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Irrational Beliefs Are Ruling Markets
July 4th, 2018
To understand the consequences of the credit cycle, we must dismiss pure opinion, and examine the evidence rationally. This article assesses the fate of the dollar on the next credit crisis, a subject of increasing topicality. It concludes ...
Gold’s Monetary Rehabilitation
June 4th, 2018
There is a quiet revolution taking place in the monetary vacuum that’s developing on the back of the erosion of the dollar’s hegemony. It is perhaps too early to call what’s happening to the dollar the beginning of ...
GAIN Capital to sell the Company’s institutional platform for trading Forex
May 30th, 2018
GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc, a leading global provider of online trading services, announced that it reached a definitive agreement to sell the Company’s GTX ECN business, an institutional platform for trading foreign exchange, to Deutsche Börse Group, a leading ...
‘HoweyCoin’: SEC trolls Crypto fraudsters with fake ICO campaign
May 17th, 2018
‘In a landmark embrace of technological innovation, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it will issue its own cryptocurrency – HoweyCoin – through an initial coin offering (ICO). Okay, that’s not actually true, but the ...
PwC accepts payment in Bitcoin for its advisory services
December 1st, 2017
PwC in Hong Kong has for the first time accepted payment in Bitcoin for its advisory services. As the firm works increasingly with companies in the digital asset and crypto-currency space, it believes that accepting such payments will evolve ...
Bitcoin plunges 18% after topping $11,000 in extremely volatile trading
November 30th, 2017
Bitcoin has gained, and plunged, well over $1,000 in less than 24 hours. The digital currency dropped more than 18 percent from a record high of $11,388.33 to $9,290.30 on Wednesday, according to CoinDesk. Bitcoin then attempted to recover ...
Enthusiasts Point Out The Bitcoin Could Rise Dramatically
November 29th, 2017
Bitcoin saw a massive, sudden spike just after it broke through a closely watched milestone Tuesday night. The cryptocurrency traded at an all-time high of $10,831.75 just after 12:30 a.m. ET, according to industry site CoinDesk. That represented a ...
Investment Adviser Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Options Trading Scheme
October 6th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a Westchester, New York-based investment adviser with fraud stemming from lies to retail investors about the value of their investments in a Ponzi-like scheme. The SEC alleges that, starting in approximately 2010, Michael Scronic ...
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, ...
How Canadians invest their money; Salesforce 2016 Investor Report Findings
July 27th, 2017
Whether you’re an investor, advisor, or entrepreneur seeking investment, Salesforce’s recently published 2016 Connected Investor Report can help you navigate the financial landscape. Salesforce Research surveyed 7,900 adult investors, 4,944 of whom currently have money invested, in six global ...
