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Euro and British pound rose, Stocks fluctuated in Asia; These are the main moves in markets
April 11th, 2018
Stocks fluctuated in Asia and Treasuries edged higher amid a lack of fresh impetus as an easing of trade tensions paved the way for investors to turn to key U.S. inflation data due Wednesday. The dollar steadied as traders ...
Cryptocurrency hedge funds spiraling down in 2018
April 4th, 2018
The bubble of cryptocurrency hedge funds has finally started to give way and is crumbling under its own weight. The world of cryptocurrencies saw a huge boom in 2017 with cryptocurrencies here and there hitting new all time highs ...
EU tax moves positive step to more just world
April 2nd, 2018
As the recent scandal over Facebook and the company Cambridge Analytica has shown, many companies operating in the new “digital economy” are, essentially, extractive industries. They mine and sell data on an immense scale. The ephemeral nature of this ...
Cryptocurrency Prices Begin to Sink Once Again
March 29th, 2018
Cryptocurrency prices have dropped considerably over the past 48 hours. Currently, the entire digital asset ecosystem has lost more than $32 billion, compared to our last markets update. BTC/USD values have once again dipped under the $8K range. BTC ...
Financial supervisory authorities from around the world issued investor protection warnings
March 28th, 2018
The supervisory authorities of the Italy (CONSOB), United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), France (Autoritè des Marchers Financiers – AMF), Ireland (Central Bank of Ireland), British Columbia (British Columbia Securities Commission – BCSC), Switzerland (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory ...
Silver Speculators Go Short – Which Is Extremely Bullish
March 27th, 2018
Friday’s commitment of traders (COT) report for gold and silver offered more of the same. Which is to say the gold futures action was boring and the silver action was strange and exciting. Starting with gold, the large ...
Malta’s supervisory authority issued a notice against a bank and its director
March 23rd, 2018
Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), the single regulator for financial services in Malta, has issued a notice to inform public concerning Pilatus Bank Limited and its director Mr Ali Sadr Hasheminejad. The notice issued says: Pilatus Bank Limited, (“the ...
The egregious errors of static statistics
March 22nd, 2018
The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. Lord Macaulay wrote this nearly two hundred years ago. His aphorism is particularly apposite of modern politicians, ...
Directors of Storm Financial penalised for breach of duties
March 22nd, 2018
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has issued an announcement to inform investors and public that the Federal Court has imposed civil penalties of $70,000 each on the directors of Storm Financial, Emmanuel and Julie Cassimatis, who were previously ...
Bitcoin rallies above $9,000 after positive G-20 cryptocurrency meeting
March 21st, 2018
Bitcoin prices recovered above $9,000 after regulators had “productive” discussions on cryptocurrency at a G-20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Tuesday. Bitcoin prices topped $9,000 after finance ministers took a more ...
