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Why Americans are warming to mobile payments
June 29th, 2018
Americans have long been laggards when it comes to paying for goods and services with a smartphone. Plenty still prefer to sign credit-card slips or even cheques. But there are signs that they are warming to more modern methods. ...
Deutsche Bank spends $17 billion in a decade on legal costs
June 25th, 2018
Despite spending $17 billion, the bank still has five of its biggest cases outstanding and has set aside $2.9 billion for litigation provision in the first quarter. German’s Deutsche Bank has spent more than $17 billion over the past ...
Central bankers claim bitcoin could break the internet
June 21st, 2018
Who’s right about bitcoin: the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) or cryptocurrency advocates? The Bank of International Settlements on Sunday said bitcoin is “a poor substitute for the solid institutional backing of money.” Critics in the crypto world say ...
Oil, the petrodollar, and the next emerging market crisis
June 21st, 2018
Oil prices are up over the past year, which is bad if you’re, say, a developing country that imports a lot of the stuff. But the US dollar (aka the petrodollar) is also up, which compounds the problem because ...
Bundesbank released German economy projections
June 19th, 2018
The June 2018 edition of the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report outlines the prospects for the German economy on the basis of macroeconomic projections for 2018 and 2019, with a look ahead at the year 2020. According to the forecast, which ...
Living Dangerously
June 18th, 2018
Regular readers of Goldmoney’s Insights should be aware by now that the cycle of business activity is fuelled by monetary policy, and that the periodic booms and slumps experienced since monetary policy has been used in an attempt ...
Asian stocks mixed, British pound was little changed: Key financial events to watch
June 13th, 2018
Asian stocks were mixed following a lackluster session in the U.S. as investors await the major central bank meetings this week, after shrugging at Tuesday’s North Korea summit. Japanese shares had a modest gain as the yen dipped, while ...
The dollar edged up to a three-week high against the yen
June 12th, 2018
The dollar edged up to a three-week high against the yen on Tuesday amid hopes that the closely-watched U.S.-North Korea summit can pave the way towards a reduction in tensions between the two old foes. U.S. President Donald Trump ...
Asian shares edged higher on Monday; Investors kept an eye on trade tensions
June 11th, 2018
Asian shares edge higher amid trade tensions and ahead of central bank meetings. Markets in the region edged higher on Monday, shrugging off the cautious mood seen earlier as investors focused on a mix of trade tensions and a ...
The Gently Rotting Debt-Ridden EU
June 8th, 2018
The EU as a political construction is in a state of terminal decay. We know this for one reason and one reason alone: its core principal is the state is superior to its people. A system of government ...
