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Lab-grown diamonds shaking up the industry
October 8th, 2019
Young consumers in China are taking a growing interest in cheaper, more accessible alternatives to mined gems. It sparkles and shines like a diamond from the Earth’s mantle, but it’s grown in a laboratory. Lab-grown diamonds, which have been ...
British pound broke a two-day rising streak
October 8th, 2019
The British pound broke a two-day rising streak and edged lower on Monday as concerns rose that sizeable differences between Britain and the European Union remained for striking a Brexit withdrawal deal. British lawmakers have passed a law requiring ...
The world’s most-used cryptocurrency isn’t Bitcoin
October 4th, 2019
What’s the world’s most widely used cryptocurrency? If you think it’s Bitcoin, which accounts for about 70% of all the digital-asset world’s market value, you’re probably wrong. While concrete figures on trading volumes are hard to come by in ...
An Inflationary Depression
October 4th, 2019
Financial markets are ignoring bearish developments in international trade, which coincide with the end of a long expansionary phase for credit. Both empirical evidence from the one occasion these conditions existed in the past and reasoned theory suggest ...
Interdealer Brokers ordered to Pay $25 million for fraud in FX options markets
October 3rd, 2019
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that it issued orders filing and settling charges against two interdealer brokers: BGC Financial, LP and GFI Securities, LLC. The orders find that brokers employed by BGC and GFI on their respective ...
iSignthis announced annualised Paydentity GPTV exceeds A$1.9bn in Sept 2019
October 3rd, 2019
iSignthis has issued an announcement to present further operational update as at 30th September 2019. In accordance the announcement: The Paydentity™ Ecosystem is progressively providing more features and capabilities to our EU based business customers. It gives me great ...
U.S Dollar steadied or fell against most major currencies
October 2nd, 2019
Worries about a slowing U.S. economy and the possibility of further interest rate cuts in the wake of weak U.S. manufacturing data kept the dollar pinned down on Wednesday, as investors sought shelter elsewhere. The greenback steadied or fell ...
UPDATE: European stocks reversed early losses to trade higher on Monday
September 30th, 2019
European stocks reversed early losses to trade higher on Monday, with market focus attuned to developments in the U.S.-China trade war. The pan-European Stoxx 600 edged up by around 0.4% during mid-afternoon trade, with construction and material stocks gaining ...
The most common way of transporting traded goods to and from Europe
September 26th, 2019
In 2018, the total value of the EU’s imported and exported goods transported by sea to non-EU countries was EUR 2 006 billion. Sea transport accounted for 47% of goods exported and 55% of goods imported. The second most ...
Pound Sterling plunges on Brexit uncertainty
September 26th, 2019
“The pound has fallen below $1.24 on Brexit uncertainties, more than offsetting initial gains following the Supreme Court ruling.” Lloyds The Pound to Euro exchange rate is +0.04% higher @ €1.12899 on 26.09.2019 The Pound to US Dollar exchange ...
