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Canadian Securities Regulators Announce Ban On Binary Options
September 29th, 2017
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announce the implementation of Multilateral Instrument 91-102 Prohibition of Binary Options, which makes it illegal to advertise, offer, sell or otherwise trade binary options shorter than 30 days with any individual. “Binary options are ...
Euro falls to one-month low as political worries heighten
September 27th, 2017
The euro fell to its lowest level in a month on Tuesday as worry about political fallout in Germany and other euro zone countries grew. A speech by French President Emmanuel Macron, who has called for a fundamental overhaul ...
The price of bitcoin rose sharply
September 26th, 2017
The price of bitcoin rose sharply on Monday with its price spiking up 7 percent midday, according to CoinDesk market data. The price of the cryptocurrency is up nearly 300 percent year to date. Bitcoin is still under the ...
Yen drops on 2 trillion yen stimulus report; The kiwi dollar and euro both slid
September 25th, 2017
The yen declined on speculation Japan’s prime minister will press for a stimulus package alongside his expected call for a snap election — sending the nation’s stocks higher. The kiwi and euro both slid as ballot results foreshadowed potentially ...
The forthcoming global crisis
September 22nd, 2017
The global economy is now in an expansionary phase, with bank credit being increasingly available for non-financial borrowers. This is always the prelude to the crisis phase of the credit cycle. Most national economies are directly boosted by China, ...
Company and individual charged for fraud in Bitcoin investments scheme
September 22nd, 2017
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the filing of a federal civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Defendants Nicholas Gelfman, of Brooklyn, New York, and Gelfman Blueprint, ...
Who Manipulates Gold Prices and Why
September 21st, 2017
While major international events, like nuclear tests carried out by North Korea, affect gold prices and result in a situation when investors prefer to invest their money in the noble metal, economic expert Dimitri Speck believes that there are ...
U.S. dollar rallied against most of its main rivals
September 21st, 2017
The U.S. dollar rallied against most of its main rivals Wednesday following the Federal Reserve’s policy statement. The central bank kept its interest rate on hold, but detailed that it would unwind its bloated post-financial-crisis balance sheet starting October. ...
OTC Clear Welcomes BNP as its First Clearing Member from France
September 19th, 2017
OTC Clearing Hong Kong Limited (OTC Clear), a subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) that was set up in 2013 to provide clearing services for over-the-counter, or OTC, derivatives, welcomes BNP Paribas (BNP) as 17th clearing ...
Bitcoin and the Fintech Sector Are Being Scrutinized by Mexican Legislators
September 19th, 2017
Mexico would regulate its fast-growing financial technology sector, including firms that use crypto-currencies like bitcoin, to protect consumers and spur competition, under a proposed bill seen by Reuters. The proposed legislation, which Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said this ...
