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DLT Financial To Launch Top 10 Cryptocurrency Index
September 8th, 2016
Recently rebranded from Tramonex, DLT Financial is a fintech company that aims to make virtual currencies an enticing asset class for investors. The firm has received a 250,000 GBP ($333,000 USD) grant from the UK government to develop a working prototype of their proposed ...
The Forex business is officially shrinking for the first time since 2001
September 8th, 2016
The latest triennial survey of the FX industry by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has revealed a decline in volumes for the first time in 15 years. The conclusions of the survey are broadly in line with the ...
Asia Closes In On UK In Forex Market Dominance
September 8th, 2016
For weeks now, analysts have warned that the U.K.’s dominance in FX trading is waning. Now, for the first time in more than a decade, the U.K.’s share of the global currencies trading market dropped to 37.1 percent, reports ...
Low tax Zug aims to become Switzerland’s ‘Crypto Valley’
September 8th, 2016
Zug town hall now accepts bitcoin More than a dozen crypto currency firms operating there so far Government looking at changing regulation to attract more firms The small Swiss canton of Zug, famed for the low taxes that have ...
Westpac refunds $20 million in credit card foreign transaction fees
September 8th, 2016
Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac) has recently refunded approximately $20 million to around 820,000 customers for not clearly disclosing the types of credit card transactions that attract foreign transaction fees. Following a customer complaint, Westpac notified ASIC that customers may have been ...
Asian Stocks Retreat as Crude Oil Rallies; Yuan Bears Squeezed
September 8th, 2016
Yuan borrowing costs jump offshore on suspected intervention Euro edges higher before ECB reviews policy; Aussie gains Price swings in financial markets are becoming increasingly muted as investors mull the outlook for monetary policy in the world’s biggest economies. ...
Gold sputters after hitting three-week high
September 7th, 2016
Gold futures were trading little changed Wednesday after logging their highest settlement in nearly three weeks a day earlier as investors pared expectations for how aggressively the Federal Reserve would move to increase interest rates. The interest-rate debate continues ...
Emerging Markets Rally as Fed Bets Pulled; Japanese Stocks Fall
September 7th, 2016
Weak U.S. economic data slashes odds of a September rate hike Japanese shares retreat as yen strengthens; oil near $45 Emerging-market stocks and currencies rallied with European equity index futures after a slew of weak U.S. economic data quelled ...
Innovator Launches New Digital Currency eQuid with a Focus on the Money System Side of the Coin
September 6th, 2016
eQuid will launch on select cryptocurrency exchanges in late fall 2016 after running a crowdfunding campaign to build support. When the currency is active on those exchanges, anyone with an account can purchase eQuid. Garth Wells, the founder of ...
Aussie gains as RBA keeps quiet on currency strength
September 6th, 2016
Australia’s dollar was the biggest gainer among major currencies as U.S. and European traders returned from summer holidays on Tuesday, jumping almost 1 percent after the country’s central bank said little on its 10 percent rise since January. The ...