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End Of Credit Cycle Dynamics
August 15th, 2018
While there is no starting-pistol that tells us the final phase of the credit cycle leading into the next credit crisis has actually begun, nearly all the signs point to it being the case for the US economy. ...
FCA statement on selling high-risk speculative investments to retail clients
August 2nd, 2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, has issued a statement on selling high-risk speculative investments to retail clients following ESMA’s action on CFD products. In accordance the ...
US seeks record $75m. from marketer for steering victims to Israeli binary scams
July 19th, 2018
While Israeli law enforcement continues to ignore the country’s robust online fraud sector, the United States government has asked a Florida court to impose some $75 million in fines and penalties against a single alleged US-based binary options fraudster. ...
Euro nears four-week highs as the Chinese yuan rebounded
July 10th, 2018
The Chinese yuan rebounded and the euro rose to its highest since June 14 on Monday as investors bought riskier assets following favourable U.S. jobs data last week and evidence that global trade tension has not yet slowed economic ...
Beware of several Cryptocurrency providers
June 19th, 2018
The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), France’s financial markets regulator, has issued an announcement to warn the public against several cryptocurrency websites proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so in France. On the report, AMF has published ...
When Will Gold’s “Summer Doldrums” End? History Says Pretty Soon
June 13th, 2018
This has been a uniquely boring stretch for gold and silver – especially considering all the things going on in the world that ought to light a fire under precious metals. In just the past few weeks, the US ...
Chinese tycoon Jack Ma’s online payments firm is now worth more than Goldman Sachs
June 11th, 2018
Chinese tycoon Jack Ma’s online payments company just raised a huge pile of cash from investors. Ant Financial said in a statement Friday that it has brought in $14 billion from Chinese and foreign investors. It plans to use ...
The Gently Rotting Debt-Ridden EU
June 8th, 2018
The EU as a political construction is in a state of terminal decay. We know this for one reason and one reason alone: its core principal is the state is superior to its people. A system of government ...
Asian stocks rose on Wednesday, S&P 500 dipped, Euro gained
June 6th, 2018
Asian stocks rose on Wednesday after tech sector strength lifted Wall Street shares while concerns about Italy’s debt prompted investors to move into lower-risk government debt elsewhere, pushing U.S. Treasury yields down from recent highs. MSCI’s broadest index of ...
Gold’s Monetary Rehabilitation
June 4th, 2018
There is a quiet revolution taking place in the monetary vacuum that’s developing on the back of the erosion of the dollar’s hegemony. It is perhaps too early to call what’s happening to the dollar the beginning of ...
