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Oil prices dip on economic concerns, demand worries
July 5th, 2016
Crude prices dipped in early trading on Tuesday, with Brent falling back below $50 per barrel as economic concerns took centre stage with many analysts saying oil demand will stall later this year. International benchmark Brent crude oil futures were trading ...
Something Huge Is Coming From Japan
July 4th, 2016
Pretend, for a minute, that your country responds to the bursting of a credit bubble by borrowing unprecedented amounts of money and using it to prop up banks and construction companies. This doesn’t work, so you create record amounts ...
Asian Stocks Rise With Oil as Pound’s Rebound Stalls; Yen Gains
June 29th, 2016
Gold rises as industrial metals decline; oil back above $48 BOJ’s Kuroda says funds can be added to market as needed The relief rally endured, with Asian stocks rising in tandem with European equity index futures and oil amid ...
Investors see bitcoin as safe haven
June 27th, 2016
Demand is up following drop in pound as a result of Brexit Demand surged for bitcoin as a safe haven from the British pound, which plummeted after the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU). The pound fell ...
Everything you need to know about Bitcoin and the new contender Ethereum
June 23rd, 2016
Well, if we leave the EU and the Pound plummets, there’s always Bitcoin,” a glum currency trader joked last week. “Assuming our computers still switch on after Brexit.” He was being facetious. But then the king of all currency ...
Pound Rises to Highest in 2016 Hours Before Brexit Vote Begins
June 23rd, 2016
Polls had indicated vote on EU membership is too close to call Foreign-exchange traders are bracing for heightened volatility The pound climbed to the strongest level this year as the U.K. prepares to vote on membership of the European ...
U.K. Stocks Show Calm Before Brexit Storm as Pound Traders Fret
June 3rd, 2016
FTSE 100 volatility index at lowest vs currency counterpart U.K. shares’ dividend yield greater than global equity index Less than three weeks before Britain votes on its membership in the European Union, the country’s equity investors are much less ...
Coinbase will start trading bitcoin rival ethereum on its cryptocurrency exchange
May 20th, 2016
Ethereum is having a moment. Coinbase, a bitcoin-only exchange, is planning to add support for ethereum, the company said today (May 19). Coinbase exchange users will be able to buy and sell ether, the virtual currency unit behind ethereum ...
Top Currency Traders Warn White House Race May Echo Brexit Chaos
May 16th, 2016
Campaign trail rhetoric foreshadows dollar volatility ahead Policies on trade, currency manipulation may weaken greenback Traders wanting to know what November’s U.S. presidential election will mean for the dollar need look no further than the U.K. The pound plunged ...
Seven big banks settle U.S. rate-rigging lawsuit for $324 million
May 4th, 2016
Seven of the world’s biggest banks have agreed to pay $324 million to settle a private U.S. lawsuit accusing them of rigging an interest rate benchmark used in the $553 trillion derivatives market. The settlement made public on Tuesday, ...
