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ESMA publishes results of the second EU-wide CCP stress test
February 2nd, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today the results of its second EU-wide stress test exercise regarding Central Counterparties (CCPs) established in the European Union (EU). The CCP stress test assesses the resilience and safety of ...
How many hours do Europeans work per week?
January 29th, 2018
On average, a full-time employee in the EU works 40.3 hours per week in a usual working week. Men have a longer working week than women, working on average 41.0 hours compared with 39.3 hours for women. Those in ...
Gold Jumps To Crucial Technical Level. Important Action Coming Up
January 26th, 2018
After what seems like a decade in the shadow of tech stocks and cryptocurrencies, gold and silver are rocking again. Which of course leaves everyone wondering if this is the beginning of the long-awaited epic run, or just a ...
Diamond prices predicted to increase in 2018, says analyst
January 18th, 2018
Diamond prices are on the rise in 2018, which will bring economic growth to the mines in the Northwest Territories, according to an analyst. Paul Zimnisky, an independent diamond industry analyst based in New York City, says he expects ...
80 Percent of the Total Bitcoin Supply Have Now Been Mined
January 15th, 2018
This weekend marks a milestone for bitcoin as 80 percent of the currency has now been mined into circulation, this means there’s only 20 percent left to mine. Satoshi Nakamoto’s protocol was one of the first to introduce digital ...
UK Regulator released the names of unauthorised binary options providers
January 15th, 2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a list of 94 firms without FCA authorisation that it understands to be offering binary options trading to UK consumers. Since January 3rd 2018, firms involved in binary options trading in the ...
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have crashed 20 per cent on Monday
January 9th, 2018
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies including ethereum, litecoin and ripple plummeted in value on Monday after Coinmarketcap removed prices from South Korean exchanges without warning. Prices on South Korean exchanges are typically up to 30 per cent higher than in other ...
Cyber security expert: People’s smart homes could come under attack as a consequence of bitcoin’s price surge
January 8th, 2018
People’s smart homes could come under attack as a consequence of bitcoin’s price surge, a cyber security expert has warned. “Cryptojacking” incidents, in which people’s devices are quietly hijacked and forced to mine digital currencies for other people, are ...
The AMF warns for unauthorized websites offering diamond investments
December 21st, 2017
The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), an independent public authority in France responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected, has issued today a public warning against the activities of websites offering diamond investments, for which ...
Oil prices dipped
December 21st, 2017
Oil prices dipped on Thursday as soaring U.S. output, fast approaching 10 million barrels per day (bpd), outweighed a drop in American crude inventories. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $58.02 a barrel at 0540 GMT, ...
