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What Is The Difference Between Bitcoin, FOREX & Gold? ‘A Tripod Theory’
September 10th, 2015
As Bitcoin and it’s counterparties known as “altcoins” enter the mainstream many investors are seeking information on the mechanics of trading these revolutionary peer-to-peer niche oriented decentralized global cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin, forex and gold have many similar yet distinct differences that make each a unique and viableinvestment vehicle. Bitcoin is a ...
Japan Shares Jump Most in Four Years
September 9th, 2015
Possibility of more stimulus from Beijing boosts sentiment Stocks in Japan jumped the most in more than four years Wednesday, shaking off unease about slowing growth in China amid a tentative rebound in Chinese stocks. The region’s shares ...
INTL FCStone Ltd Appointed by Bank of America Merrill Lynch to Broaden FX Payments Capabilities
September 8th, 2015
INTL FCStone Inc. (Nasdaq:INTL), today announced that its London-based subsidiary, INTL FCStone Ltd.’s (IFL) Global Payments division, will provide Bank of America Merrill Lynch with international payments coverage and third-party delivery services in more than 70 exotic currencies via ...
A Bitcoin miner is back on track to be the first on the ASX
September 8th, 2015
Bitcoin Group is closer to becoming the world’s first cryptocurrency miner to float on a stock exchange. The company today re-released its prospectus after having to withdraw the documents following questions from the ASX. It is raising $20 million ...
Gold Price Slips as China Adds Another 16 Tonnes of Bullion
September 8th, 2015
Gold prices slipped in quiet trade in London on Monday, retreating near the lowest levels since mid-August at $1119 per ounce as European stock markets held flat, ignoring another sharp drop in Asian equities. New data overnight showed China’s People Bank growing ...
Asian stocks hold gains after China data in volatile trade
September 8th, 2015
Asian stocks edged higher on Tuesday after a six-day losing streak and the dollar firmed against the safe-haven Japanese yen, but gains were capped as a slump in China’s imports raised fears of a more severe slowdown there. China’s ...
Barclays has two blockchain ‘labs’ in London and is planning 45 experiments with the technology
September 7th, 2015
Like pretty much every other major bank at the moment, Barclays is very interested in the potential of the blockchain, the technology that underpins bitcoin. The Sunday Times reported this week that Barclays is planning to let charities accept bitcoin later ...
China FX reserves fall record $93.9 bln in Aug as central bank supports yuan
September 7th, 2015
Global investors are bracing for data this week that could show a big drop in China‘s foreign exchange reserves as the central bank steps up its intervention to stabilise the yuan currency after its shock devaluation last month. China ...
Bye Bye Brazil
September 7th, 2015
For about a decade there, Brazil was the Latin American country that got it right. Under a socialist but apparently reasonable government they kept their budgets under control, managed the population shift from farm to city, and developed some ...
UBS Building Virtual Coin For Mainstream Banking
September 7th, 2015
Swiss bank UBS is working on a prototype virtual currency that it hopes will be used by banks and financial institutions as a basis to settle mainstream financial markets transactions. But unlike the bitcoin digital currency, the Swiss bank’s ...
