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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 ...
Euro could collapse in 18 months, predicts Trump’s pick for EU ambassador
January 26th, 2017
Brexiteer professor Ted Malloch, who is likely to become the United States ambassador to the European Union, has predicted the looming failure of the single European currency. In an interview with the BBC, Malloch predicts the euro “could collapse” ...
Euro zone starts year with solid economic growth, but risks ahead
January 26th, 2017
The euro zone started 2017 by maintaining solid economic growth as a weaker currency boosted orders for goods and services, a survey showed, but rising political risks could soon take their toll. Growth in Germany’s private sector slowed slightly ...
X-Trade Brokers reported almost 212% increase of a consolidated net profit in the 4Q 2016
January 26th, 2017
X-Trade Brokers reported almost 212% increase of a consolidated net profit in the IV quarter 2016 as compared to the same period of the previous year. The net profit in this period amounted to PLN 51,4 million in comparison ...
Massive Demand for UK Gilts Spurs GBP/USD Higher
January 25th, 2017
The Pound to Dollar exchange rate trades at 1.2571 and is the best-performing currency in the G10 space. The Pound to Euro exchange rate trades at 1.1693 with an attempt at 1.17 already having been made today. Gains are ...
Harvard Business Review: Blockchain Is Foundational, Not Disruptive
January 25th, 2017
True blockchain-led transformation is still many years away, according to an article, “The Truth About Blockchain” in the Harvard Business Review, because it does not deliver a truly “disruptive” business model which can attack an existing model with a lower ...
Paddy Power Betfair shares worth £100
January 24th, 2017
Donald Trump’s surprise presidential election victory cost Paddy Power Betfair (PPB) £5 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, with customer-friendly sports results burning a £40 million-shaped hole in the bookmaker’s pocket. Fast-approaching the first anniversary of the merger ...
Is Europe Headed For A Political And Financial Crisis In 2017?
January 23rd, 2017
Is Europe Headed For A Political And Financial Crisis In 2017? While most eyes are on the dramatic shifts possible for U.S. economic policy as Donald Trump is sworn in as president on January 20, similarly deep political currents ...
Pound Sterling Predicted to Recover Against Euro, Dollar
January 23rd, 2017
The British Pound is expected to stay above its recent lows against the Euro and Dollar going forward as the currency has absorbed its fair share of Brexit-inspired negativity. The Pound trades well below where it should if the ...
Dollar Declines, Gold Gains With Industrial Metals
January 23rd, 2017
Yen climbs as traders react to Trump’s first days in office Japan’s Topix falls while Shanghai, Taiwan equities advance The dollar slumped after Donald Trump in his first days in office offered little news on his plans to boost growth ...
