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How Bitcoin is making waves in the luxury market
August 28th, 2017
When Bitcoin and a subsequent raft of cryptocurrencies first landed in the early part of the decade, many people — including noted economists and finance experts — dismissed them as a fad. These new forms of digital money were ...
The Bank of Russia: Broker liquidity ratio to protect customer funds
August 28th, 2017
The Bank of Russia is introducing an obligation under which brokers who use customer funds in their own interests must calculate the liquidity coverage ratio. The procedure for calculating the ratio is stipulated in the Ordinance published in the ...
Big Four accountant EY will replace KPMG as auditor of mining giant BHP Billiton
August 28th, 2017
Big Four accountant EY has snared a lucrative victory, replacing KPMG as mining giant BHP Billiton’s auditor. BHP conducted an audit tendering process during the year in the wake of regulations forcing firms to rotate their statutory accountants. As ...
Oil markets roiled as Hurricane Harvey hits U.S. petroleum industry
August 28th, 2017
Oil markets were roiled on Monday after Hurricane Harvey wreaked havoc along the U.S. Gulf coast over the weekend, knocking out numerous refineries and some crude production. Gasoline prices hit two-year highs as massive floods caused by the storm ...
An early review of the main moves in markets: Yen advanced, U.S. equity futures fell
August 28th, 2017
Asian stocks fluctuated and U.S. equity futures fell as investors weighed the damage from Tropical Storm Harvey on U.S. oil refining centers. The greenback maintained losses after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen failed to provide clues on monetary-policy tightening. ...
Gold – crossing the Rubicon
August 25th, 2017
Gold is challenging the $1300 level for the third time this year. If it breaks upwards out of this consolidation phase convincingly, it could be an important event, signalling a dollar that will continue to weaken. The factors ...
Russia has plans to introduce its own digital currency
August 25th, 2017
Russia has plans to introduce its own digital currency running on blockchain technology, according to First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov. The FSB “is actively working at the international level and wants to ensure that security issues are solved ...
Two former top Société Générale Managers accused of a Libor Scheme
August 25th, 2017
U.S. authorities on Thursday charged two managers at French bank Societe Generale (SCGLY) with taking part in a scheme to manipulate the global U.S. dollar Libor benchmark interest rate. Danielle Sindzingre, 54, the bank’s former global head of treasury, ...
Samsung’s billionaire heir Lee Jae-yong jailed for corruption
August 25th, 2017
A court in South Korea has sentenced Samsung’s billionaire heir-apparent Lee Jae-yong to five years in prison for corruption. Mr Lee was accused of bribery in a scandal that also saw the impeachment of South Korea’s former president. The ...
The EU, USA and China account for almost half of world trade in goods
August 25th, 2017
In 2016, the EU-28, the United States and China recorded by far the world’s highest trade values. Together, these countries accounted for 46 % of global exports of goods and 45 % of global imports. China recorded the world’s ...
