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Pound gains as dollar struggles
June 25th, 2020
Sterling gained on Thursday as traders bought back into the currency following its recent run lower, although worries about a second wave of COVID-19 infections and negotiations over a Brexit deal kept the rebound in check. Analysts said there ...
The dollar slipped on Monday; The Australian dollar led modest gains in Asia
June 22nd, 2020
The dollar slipped on Monday in a choppy session as investors tried to navigate their way through an unsettling rise in coronavirus infections and weigh whether it would delay an economic recovery. The Australian dollar led modest gains in ...
CySEC: Cyprus Investment Firm license withdrawal and temporary ban against members of its BoD
June 18th, 2020
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) has issued today an announcement to inform that has decided to wholly withdraw the authorisation of a Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF) and to impose a temporary ban against members of its BoD. ...
TikTok faces scrutiny from EU watchdogs over Data practices
June 12th, 2020
TikTok, ByteDance Ltd.’s social media app, is facing broader scrutiny over its privacy policies, following a decision by the European Union’s data protection chiefs to coordinate potential investigations. Wednesday’s announcement by a panel of EU authorities follows the decision ...
Euro hits 3-month high on Friday
June 5th, 2020
The euro jumped to a three-month high on Friday after the European Central Bank expanded its stimulus more than expected to prop up an economy dealing with its worst recession since World War Two. The ECB’s move supported appetite ...
Why the Gold/Silver ratio is a useful indicator
May 26th, 2020
There’s a debate in gold bug circles over whether the price difference between gold and silver – the gold/silver ratio – tells us anything useful. Some skeptics, for instance, view the original gold/silver ratio of 15 — from America’s ...
INTERPOL launches awareness campaign on COVID-19 cyberthreats
May 25th, 2020
In response to the rapidly changing cybercrime landscape during the COVID-19 pandemic, the global law enforcement and cybersecurity communities have formed an alliance to protect the public. Harnessing the expertise of this alliance, INTERPOL has launched a global awareness ...
European Central Bank digital currency – a flight of fancy?
May 13th, 2020
Speech by Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB and Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, at the Consensus 2020 virtual conference, 11 May 2020 11 May 2020 A recent survey among 66 central ...
Beyond the pandemic – What will the criminal landscape look like after Covid-19?
May 12th, 2020
New Europol report assesses the impact of the pandemic on serious and organised crime across three phases. Based on criminal information from investigations in the Member States, Europol is assessing the impact of the pandemic across three phases; current, ...
Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency gets revamp in response to backlash
April 22nd, 2020
Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency Libra will be linked to individual national currencies and overseen by global watchdogs in a scaled-back revamp it hopes will win regulatory approval. The prospect of Facebook’s 2.5 billion users adopting Libra has led to intense ...
