Search Results for: foreign exchange
JPMorgan files blockchain interbank payment patent
May 8th, 2018
JPMorgan has filed a patent for the application of blockchain technology to speed up the process of cross-border payments. The patent application was initially filed in October, just after the bank announced plans to pilot the processing of cross-border ...
OANDA announced acquisition by CVC Capital Partners
May 3rd, 2018
The shareholders of OANDA Global Corporation (OANDA) have announced that they have accepted an offer from a wholly-owned subsidiary of CVC Capital Partners (CVC) Asia Fund IV to acquire all of the outstanding equity of OANDA. The transaction is ...
Currency funds are betting on recovery after a dismal decade
April 27th, 2018
After a dismal decade, active currency managers see light at the end of the tunnel. As a decade of ultra-accommodative monetary policy after the 2008 crisis now appears to be nearing its end, funds that invest in currencies as ...
Economics 101: Who Sets Prices?
April 26th, 2018
Since the advent of nineteenth century socialism, politicians and economists in the centre ground have argued for a balanced approach, where vital services are provided by the state, and capitalism is left to provide the rest. Vital services ...
Blockchain Comp. Co-Founder: China will let solely Cryptoyuan into country
April 23rd, 2018
On the sidelines of the economic forum in Yalta, Russia, Sputnik has talked to Huan Zhang, co-founder of DAEX Blockchain Group Limited, about the current cryptomarket developments in China as well as the prospects of joining forces with Russia ...
Why A Dollar Collapse Is Inevitable
April 13th, 2018
“Naturally, the smooth termination of the gold-exchange standard, the restoration of the gold standard, and supplemental and interim measures that might be called for, in particular with a view to organizing international credit on this new basis, will ...
Interactive Brokers Hong Kong fined $4.5 million
February 15th, 2018
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined Interactive Brokers Hong Kong Limited (IBHK) $4.5 million after resolving concerns over IBHK’s breaches of the Code of Conduct in its execution of market orders using electronic and algorithmic ...
Traders review: Euro was steady, Yen changed, Pound was flat; Asian equities were mixed
January 22nd, 2018
Asian equities were mixed, while the dollar and Treasuries halted a recent selloff as investors assess the impact of the U.S. federal government shutdown. The greenback was steady as the shutdown dragged into a third day after Senate leaders ...
Dollar edged higher against a basket of six major currencies
January 11th, 2018
The dollar edged higher against the yen on Thursday after comments by China’s foreign exchange regulator eased concerns that China may reduce its buying of U.S. government bonds. The dollar rose 0.2 percent to 111.70 yen JPY=, pulling away ...
How quickly will the dollar collapse?
January 8th, 2018
This might seem a frivolous question, while the dollar still retains its might, and is universally accepted in preference to other, less stable fiat currencies. However, it is becoming clear, at least to independent monetary observers, that in ...
