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The psychology of systemic consensus
November 16th, 2018
We are all too familiar with established views rejecting change. It has nothing to do with the facts. Officialdom’s mind is often firmly closed to all reason on the big issues. To appreciate why we must understand the ...
Diners Club International & ISXPay enter into Acquiring License
November 14th, 2018
Highlights ISXPay will offer card acquiring services to merchants for Diners and Discover branded cards eCommerce/online merchant acquiring agreement Territory Australia, EU with global opportunity, excluding North America. Australian Securities Exchange and Frankfurt Stock Exchange cross listed iSignthis Ltd ...
Pound and Yen fell, Asian stocks pointed to a firm start; These are the main moves
November 12th, 2018
Asian stocks and futures pointed to a firm start for equity markets in London and New York as investors assessed whether the recent rallies can endure. The pound slid as U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May fought to keep her ...
Prices When Gold Is Money
November 9th, 2018
We are getting ahead of ourselves here. Gold does not circulate as money – yet. It might never do so. Perhaps the end of government currency, fiat money imposed on us by government laws, may never be replaced ...
Post-midterms rally in European stocks fizzles out
November 9th, 2018
European shares were flat to slightly higher on Thursday as a rally following U.S. midterm elections sputtered while strong results from Societe Generale, Commerzbank, and Sodexo soothed concerns about corporate earnings. The pan-European STOXX 600 was up just 0.2 ...
Mining bitcoin uses more energy than what’s needed to excavate gold, platinum or copper: study
November 8th, 2018
Extracting a dollar’s worth of cryptocurrency such as bitcoin from the deep Web consumes three times more energy than digging up a dollar’s worth of gold, according to researchers. There are now hundreds of virtual currencies and an unknown ...
Oil prices fall; Brent has lost more than 16 percent in value since early October
November 5th, 2018
Oil prices fell on Monday as the start to U.S. sanctions against Iran’s fuel exports was softened by waivers that will allow some countries to still import Iranian crude, at least temporarily. Front-month Brent crude futures were at $72.39 ...
Hong Kong unveiled first set of rules governing the cryptocurrency market
November 2nd, 2018
Hong Kong’s financial watchdog unveiled on Thursday a comprehensive set of regulations governing cryptocurrencies in a move to enhance investor protection which analysts believe could help make the city a major trading centre for virtual assets, analysts said. The ...
Bitcoin turns 10 — how it went from an abstract idea to a $100 billion market in a decade
November 1st, 2018
Ten years ago, as Lehman Brothers was declaring bankruptcy and the global economy was lurching into recession, the idea for an alternative currency was being quietly built online. Bitcoin went from an anti-establishment fad on the internet to a ...
Emerging stocks find solace after October’s wild ride, currencies weaken
November 1st, 2018
Emerging stock markets gained at the end of a brutal month on Wednesday as stimulus hopes lifted Chinese shares, though a firm dollar and a plethora of uncertainties hit many currencies. Chinese stocks rise on stimulus hope after weak ...
