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UPDATE: Sterling rose against a weaker euro but fell versus the dollar
July 30th, 2020
Sterling rose against a weaker euro but fell versus the dollar on Thursday after the $1.30 level reached late in the previous session did not hold, with Brexit and the economic fallout from coronavirus weighing on the currency. Global ...
European stocks were roughly flat on Wednesday; Earnings in focus
July 29th, 2020
European stocks were roughly flat on Wednesday as countries around the world report rises in new coronavirus cases, while a fresh U.S. relief package hits an impasse in Washington. The pan-European Stoxx 600 hovered just below the flatline in ...
29% of Europeans can’t afford a week’s holiday
July 29th, 2020
In 2019, 29% of residents of EU Member States aged 16 or over were unable to afford paying for an annual one-week holiday away from home. This share has gradually decreased since 2010, when 39% of Europeans could not ...
The pound’s future in a dollar collapse
July 28th, 2020
In recent articles for Goldmoney I have pointed out the dollar’s vulnerability to a final collapse in its purchasing power. This article focuses on the factors that will determine the future for sterling. Sterling is exceptionally vulnerable to ...
European stocks tumble; Major bourses slid into negative territory
July 24th, 2020
The pan-European Stoxx 600 dropped 2% by mid-morning, with tech stocks tumbling 4.3% to lead losses as all sectors and major bourses slid into negative territory. Global investors will be reacting to China’s retaliation to the U.S. decision to ...
Explaining the credit cycle
July 24th, 2020
This article summarises why the credit cycle leads to alternate booms and slumps. It is only with this in mind that they can be properly understood as current economic conditions evolve. The reader is taken through three monetary ...
What is ‘LBCOIN,’ the new Lithuanian state-backed cryptocurrency?
July 24th, 2020
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the development of digital currencies by central banks in a bid to encourage people to turn to cashless payments. One such project is being led by Lithuania’s Central Bank, which will open a ...
A steady decline in the dollar has accelerated in recent weeks
July 23rd, 2020
A steady decline in the dollar has accelerated in recent weeks, as a resurgent coronavirus outbreak in the United States and improving economic prospects abroad sour investors on the currency. The buck is down 8% from its highs of ...
EU top court invalidates EU-US data transfer agreement over surveillance concerns
July 23rd, 2020
The European Union’s top court ruled on Thursday that an agreement with the US allowing for the transfer of personal data from the bloc to Washington is invalid because of surveillance concerns. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ...
iSignthis – Independent Expert Report : ISX Compliance with Continuous Disclosure Requirements
July 20th, 2020
iSignthis, a leading emoney, payments and identity technology company, publicly listed on the Australian Securities and Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ASX : ISX | FRA : TA8), published the Independent Expert’s report of the disclosure policy and processes of iSignthis Ltd ...