ to watch, debt scholar says Russia and Ukraine are about to test the boundaries of sovereign-debt litigation in a dispute that could have far-reaching ...
US Stock Market Regained The Lead In Last Week’s Rally
October 26th, 2015
US stocks reclaimed the top spot in last week’s performance race for the major assets classes, based on a set of proxy ETFs. The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) gained 1.7% for the five trading days through Oct. ...
Saudi Arabia to run out of cash in less than 5 years
October 26th, 2015
Not even the mighty Middle East can survive cheap oil forever. If oil stays around $50 a barrel, most countries in the region will run out of cash in five years or less, warned a dire report from the ...
What Will It Mean If the Yuan Gets Reserve-Currency Status?
October 26th, 2015
At least $1 trillion of global reserves may migrate to yuan Successful bid would boost Xi’s economic reform efforts International Monetary Fund representatives have given China strong signals that the yuan is likely to soon join the fund’s basket ...
ASIC publishes results of new reviews of high-frequency trading and dark liquidity
October 26th, 2015
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has released today a report of new reviews of high-frequency trading and dark liquidity. The report examining the impact of high-frequency trading on Australian equity and futures markets and dark liquidity on Australian ...
Asian stocks advance on China rate cut, U.S. tech earnings
October 26th, 2015
Asian stocks on Monday were close to wiping out all their losses since China’s shock currency devaluation in August, as global equities rallied after the Chinese central bank cut rates and U.S. tech giants provided upbeat earning guidance. MSCI’s ...