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DFS grants virtual currency license to Coinbase
January 18th, 2017
Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo today announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has approved the application of Coinbase, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Coinbase Global, Inc., for a virtual currency and a ...
Luxottica and Essilor agree €50bn merger
January 16th, 2017
Italy’s Luxottica and France’s Essilor have agreed a €50bn merger deal, one of the largest ever European cross-border transactions, creating a global leader in the fast-growing eyewear industry. The deal sees Luxottica, the world leading consumer eyewear group and ...
Gold price boosted by hard Brexit fears
January 16th, 2017
Prospect of leaving single market – plus doubts over Donald Trump effect in US – sees traders rush to ‘safe haven’ Gold is being boosted this morning as concerns over a hard Brexit dominate the market commentary. Reports indicate ...
Malice in Wonderland
January 15th, 2017
Malice in Wonderland Recently, I was quietly reading in my armchair, eyes closing and trying to stay awake, and the next moment I was falling down a rabbit hole. After falling into the void, I found myself outside a ...
Oil Posts Biggest Two-Day Gain in 6 Weeks as Saudis Make Cuts
January 13th, 2017
Saudis cut production to less than 10 million barrels a day Russia ready to discuss export monitoring, minister says Oil climbed, posting the biggest two-day gain in almost six weeks, after Saudi Arabia said it cut production even more ...
The Pound vs Dollar: What dealers predict
January 12th, 2017
Analysts at Citi – the world’s largest foreign exchange dealer – have confirmed to clients they are bearish on the Pound-Dollar exchange rate. In a communication released on Tuesday January 10, technical strategists have communicated expectations for further falls ...
Five potential FinTech surprises for 2017
January 12th, 2017
In the ever-expanding FinTech ecosystem, it is easy to get caught up in all the hoopla, hysteria and hype. As we enter 2017, PwC’s DeNovo is providing our views on more plausible changes of direction in the FinTech space. ...
A controversial Russian Ponzi scheme is betting on Bitcoin to relaunch in Nigeria
January 12th, 2017
A month after it suspended operations in Nigeria, Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox (MMM), a Russian Ponzi scheme with over 2 million participants in Africa’s most populous country, is already plotting its comeback. MMM claimed it had to temporarily close operations ...
Three traders were charged with conspiring in forex rigging probe
January 11th, 2017
The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday brought charges against three former traders at JPMorgan Chase & Co, Citigroup Inc and Barclays Plc arising from a global probe into the manipulation of foreign exchange rates at major banks. Richard Usher, ...
Oil prices edge up on reports of Saudi supply cuts, but details murky
January 11th, 2017
Oil edged up on Wednesday, lifted by reports of Saudi supply cuts to Asia, but gains were capped by a lack of detail about the reductions and because of signs of rising supplies from other producers. Prices for Brent ...
