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India pulls the plug on Cryptos
April 11th, 2018
As bitcoin and its thousand or so cousins evolve from novelty to threat, the existing monetary system is reacting pretty much as evil empires tend to, with coercion and co-optation. This week it’s India: India cracks down on bitcoin ...
Euro and British pound rose, Stocks fluctuated in Asia; These are the main moves in markets
April 11th, 2018
Stocks fluctuated in Asia and Treasuries edged higher amid a lack of fresh impetus as an easing of trade tensions paved the way for investors to turn to key U.S. inflation data due Wednesday. The dollar steadied as traders ...
The yuan-oil future and gold
April 3rd, 2018
“There can be little doubt that the introduction of the yuan-denominated oil future has been a major strategic step for China.” Regular readers of Goldmoney’s research will be aware that we were among the first to alert western ...
AMEX and ISXPay® execute aggregator agreement
March 28th, 2018
Highlights iSignthis eMoney (AU) Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of the leading RegTech payment and identity verification provider iSignthis Ltd, is now an aggregator for American Express., one of the major card schemes. Aggregator services compliment Paydentity RegTech offerings Australian ...
Silver Speculators Go Short – Which Is Extremely Bullish
March 27th, 2018
Friday’s commitment of traders (COT) report for gold and silver offered more of the same. Which is to say the gold futures action was boring and the silver action was strange and exciting. Starting with gold, the large ...
Former CEO of Israeli binary options company charged with defrauding investors all over the world
March 26th, 2018
Lee Elbaz, the former CEO of Israeli binary options company Yukom Communications, was indicted by a US federal grand jury on March 22 for allegedly participating in a scheme to “defraud investors in the United States and across the ...
Euro rose 0.1 percent, the sell-off stretched into Asia on Monday; What’s coming up this week
March 26th, 2018
The sell-off that sent global markets into a tailspin last week stretched into Asia on Monday as investors continue to assess the impact that American protectionist policies will have on global growth. U.S. equity futures offered some hope of ...
Trade fears spur global risk-off moves from Sydney to Shanghai
March 23rd, 2018
Asian stocks followed their U.S. counterparts lower after President Donald Trump’s decision to slap tariffs on China heightened concern a trade war could hurt global growth. The yen climbed to its strongest in more than a year. Equity indexes ...
European stocks slip ahead of long-anticipated U.S. rate hike
March 22nd, 2018
European stocks fell Wednesday, as investors prepared to hear that the Federal Reserve likely has decided to continue raising interest rates. How markets are moving The Stoxx Europe 600 index fell 0.2% to 374.68, as only the utility sector ...
A rally in Asian stocks petered out on Friday and the yen climbed
March 16th, 2018
A rally in Asian stocks petered out on Friday, and the yen climbed, as investors considered the implications of continuing personnel turmoil in the Trump administration. Japan’s currency, often the go-to asset in times of uncertainty, advanced after the ...