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Korean won weakest major currency followed by pound and yen
January 9th, 2017
Korean won weakest major currency, followed by pound and yen Crude oil price down for first time in four sessions The offshore yuan had its biggest two-day fall since June as most other major currencies also slid, led by ...
Bitcoin is crashing
January 5th, 2017
Bitcoin is getting smashed. The cryptocurrency was down 18% to about $892 per coin as of 8:17 a.m. ET on Thursday. It is the biggest drop in two years. Earlier this week, on its first trading day of the ...
Bitcoin hits a record high, but can it rival gold as a safe haven?
January 5th, 2017
With economic and geopolitical risks on the rise, bitcoin boosters are championing the ability of their crypto-currency, which hit an all-time high this week, to rival gold as a safe-haven play. “When the existing money system has problems, people ...
The dollar stepped further away from a 14-year peak against a basket of currencies
January 5th, 2017
The dollar stepped further away from a 14-year peak against a basket of currencies on Thursday, as investors locked in gains from its two-month-old rally after Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election. The dollar had soared on Trump’s ...
Bitcoin price jumped above $1,000 for the first time in three years
January 3rd, 2017
It has been a bumper year for bitcoin. Having risen in value in 2016 by 125 percent the digital currency started the new year by jumping above $1,000 for the first time in three years. As most bitcoin trading ...
China going cashless thanks to fintech boom
December 30th, 2016
Standing in line at a Starbucks in downtown Shenzhen, I suddenly realize that no one in front of me is paying with cash. They aren’t paying by credit card either. In fact, I can’t see a single customer holding a wallet or a ...
China regulator busts illegal forex transactions worth $2.7 billion in Shanghai
December 28th, 2016
China regulator busts illegal forex transactions worth $2.7 billion in Shanghai China’s foreign exchange regulator said on Wednesday it busted illegal transactions totalling $2.7 billion in Shanghai in cooperation with the police in 2016, and suspended three unnamed banks ...
The dollar firmed against the yen
December 28th, 2016
Asia stocks followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday, while the dollar firmed against the yen following the release of upbeat U.S. economic data overnight. Crude oil prices held large gains on expectations of supply tightening once oil-producing nations implement ...
Bitcoin best performer of 2016, outlook bullish for next year
December 27th, 2016
Sentiment very bullish for 2017; prices could touch all-time peak of $1,161 Bitcoin has emerged as the most remunerative asset in 2016. Analysts are bullish on the asset class which has surpassed almost all others. Even gold, which was ...
Value of bitcoins in circulation hits record high of $14bn
December 23rd, 2016
Price per coin at $875 as cryptocurrency’s value doubles in a year, with experts linking it to depreciation of Chinese yuan The total value of all bitcoins in circulation hit a record high above $14bn (£11bn) on Thursday, as ...
