Search Results for: currency market
China and the dollar
October 9th, 2015
With the benefit of hindsight, the two-day devaluation of the yuan in mid-August might have been a masterstroke of strategy. China executed a financial move that appeared to undermine its own position but instead created trouble for the US; ...
Lagarde: China’s economy is not all ‘doom and gloom’
October 9th, 2015
The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, has said the outlook for China‘s economy is not all “doom and gloom”. “I would say that it’s a recovery that is decelerating a bit,” she told the BBC, but ...
Bitcoin exchange Cubits launches instant no-fees crypto donation service for refugees arriving in Germany
October 7th, 2015
German bitcoin exchange and wallet provider Cubits is offering a charitable donation service in Bitcoin, to help deal with the current refugee crisis in Europe – minus credit card transaction fees. Cubits has done tie-ups with four refugee charities ...
IMF: Uncertainty, Complex Forces Weigh on Global Growth
October 7th, 2015
Global growth moderate and uneven, forecast at 3.1 percent this year, 3.6 percent in 2016 Disparate fortunes between the advanced and emerging market and developing economies Lower commodity prices weigh on commodity exporters The IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) foresees ...
China’s Foreign Reserves Post Record Quarterly Drop on Yuan
October 7th, 2015
Stockpile shrinks $180 billion as PBOC props up currency Decline in September less than expected, boosting yuan China’s foreign-exchange reserves fell by a record in the third quarter as the central bank sold dollars to support the yuan after ...
DGCX Q3 Volumes Up 36% with Trading in Gold Leading the Way
October 6th, 2015
Q3 trading in Gold products grew 71% from Q2 Q3 trading in Indian Rupee portfolio grew 37% from Q2 Highest Open Interest recorded with 110,145 contracts in Q3, growing 143% from Q2 Year-to-date volumes grew 19% and year-on-year volumes ...
Japan Leads Asian Shares Higher
October 6th, 2015
Markets across Asia rallied Tuesday, with shares in Japan rising on bets that its central bank may further loosen monetary policy at its meeting this week. Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average was up 1%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index and ...
Pound Traders Turn to BOE After Fed Rate-Increase Outlook Dims
October 5th, 2015
U.K. 10-year bond yield falls to lowest level since April BOE officials announce monetary policy decision on Oct. 8 After a week that saw currency traders push back their expectations for a Federal Reserve interest-rate increase, investors will turn ...
NIRP, its likelihood and effect on commodities
October 5th, 2015
In last week’s article I pointed out that negative interest rates should lead to a general shift in consumer preferences from money towards essential goods. Central bankers may wish for this outcome on a controlled basis to allow them ...
SEC: Worldwide pyramid scheme operator misled investors
October 5th, 2015
SEC Halts $32 Million Scheme That Promised Riches From Amber Mining The USA regulator, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has issued an announcement to inform that it has filed fraud charges and obtained asset freezes against the operator of ...
