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Asian Shares Gain After Rosy China Data
August 5th, 2015
IMF says China likely needs more market liberalization before labeling yuan a reserve currency Asian shares pared earlier losses to trade higher Wednesday after a gauge of China’s service sector reached an 11-month high, outweighing concerns that a rise ...
Bitcoin: The hottest game for Chinese gamblers
August 3rd, 2015
Bitcoin trading is the hottest game in China. The digital currency has been embraced by Chinese users who like to take a gamble: It’s all “about trading, about volatility, about making a profit — buy low, sell high,” said ...
China makes FX rules ready for foreigners to trade its commodity futures
August 3rd, 2015
Foreign investors will be allowed to transfer either foreign currency or yuan funds into China to trade in the country’s commodity futures markets, the foreign exchange regulator said on Friday. The imminent opening of its booming commodity futures market ...
Asian stocks near 2015 lows on China worry, dollar steadies
August 3rd, 2015
An index of Asian shares outside Japan fell close to this year’s lows on Monday thanks to a deepening selloff in commodities and fresh concerns over slowing growth in China, while the dollar held its ground against a basket of ...
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is reporting a loss of CHF 50.1 billion for the first half of 2015
July 31st, 2015
The central bank of Switzwerland has issued a press release to inform for the Interim results The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is reporting a loss of CHF 50.1 billion for the first half of 2015. The loss on foreign currency ...
SunGard Announces Second Quarter 2015 Results
July 31st, 2015
Financial Software company, SunGard Data Systems Inc.,has issued a press release to announce Second Quarter ended June 30 Results For the quarter, revenue was $687 million, up 2% year over year (up 6% adjusting for currency). Operating income was $108 million ...
China’s 1929 moment
July 30th, 2015
Anyone with a nose for markets will tell you that the Chinese government’s attempt to rescue the country’s stock markets from collapse is far from succeeding. Bubbles collapse, period; and government interventions don’t stop them. Furthermore, we are beginning ...
Asian shares, dollar up on Fed’s optimism; earnings in focus
July 30th, 2015
Asian stocks tiptoed higher on Thursday and the dollar consolidated recent gains after the U.S. Federal Reserve painted a relatively bright picture of the economy, but a deepening sell-off in commodities kept gains in check. Prospects of stronger U.S. ...
Can Bitcoin Change Wi-Fi For the Better?
July 29th, 2015
It’s certainly not unusual in the bitcoin and blockchain industry to see several companies coalesce around a new use case for the technology. However, what may be novel about the sudden focus on Wi-Fi is the size and ubiquity ...
Blockchain-based SETL plans to revolutionise payment and settlement
July 29th, 2015
A new venture plans to create a multi-asset, multi-currency institutional payment and settlements infrastructure based on blockchain technology. Called SETL, the venture is backed by Peter Randall, former chief executive at Chi-X, the multilateral trading facility that is now ...