Search Results for: European Central Bank
Euro at one-month low vs dollar; yuan set for worst month since 1994
August 30th, 2019
The euro plunged to a one-month low against the dollar on Friday, as investors looked for aggressive easing by the European Central Bank and ignored doubts by some policymakers about the need for more stimulus. Poor euro zone economic ...
G7 urges tight regulations for digital currencies
July 25th, 2019
Digital currencies such as Facebook’s planned Libra raise serious concerns and must be regulated as tightly as possible to ensure they do not upset the world’s financial system, Group of Seven finance ministers and central bankers said on Thursday. ...
Europe gives up on sound money, prepares to join the currency war
July 3rd, 2019
Not so long ago, Europe seemed to have its financial house more-or-less in order. German government spending was actually falling. Industries that had been nationalized in the socialist 70s were being privatized. The European Central Bank – run by ...
Something Huge Just Happened In Europe
June 10th, 2019
Critics of modern monetary policy have been predicting that the day would come when a central bank would cut interest rates (or at least promise to), and the financial markets, instead of throwing a party, would fall. Then it ...
iSignthis announced the appointment of a new board member to iSignthis eMoney
May 21st, 2019
Highlights Appoints new board member to iSignthis eMoney Ltd board Dr George Theocharides experience includes o CySec Board (Cypriot Securities sector regulator) o Bank of Cyprus & Centre for Blockchain technologies o Associate Professor at Cyprus International Institute of ...
Weak euro lifts dollar, pound zooms on talk of second Brexit vote
January 18th, 2019
The U.S. dollar rose on Thursday against a euro dragged lower by soft economic data, while the pound took off on hopes of a second referendum on Britain’s membership in the European Union. Against the euro, the dollar strengthened ...
Dollar pauses, pound steadies after May wins no-confidence vote
January 17th, 2019
The dollar took a breather on Thursday following its recent strong gains against key rivals, while sterling steadied after British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government won a no-confidence vote in parliament. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against ...
Business investment rate up to 23.3% in the euro area
January 14th, 2019
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, has published a report in relation to the business investment rate in the euro area for the third quarter of 2018. In accordance the report: In the third quarter of 2018, ...
The Arrival Of The Credit Crisis
January 2nd, 2019
Those of us who closely follow the credit cycle should not be surprised by the current slide in equity markets. It was going to happen anyway. The timing had recently become apparent as well, and in early August I ...
The euro turns 20
December 28th, 2018
The euro turns 20 on Tuesday, marking two tumultuous decades that saw the single currency survive a make-or-break crisis and become a fixture in financial markets and Europeans’ wallets. But it is destined to remain a fragile giant without ...
