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European Stocks Following U.S. Strong Lead; Alibaba’s Jack Ma Recants Promise to Create U.S. Jobs
European equity markets are trading higher on Thursday, following the lead set by Wall Street on Wednesday. Risk is on with investors shrugging off concerns over the trade dispute between the United States and China.Earlier in the week, the United States hit China with tariffs of 10 percent on $200
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Bitcoin – Are We In For Another Tumble?
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ALL ECONOMIC NEWSEuropean Stocks Following U.S. Strong Lead; Alibaba’s Jack Ma Recants Promise to Create U.S. Jobs
European equity markets are trading higher on Thursday, following the lead set by Wall Street on Wednesday. Risk is on with investors shrugging off concerns over the trade dispute between the United States and China.Earlier in the week, the United States hit China with tariffs of 10 percent on $200
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The Kiwi Spikes, with Focus Shifting to Retail Sales and the Pound
Earlier in the Day:Economic data released through the Asian session was on the lighter side this morning, with key stats limited to 2nd quarter GDP numbers out of New Zealand.For the Kiwi Dollar, the economy grew by 1% quarter-on-quarter in the 2nd quarter, coming in well ahead of a forecasted
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Cryptocurrencies News
ALL CRYPTOCURRENCIES NEWSBitcoin – Are We In For Another Tumble?
Bitcoin continued to recover from Monday’s losses, rising by 0.97% off the back of Tuesday’s 1.31% gain to end the day at $6,395.7.A particularly range bound morning and early afternoon saw Bitcoin steer clear of the day’s major support and resistance levels, a lack of direction through the first half
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European Parliament Assesses ICO Legal Framework
The proposal has been written by Ashley Fox — a member of the European Parliament — and called for a €8M cap on tokens sales and AML/KYC requirements. What’s remarkable about this initiative is that it would create an EU “standard” for token sales, allowing to conduct them in all
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Precious Metals Edge Up amid Low Demand for USD on Easing Trade War Woes
Gold prices inched higher on Thursday as the dollar softened amid easing Sino-U.S. trade tensions, but investors remained cautious ahead of next week’s U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting. The risk is sort of flattening, but that’s also taking the wind out of the safe-haven appeal of the U.S. dollar, however,
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USD/CNY – Trump Era Wakes Up a Sleeping Giant
The Yuan has historically been a managed rather than floating currency, which has resulted in traders largely ignoring the USDCNY pair. However, China’s importance within the global economy and the current trade war may introduce a new period for the currency.The Trump Era When Trump was on the campaign trail, he
Can Donald Trump Be Impeached?
Last week, in the space of a few hours, Donald Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen and ex-campaign manager Paul Manafort were found guilty by courts in New York and Virginia of a range of crimes. In addition, two longtime Trump associates, Allen Weisselberg and David Pecker have been given immunity
Did Powell Put Stocks Back Inside A Bubble?
U.S. equity indexes continue to climb early Tuesday. Underpinning the markets are near historically low interest rates and corporate earnings growth. Yes, despite seven gradual rate hikes since December 2015, interest rates are low and that is driving investors into stocks because they are still the best investment.Looking at the
What’s Next for Iran, the Iranian Rial and the Ayatollah?
As U.S mid-term elections approach, the U.S President has been a particularly busy one by historical standards. The trade war with China, an apparent denuclearization agreement with North Korea, an about turn on relations with Russia, trade renegotiations with the EU, ongoing talks with Mexico and Canada and fresh sanctions
Global Funds in FAANGs Today, BANNGs Tomorrow?
BANNG = Barrick Gold, Agnico Eagle, Newmont Mining, Newcrest Mining, and Goldcorp. They are the collection of gold stocks that would appear in all the major gold stocks ETFs, major indices in their respective countries. They have the liquidity, market cap, dividends, along with being the group of some of
How Serious is the World’s Water Scarcity Crisis?
According to recent estimates, more than 1.2 billion (roughly 1 in 6) people currently do not have access to clean drinking water. Throughout the course of the year, at least 2.8 billion people will experience water shortages to some degree. If a future global water crisis is something that we
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Broker NordFX Turns MetaTrader 5 into Unique Crypto Exchange
Thanks to the joint efforts of experts in the field of IT technologies, trading in the forex market and exchange trading, the broker company NordFX has made a breakthrough, transforming the well-known MetaTrader 5 platform into a platform for classic peer-to-peer exchange trading in cryptocurrencies.Moreover, they have managed to keep
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