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Nasdaq and Hong Kong exchange sharing information on blockchain technology
October 11th, 2016
The Nasdaq stock market is hoping to bring its blockchain technology to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, according to its president and chief operating officer Adena Friedman. In the city on Thursday and Friday last week to meet with ...
China’s yuan sinks to six-year low, then erases losses
October 10th, 2016
China’s yuan fell to its lowest level in six years early Monday, breaching a key psychological threshold, before erasing the losses on the first day of trading after a week-long holiday. Traders said the weakening of the yuan CNY=CFXS reflected strength ...
World Gone Mad, Part 1: “Huge Demand” To Lend Italy Money For 50 Years
October 6th, 2016
You read that right. Not only is Italy selling 50-year bonds, but people are lining up buy them. Italy’s first 50-year bond sale had huge demand (Reuters) – Italy sold its first 50-year bond on Tuesday as ...
Dollar hovers near two-month high, euro extends bounce
October 5th, 2016
The dollar hovered near a two-month high against a basket of currencies on Wednesday, lifted by hawkish comments from a Federal Reserve official and higher U.S. Treasury yields. The euro also extended its bounce following a report of potential ...
Asian Stocks Slide as Deutsche Bank Jitters Boost Dollar, Gold
September 30th, 2016
Deutsche Bank sank to record low in U.S., hitting financials Gold advances with sovereign bonds as haven assets favored What’s set to be the best quarter for Asian stocks since 2012 is ending on a sour note as concern about ...
FX Firm Joins Mexican Bitcoin Exchange’s $2.5 Million Fundraise
September 29th, 2016
Bitcoin exchange startup Bitso has raised $2.5m to make it easier for the underbanked in Mexico to gain access to financial services. Among the investors is Mexico-based foreign exchange, Monex Group, which last year conducted $160bn in transactions in Europe, the ...
Computop and PayU Partner to Deliver Payment Solutions for Emerging Global Markets
September 28th, 2016
Computop, a leading payment service provider (PSP), and PayU, a leading payment service provider in emerging markets, today announced a partnership that provides retailers with payment solutions for high growth markets around the world. 90 percent of the global ...
Bitcoin-Inspired Technology Starts to Reshape Currency Markets
September 27th, 2016
Product likely to lower the costs of cross-border transactions Bitcoin-inspired ledger technology is taking its first steps in foreign-exchange markets. Companies that provide payments systems to banks are unveiling products that use distributed ledgers to lower the costs of ...
Deutsche Bank Shares Drop on Fears of Capital Raising
September 27th, 2016
Intensifying concerns about Deutsche Bank AG’s financial health caused its shares to drop Monday and pushed the company into the awkward position of publicly denying that it had sought help from the German government. Shares of Deutsche Bank, one of the ...
Iran to introduce credit cards for the first time
September 26th, 2016
The Central Bank of Iran allowed the country’s financial institutions to issue credit cards for the first time in Iran’s history, however the cards are unlikely to be issued soon, local ISNA news agency reported, citing the Central Bank ...
