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Bitcoin and ethereum suffered massive drops, but many cryptocurrencies are faring even worse
January 17th, 2018
Most major digital currencies sold off sharply on Tuesday, but the declines in bitcoin, ethereum and litecoin prices weren’t as bad as much of the rest of the market. All of the top 20 digital currencies — by market ...
Yen Fell 0.1 Percent, Euro Was Steady, Pound Rose; Chinese shares declined
December 14th, 2017
Chinese shares declined after a surprise hike in short-term interest rates by China’s central bank, though there was little impact more broadly in Asia as investors digested the Federal Reserve’s latest rate increase of its own, and an updated ...
Oil for gold – the real story
October 27th, 2017
Following an article in the Nikkei Asia Review, which reported China will shortly introduce an oil futures contract priced in yuan, there has been some confusion about what it means. The article pointed out that in combination with existing ...
Here’s why the crackdown on bitcoin in China is ‘not a real problem’ for the digital currency
September 20th, 2017
The cryptocurrency market appears to be unconcerned about a Chinese crackdown on bitcoin, the largest digital coin by market cap. On Thursday reports that Chinese regulators would require exchanges to shut down bitcoin trading triggered a sell-off of nearly ...
Dollar Tumbled as Yen, Euro Rally on Irma, ECB
September 8th, 2017
The dollar tumbled to its weakest level since the start of 2015 as fading expectations of U.S. interest-rate increases, North Korea tensions and a historically powerful hurricane unsettled investors. The euro was near the highest since January 2015 after ...
Why Bitcoin price is rising
May 18th, 2017
Top 3 Reasons Why Bitcoin’s Price is Rising Right Now While Bitcoin’s market has been uncertain in the past week, there is no doubt that the price is holding support surprisingly well. Even though there are quite a few issues that ...
New regulations looming for bitcoin trading in China
May 11th, 2017
Beijing is expected to issue new rules for bitcoin trading in China next month as the cryptocurrency’s price on the country’s trading platforms keeps hitting new highs. According to a Beijing-based media company Caixin citing anonymous sources; the People’s ...
Bitcoin Price Spikes Spurred by Chinese Capital Curbs: Australian Financial Analyst
March 29th, 2017
A prominent equities analyst at an Australian private brokerage sees China’s capital controls as a major factor behind the recent surges of the value of bitcoin. Julia Lee, an equities analyst at Australian brokerage firm BellDirect was speaking in ...
China’s new bitcoin rules call for identity check
March 17th, 2017
China’s central bank is moving to regulate its domestic bitcoin industry, circulating new guidelines that, if enacted, would require exchanges to identify clients and adhere to banking regulations. Recent scrutiny by the central bank has already led exchanges to ...
Global Stock, Bond Rally Spurred by Central Banks: Markets Wrap
March 16th, 2017
Gold and oil advance while dollar maintains losses on Fed move Yen steady as BOJ stays the course; euro jumps on Dutch vote Central banks ruled over financial markets, as the Federal Reserve’s move to raise interest rates without ...
