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UBS’ blockchain chief is leaving
August 18th, 2016
The man leading UBS’ exploration of blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies is leaving the bank, according to an internal memo seen by Business Insider. Alex Batlin is leaving “to pursue an opportunity outside of UBS” the memo written by UBS’ ...
Eight big FX participants commit to new service
August 18th, 2016
The fast-moving and competitive world of post-trade blockchains sees a new entrant in the form ofCobalt DL, a distributed ledger technology platform looking to slash costs in the world of FX trade processing. Cobalt DL was co-founded by Andy Coyne, ...
Dollar Weakens on Fed Outlook as Emerging-Market Shares Advance
August 18th, 2016
Yen breaks 100 after Fed minutes as jobs data boosts Aussie Mongolia’s tugrik stabilizes after interest rate hiked to 15% Emerging-market shares rallied with European stock index futures and the dollar fell versus all of its major peers after minutes ...
China’s Demand for Gold and its Implications for Fiat Currency
August 17th, 2016
While financial market turmoil has led a number of countries to stock up on gold, China stands out from the rest due to the sheer quantity of gold it has purchased over the last couple of years. In 2015 ...
Emerging Stocks Slip With Oil as Dollar Rises Before Fed Minutes
August 17th, 2016
Japanese shares advance as yen pulls back from 100 level New York Fed chief says interest-rate rise is drawing closer Emerging-market stocks retreated from near a one-year high and oil fell for the first time in a week after hawkish ...
Even Hedge Funds Can’t Understand Today’s Manipulated Markets
August 16th, 2016
One of the big surprises of the past few years is the number of brand-name hedge funds reporting terrible results. Their customers are not amused: Hedge Funds Are Losing Endowments After Exodus of Pensions (Bloomberg) – ...
Bitcoin trading booms, lures currency traders
August 16th, 2016
Bitcoin trading volume is soaring in Japan as wild price movements spur an increasing number of currency speculators to shift into the digital-money market. Japan’s leading bitcoin exchange operator said Monday that it surpassed 200,000 customers this month, rising ...
The US dollar could stay stuck in a rut until after November
August 16th, 2016
The U.S. dollar is stuck in a rut, and it could stay there for a while. Dollar bulls have been falling by the wayside this summer, as the U.S.Federal Reserve looks further away from tightening its monetary policy. The currency also runs ...
Why Say’s law is always true
August 12th, 2016
One of my regular readers has raised the important subject of Say’s law, the denial of which both Keynesian and modern monetarists are emphatic. They need this fundamental axiom to be untrue to justify state stimulation of aggregate demand. ...
Financial technology: Money finds new paths
August 12th, 2016
Africa may be slowest to embrace fintech, but the continent is ripe for disruption. WHAT IT MEANS: Australia’s progress a benchmark for Africa. Africa’s unbanked are an opportunity for tech firms. Disruption of the banking sector is well on ...
