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Foreigners Buy US Debt, US Investors Buy Foreign Equity
April 22nd, 2016
When it comes to international flows of debt and equity, the US economy as a whole has developed an interesting pattern: those from other countries are net buyers of US debt, while US investors and firms are net buyers ...
How bitcoin’s sister technology could change the future of healthcare
April 22nd, 2016
The larger world didn’t start paying much attention to bitcoin until 2013. That was the year mainstream companies like Microsoft, Expedia and Dell, among others, began to accept the alternative, electronic payment method. That was also the year the ...
Morningstar: Interview with Robin Milway, Manager of the New Capital Dynamic European Equity Fund
April 21st, 2016
Trouble in the US led to a contagion melt down across the Channel last year – and while American markets have bounced back, there are still opportunities in Europe Emma Wall: Hello, and welcome to the Morningstar series, “Why ...
Commodity currencies at ten-month highs as oil boosts risk sentiment
April 19th, 2016
Commodity currencies like the Australian and New Zealand dollars soared to 10-month highs against the U.S. dollar, drawing support from oil prices which stabilized from a slide and underpinned broad risk sentiment in global markets. The Australian dollar AUD=D4 rose to ...
Asian Stocks Advance as Oil Holds Near $40; Aussie, Kiwi Climb
April 19th, 2016
Korean won climbs to five-month high as gold declines Japan’s Topix jumps by most in a month as yen weakens Asian equities jumped by the most in a month as crude oil stayed within sight of $40 a barrel, ...
Broker’s XTB IPO to become the biggest IPO in Warsaw
April 18th, 2016
Trump, Brexit Swings to Benefit Polish Broker XTB Starting IPO XTB founder says global volatility may boost broker’s results Share sale of up to $56 million is biggest Warsaw IPO in year X-Trade Brokers Dom Maklerski SA, central and ...
Is Deutsche Bank’s Gold Manipulation The Main Scam Or Just A Side-Show?
April 18th, 2016
For years now, the easiest way to finesse a debate over whether precious metals markets are manipulated has been to say, “well, if they’re not manipulated they’re the only market that isn’t.” That was unsatisfying, though, because as the ...
How corporate tax avoidance is hurting America and the rest of the world
April 15th, 2016
Tax-haven abuse by multinationals is exacerbating the global wealth gap and putting an excessive burden on developing countries, according to a damning new report from the nonprofit Oxfam. Coming just a week after the release of what have come ...
The Panama Papers: This Is the Consequence of Centralized Money and Power
April 11th, 2016
Technologies such as the blockchain are enabling alternative ways of creating and distributing money outside central banks and states. If we don’t change the way money is created and distributed, we will never change anything. This is the core ...
China Foreign-Exchange Reserves Rise for First Time in Five Months
April 8th, 2016
Increase comes as the yuan has staged a recovery in recent weeks China’s foreign-currency reserves rose during March, the first increase in five months, a sign Beijing may have partially succeeded in stemming heavy capital outflows that destabilized global ...
