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Dollar/yen hits one-month high as investors reassess stance, reverse bets
August 31st, 2016
The dollar hit a one-month high against the yen on Wednesday as investors reversed bets made against the greenback on speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve would not hike interest rates anytime soon. The U.S. currency has gained almost ...
Cyber threat grows for bitcoin exchanges
August 29th, 2016
When hackers penetrated a secure authentication system at a bitcoin exchange called Bitfinex earlier this month, they stole about $70 million worth of the virtual currency. The cyber theft — the second largest by an exchange since hackers took ...
Dollar rockets to two-week high versus yen as Fed officials signal rate hikes
August 29th, 2016
The dollar rose Monday to its strongest level against the yen in three weeks after several top Federal Reserve officials hinted that the central bank would raise interest rates at least once by the end of 2016. The greenback ...
Fintech CurrencyFair poaches ex-AO World chairman to supercharge growth
August 25th, 2016
Peer-to-peer online money exchange platform CurrencyFair has poached Richard Rose, the former chairman of AO World, to be its new chairman, hoping Rose can help CurrencyFair grow to a similar size as the listed white goods retailer. Veteran businessman ...
Dollar dips vs yen, kiwi lifted by RBNZ’s rate view
August 23rd, 2016
The dollar dipped against the yen on Tuesday, while the New Zealand dollar rose after the nation’s central bank chief said he did not see the need for a rapid succession of interest rate cuts. The dollar shed 0.1 ...
Nukkleus which obtained a shareholder stake in IBIH Limited the parent company of IronFX Global Group files Q2 financial report
August 22nd, 2016
Nukkleus Inc. has filled its Quarterly Report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the Form of FORM 10-Q/A, providing, among other, insights of the acquisition of a 9.9% shareholder stake in IBIH, as well as the acquisition ...
FXCM Issues Statement on CFTC Complaint
August 22nd, 2016
FXCM has issued a statement in relation to the complaint filed by CFTC on August 19, 2016. Below is the FXCM’s statement as it was published on August 19, 2016: FXCM Inc. (NYSE:FXCM) (or the “Company”), today issued a statement ...
EuroFX: How British Firms Built a Pyramid Scheme in China That Lost Millions
August 19th, 2016
The foreign exchange fraudsters hid in the cracks between international jurisdictions. As David Byrne ate breakfast at the Tongli Lakeview Hotel outside Shanghai one Sunday in April, an angry customer was waiting for him. Byrne, 52, is a British ...
Dollar edges up, but on track for weekly loss
August 19th, 2016
The dollar wallowed close to eight-week lows against the euro on Friday, and was poised for weekly losses against its major counterparts, after minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s July meeting revealed central bank policymakers were in no hurry ...
Bitcoin Exchange Counter Launched in Russia
August 18th, 2016
Russia recently took a far more liberal approach towards Bitcoin than expected. Last week, the Russian government decided not to introduce criminal liability towards mining and usage of the digital currency. Following the government’s move, the cryptocurrency community in ...
