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Iran is preparing to introduce its own brand of crude to the global market
May 11th, 2018
While US President Donald Trump moves to withdraw his country from the Iran nuclear deal, Tehran is preparing to introduce its own brand of crude to the global market. Facing the prospects of new economic sanctions, Iran moves to ...
Oil steady as U.S. drilling tempers bullish sentiment
April 23rd, 2018
Oil prices were steady on Monday as a rising U.S. rig count pointed to further increases in American output, marking one of the few factors tamping back crude in an otherwise bullish environment. Brent crude oil futures were at ...
Europe’s digital tax map: Where countries stand
April 12th, 2018
The European Commission’s proposal to introduce a temporary levy to tax the revenues of digital giants is causing deep divisions between European countries, according to a POLITICO analysis of diplomatic positions. Shortly after the proposal was unveiled in late ...
The Death Of Democracy
March 23rd, 2018
Anyone who thinks democracy doesn’t matter may be in for a rude shock later this year, when we know the result of America’s mid-term elections. The Deep State is on course to take control of Congress. If this happens, ...
The egregious errors of static statistics
March 22nd, 2018
The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. Lord Macaulay wrote this nearly two hundred years ago. His aphorism is particularly apposite of modern politicians, ...
How to choose the best bitcoin or cryptocurrency exchange
March 1st, 2018
During the bitcoin frenzy at the end of December, Coinbase, one of the premier exchanges, halted trading briefly due to crushing volume as prices plunged. Many of Coinbase’s competitors also have suffered growing pains as digital money grows ever ...
Oil prices give up earlier gains as rising U.S. supply outweigh signs of demand gains
February 27th, 2018
Oil prices on Tuesday erased earlier gains as investor concerns about rising U.S. oil output offset signs of stronger demand and faith in the ability of OPEC production curbs to curtail supply. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for ...
Regulator calls on Google to ban ads for binary options, cryptocurrencies
February 6th, 2018
Following Facebook’s announcement last week that it was banning all advertising for binary options, cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings, a Canadian regulator has called on Google to do the same. Jason Roy, a senior investigator at the Manitoba Securities ...
U.S Regulator Approves Exemption From SEF Registration for MTFs and OTFs Authorized Within the EU
December 11th, 2017
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the issuance of an order exempting certain multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) and organised trading facilities (OTFs) authorized within the European Union (EU) from the requirement to register with the CFTC as swap ...
Individuals And Their Companies Ordered To Pay Millions For Futures Trading Fraud
November 29th, 2017
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained a Consent Order against Defendants Joseph Dufresne (a/k/a/ Joseph James) and Megan Renkow (a/k/a Megan James), both of Palos Verdes Estates, California, and their companies, United Business Servicing, LLC and United Business ...
