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Polished Diamond Index goes down slightly this past week
November 27th, 2018
According to the most recent polished diamond index, published by polishedprices, the overall polishedprices index went down slightly this week, following a “week of volatile trading”. On Monday, November 19, the polishedprices index stood at 122.7. One week later, ...
European stocks dropped on Tuesday; Investors monitor Brexit and Italian budget plans
November 27th, 2018
European stocks dropped on Tuesday, as investors monitored a number of political events including Brexit and Italian budget plans, and digested further comments from President Donald Trump. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.3 percent lower with the various sectors ...
ISXPay EU/EEA ‘production live’ with own Visa & Mastercard Principal Licenses
November 27th, 2018
Highlights ISXPay Tier 1 ‘production live’ in the EU, via own Visa and Mastercard principal licenses $880m annualised GPTV volume to be incrementally ramped from January through March ‘19 New & existing merchants being onboarded to platform from December ...
Bitcoin extends falls
November 26th, 2018
Bitcoin extended its falls on Monday to $3,843, down more than five percent from the day’s highs on renewed selling in cryptocurrencies. Other cryptocurrencies also fell sharply, with Ethereum’s ether down 1.6 percent and Ripple’s XRP down a similar ...
CySEC: Be aware of fraudulent representation of CySEC officers
November 26th, 2018
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), has issued today an announcement to warn about fraudulent representation of CySEC officers. In accordance CySEC’s announcement, a number of market participants have informed the CySEC about the fraudulent representation of CySEC ...
German police raids the offices of multinational law firm
November 26th, 2018
For the second time in a year, prosecutors raided the Frankfurt offices of the prestigious law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. The raid marked an extension of the investigation of Freshfields’ involvement in dividend stripping, Frankfurt state prosecutors confirmed to ...
The dollar held broad gains; Currency traders are looking to the upcoming G-20 meeting
November 26th, 2018
The dollar held broad gains on Monday as investors sought shelter in the world’s most liquid currency on fears of a slowdown in global economic growth and as U.S.-Sino trade tensions sapped risk appetite. The greenback, considered a safe ...
One in five people have been defrauded via their credit card in the last year in UK
November 23rd, 2018
One in five (22%) people have been defrauded via their credit card in the last year, according to a survey of 2,000 UK adults commissioned by comparethemarket.com. This equates to 11.4 million people nationwide, highlighting the rising levels of ...
ACCA Research: 48% of public believe auditors ‘could prevent company failures’
November 23rd, 2018
A survey of 1,000 members of the general public by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) reveals auditors are expected to play a crucial role in company safeguarding. 48% of the UK public believe it is auditors who ...
Euro briefly rallied on Thursday
November 23rd, 2018
The euro briefly rallied on Thursday after Britain and the European Union agreed in principle to a text setting out their future relationship before a summit on Sunday. European Council President Donald Tusk said the text had been discussed ...
