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Italy may trigger collapse of European economy
July 11th, 2016
No emergency measures of either the European Central Bank or any other central banks can rescue the European banking system that currently stands on the verge of collapse. The shares of Europe’s largest financial institutions – Deutsche Bank and ...
Asian Stocks Rise With Oil as Pound’s Rebound Stalls; Yen Gains
June 29th, 2016
Gold rises as industrial metals decline; oil back above $48 BOJ’s Kuroda says funds can be added to market as needed The relief rally endured, with Asian stocks rising in tandem with European equity index futures and oil amid ...
FXSpotStream commences publication of supported volumes – April ADV at USD18 Billion representing a 41% increase year on year
May 11th, 2016
FXSpotStream LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of LiquidityMatch LLC, today announced that it will start publishing monthly supported volumes on its website at www.fxspotstream.com/volumes. With liquidity from 12 leading global banks – BofA Merrill Lynch, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, ...
Apple Pay comes to Singapore today
April 19th, 2016
Apple Pay is now available in Singapore, marking the mobile payment service’s expansion into its sixth country and its second in Asia. Singapore residents are only able to use American Express cards right now, but Apple says support for ...
Asia mixed, with Chinese markets leading the way
March 21st, 2016
Chinese markets stood out in a mixed trading session in Asia on Monday, with many market watchers predicting a quiet week ahead in the absence of major economic data from the U.S. and China, and with many markets off ...
The Rats Keep Pressing The Bar: Two Amazing Stories, One Inevitable Result
March 17th, 2016
Anyone who doubts that the global financial system has run out of (good new) ideas has only to track the recent words and deeds of central bankers and mainstream economists: Slightly-negative interest rates didn’t lead people to borrow more? ...
Will bitcoin provide banks with their ‘Kodak Moment’?
March 16th, 2016
The world’s banks are facing a ‘Kodak Moment’ if they continue to dismiss the virtual currency bitcoin as just the opening act for more revolutionary blockchain-based innovation, says Max Tannahill, a business change and implementation manager at ANZ It ...
Shale Oil Isn’t Saudi Arabia’s Only Nemesis
March 2nd, 2016
Even when glut stops growing, market might shrug: SocGen History shows oil rebound will hinge on stockpiles: Goldman Even if Saudi Arabia wins its struggle with U.S. shale producers over market share, it will face a new billion-barrel adversary. ...
7 Asian Banks Investigating Bitcoin and Blockchain Tech
February 17th, 2016
Until recently, there was a noticeable lack of interest in bitcoin and the blockchain among the financial institutions of Asia. In fact, banks there were more likely to be issuing warnings about digital currencies than getting involved in any related activity. It was the fall of Mt Gox in ...
HSBC Plans New Mideast Headquarters Near World’s Tallest Tower
January 18th, 2016
20-storey tower to be built in Dubai’s Emaar square by 2017 Construction to start in few days, HSBC to move staff in 2018 HSBC Holdings Plc will start building a new Middle East headquarters near the world’s tallest tower ...
