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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have crashed 20 per cent on Monday
January 9th, 2018
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies including ethereum, litecoin and ripple plummeted in value on Monday after Coinmarketcap removed prices from South Korean exchanges without warning. Prices on South Korean exchanges are typically up to 30 per cent higher than in other ...
Early investors review: Asian equities built on the best start to a year since 2006
January 9th, 2018
Asian equities built on the best start to a year since 2006 as Japanese traders returned from a holiday following new all-time highs for U.S. shares. The yen climbed in an apparent reaction to the Bank of Japan trimming ...
How quickly will the dollar collapse?
January 8th, 2018
This might seem a frivolous question, while the dollar still retains its might, and is universally accepted in preference to other, less stable fiat currencies. However, it is becoming clear, at least to independent monetary observers, that in ...
Asian markets advance ahead of holiday weekend
December 22nd, 2017
Australia hits another 10-year high; Kospi ticks up as Nikkei lags. Asian markets advance ahead of holiday weekend. Asia-Pacific stocks were poised to end the week modestly higher in muted trading ahead of the holidays, while volatility returned to ...
Early investors review: Asian stocks mixed, Japanese yen slipped
December 20th, 2017
Asian stocks were mixed on Wednesday as U.S. legislators headed toward the final passage of a tax-cut package that has helped spur optimism of faster American economic growth and lift global equity gauges to historic highs. Japan’s Topix index ...
Main moves in markets: Asian stocks mixed, Yen was little changed, Euro was up, Pound was flat
December 19th, 2017
Asian stock benchmarks were mixed amid growing optimism that U.S. legislators are on the brink of passing sweeping tax cuts. Benchmarks in Japan and South Korea were down while stocks in Sydney, Hong Kong and China advanced after U.S. ...
Yen Fell 0.1 Percent, Euro Was Steady, Pound Rose; Chinese shares declined
December 14th, 2017
Chinese shares declined after a surprise hike in short-term interest rates by China’s central bank, though there was little impact more broadly in Asia as investors digested the Federal Reserve’s latest rate increase of its own, and an updated ...
Asian Stocks Advanced; Here Are Some Of The Key Events Coming This Week
December 11th, 2017
Asian Stocks advanced, though volumes were subdued, after U.S. labor market figures lifted optimism on global growth, propelling Wall Street to fresh record highs. The dollar declined. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average reclaimed a 26-year high as Tokyo shares ...
Latest Update on Stocks, Currencies, Bonds And Commodities; Asian Stocks Mixed
December 1st, 2017
Asian stocks fluctuated at the start of the last month of 2017 and S&P 500 Index futures declined as the U.S. tax bill encountered stumbling blocks. The dollar headed for its first weekly gain in four weeks ahead of ...
Warning Signs About Another Giant Bitcoin Exchange
November 22nd, 2017
As the price of Bitcoin has soared, the virtual currency has edged toward the mainstream. Square, the fast-growing payments company run by the Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has begun selling Bitcoins to ordinary consumers, and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ...
