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A Run Through on Swap Testnet Ether for Real Bitcoin

Dec 18, 2018 14:04 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

Of late, we have witnessed atomic swaps on the lightning network between a non-native asset, yes, we meant the lightning networks first ERC-20 to bitcoin atomic swap that took place. CoBloX, a TenX research and development...

Investing Crypto and Equity Schemes? Perspectives of Former Goldman Sachs Heads

Dec 18, 2018 08:48 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Digital Currency

Amid global equity sell-off, the investment banking giant, Goldman Sachs has consistently been constructive on crypto-industry, they saw Bitcoin as Broadly Heavy. Christopher Matta, a former vice president of investment...

New Avenue, New Opportunity – A Blockchain-based Investment Bank

Dec 17, 2018 13:38 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

Blockchain technology has been deployed by the wide range of industries. Precisely, for investment banks, DLT (digital ledger technology) offers superior benefits by rendering specialized services. It could be utilised not...

How Paraguay dumps billions of illicit cigarettes on the global market

Dec 17, 2018 13:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

On Sep. 25, 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products entered into force. According to the WHO, illicit trade refers to any practice or conduct prohibited by law and...

Shorten's subsidy plan to boost affordable housing

Dec 17, 2018 10:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate

Institutional investors would receive longterm subsidies to build new dwellings - on condition they rented them out below market rates - under an affordable housing program Bill Shorten is announcing on the first day of...

Labor promises a comprehensive overhaul of federal environmental framework

Dec 17, 2018 10:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

Australia will get the biggest overhaul of its federal environment laws in two decades if a Labor government wins next years election. Labor would create a new Australian Environment Act and establish a federal...

Medium-scale farms are on the rise in Africa. Why this is good news

Dec 17, 2018 10:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Driven by population growth and growing land scarcity, most African farm households are witnessing the gradual sub-division of their land. Over time farms are getting smaller and smaller. Today, over 80% of farms in...

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Economy

U.S. Treasuries climb on investors’ anxiety over global economic distress; Fed’s policy sentiments closely watched

The U.S. Treasuries climbed during late afternoon session Tuesday as investors sought safe-haven investments amid growing worries over a global economic slowdown as equities turned red towards the end of this year ahead of...

UK gilt yields face turmoil on concerns over slowdown in global economic growth; eyes on November CPI data

The United Kingdoms gilt yields came under pressure during Tuesdays afternoon session, as investors remained jolted by concerns over a global economic slowdown after equity markets took a hit worldwide ahead of Britains...

German bunds jump after December Ifo business climate index disappoints investors

The German bunds jumped during European session Tuesday after the countrys Ifo business climate index disappointed market investors, amid a muted trading session that witnessed data of little economic significance. The...

USD/RUB likely to trade sideways at 67.00 by end of 2019, says Commerzbank

The USD/RUB currency pair is expected to trade sideways at 67.00 by the end of next year, according to the latest research report from Commerzbank. The Russian central bank hiked rates by 25bps on Friday, in line with...

Australia’s ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence remains barely changed; future financial conditions flat

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence was essentially unchanged last week, rising just 0.1 percent. Current financial conditions were down 2 percent, while future financial conditions were flat for the...

Politics

Melania Trump 2018: FLOTUS Allegedly Worried Donald Trump’s Health Is Badly Affected by Stress

As the First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump is expected to worry about many things concerning the initiatives and advocacies that her office supports. However, a recent report claims that she is also preoccupied...

WhatsApp skewed Brazilian election, proving social media's danger to democracy

Misinformation via social media was probably the main winner in Brazils October 2018 election, playing a troubling role in boosting far-right Congressman Jair Bolsonaro to presidency. Bolsonaro did not win 55 percent of...

Neoliberalism has led to a crisis in care – and we urgently need to solve it

Infant mortality is on the rise in the UK, while life expectancy for both men and women has stalled and is even dropping in some areas. In 2017, the number of homeless families and individuals placed in temporary...

Ramaphosa is missing an economic policy. What needs to be in it

As the entrails of the era under South Africas former president Jacob Zuma continue to be exposed each day before a commission set up to investigate corruption, so the country witnesses the consolidation of the political...

Law and order is no get-out-of-jail card for floundering politicians

With confidence in politicians at an all-time low, it would be easy to assume criminal law-making is only ever about law and order bidding and winning elections. For example, when it emerged that Hassan Khalif Shire Ali...

Science

Proteins reveal intricate details about life under the microscope

People have always been fascinated by life. We dream about revealing all its mysteries and are even searching other planets trying to find some forms of life there. Philosophies around the world have tried to define and...

How researchers assess whether medications work

This article is in the series This is research, where we ask academics to share and discuss open access articles that reveal important aspects of science. Todays piece explains how clinical trials assess drug...

These 'useless' quirks of evolution are actually evidence for the theory

Evolution is a fascinating field but can be rife with misunderstanding. One misconception is that evolution has some innate sense of direction or purpose. In reality, evolution is a mindless, plan-free phenomenon, driven...

Curious Kids: How does the Moon, being so far away, affect the tides on Earth?

This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. You can send your question to [email protected] You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS listen and The...

Time travel is possible – but only if you have an object with infinite mass

The concept of time travel has always captured the imagination of physicists and laypersons alike. But is it really possible? Of course it is. Were doing it right now, arent we? We are all traveling into the future one...

Technology

‘Kingdom Hearts 3’ Release Date, Spoilers, Latest News & Updates: Alleged Theft Leads to Leaking of Gameplay Plot

Leaked images, plot, and all sorts of information have, unfortunately, become a common thing in the gaming industry. The latest victim is the upcoming title Kingdom Hearts 3 that still has more than a month left before its...

'GTA 6' Release Date, Latest News & Update: Possible Cities Where Sixth Installment Can Take Place

GTA 6 is still in development at the moment and it seems Rockstar Games are mapping out where exactly they want the narrative to take place. Right now, the studio hasnt announced anything about the title and that has been...

‘Final Fantasy VII: Remake’ Release Date, Latest News & Update: Reimagining to Come Out in December 2019?

Final Fantasy VII: Remake is speculated to hit the shelves sometime between 2020 and 2022. However, fans who have been religiously waiting for the title have been shocked that the game could very well come out as early as...

How Twitter got blindsided by India’s still-toxic caste system

Twitter chief Jack Dorseys first visit to India had been going so well. He got to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi (an avid Tweeter with 44.5 million followers), King of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan (36.8 million followers),...

What moves markets more, Twitter or traditional news?

Can a single tweet make a countrys currency depreciate by 16%? Apparently it did on August 10, when Donald Trump tweeted that US tariffs on Turkish steel and aluminium would rise sharply. Amid 36,100 retweets, and calls by...

Digital Currency

A Run Through on Swap Testnet Ether for Real Bitcoin

Investing Crypto and Equity Schemes? Perspectives of Former Goldman Sachs Heads

New Avenue, New Opportunity – A Blockchain-based Investment Bank

Law

The Montréal Declaration: Why we must develop AI responsibly

Carlos Ghosn, algorithms and ‘gilets jaunes’: becoming responsible

Protecting our digital heritage in the age of cyber threats

Life

Going travelling? Don't forget insurance (and to read the fine print)

Islamophobia and media stigma is having real effects on Muslim mothers in maternity services

You make decisions quicker and based on less information than you think

Nature

China's climate progress may have faltered in 2018, but it seems to be on the right path

From pledges to action: Cities need to show their climate progress with hard data

We've been studying a glacier in Peru for 14 years – and it may reach the point of no return in the next 30

Sports

Michael Schumacher Health News: All the ‘Insider’ Updates Reported About the F1 Icon’s Recovery in 2018

Michael Schumacher 2018: German Legend’s Half-Brother Speaks About Their Relationship With Each Other

Trevor Ariza 2018: Is Former Houston Rockets Guard Coming to the Lakers? Is He a Good Fit?

Technical Analysis

FxWirePro: EUR/CAD hovers around 200-DMA, good to go long on decisive break above

FxWirePro: S&P500 enters bear market territory, good to sell on rallies

FxWirePro: EURUSD Trade Idea

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BRAZIL'S BOVESPA CLOSED AT 86,610.49, UP +0.24%

CANADA'S S&P/TSX COMPOSITE CLOSED AT 14,417.64, UP +0.38%

NASDAQ UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES UP 30.93 POINTS, OR 0.46 PERCENT, AT 6,784.66

S&P 500 UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES UP 0.04 POINTS, OR 0.00 PERCENT, AT 2,545.98

DOW JONES UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES UP 83.44 POINTS, OR 0.35 PERCENT, AT 23,676.42

BRAZIL’S CENTRAL BANK SAYS AUCTION TO ROLL OVER EXISTING CONTRACTS

BRAZIL CENTRAL BANK TO AUCTION ON WEDNESDAY AS MANY AS 13.83 K TRADITIONAL CURRENCY SWAPS

BRAZIL’S CENTRAL BANK SAYS AUCTION TO ROLL OVER EXISTING CONTRACTS

BRAZIL CENTRAL BANK TO AUCTION ON WEDNESDAY AS MANY AS 13.83 K TRADITIONAL CURRENCY SWAPS

TRUMP SAYS TOO EARLY TO SAY WHETHER THERE WILL BE A PARTIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

BELGIAN KING SAYS PM MICHEL HAS OFFERED TO RESIGN, KING RESERVES HIS DECISION

NEW ZEALAND Q4 2018 WESTPAC CONSUMER SURVEY INCREASE TO 109.1 VS PREV 103.5

U.S. GASOLINE FUTURES FALL 5 PERCENT IN POST-SETTLEMENT TRADE TO $1.3389 A GALLON

SCHUMER SAYS REPUBLICAN PROPOSAL WOULD NOT PASS IN SENATE OR HOUSE

SENATE DEMOCRATIC LEADER SCHUMER SAYS TURNED DOWN REPUBLICANS' SPENDING PROPOSAL BECAUSE IT INCLUDED A $1 BLN "SLUSH FUND" FOR TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION POLICIES

S&P 500 TURNS NEGATIVE, LAST DOWN 0.3 PCT

BRENT CRUDE FUTURES SETTLE AT $56.26/BBL, DOWN $3.35, 5.62 PCT

REPUBLICAN SENATOR BLUNT: A SHORT TERM BILL MAY BE USED TO TEMPORARILY AVERT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MCCONNELL SAYS DEMOCRATS REJECTED HIS SPENDING BILL OFFER, NOW CONSULTING WITH WHITE HOUSE ABOUT WHAT TRUMP "IS WILLING TO SIGN"

ITALY GOVT SOURCE SAYS EU COMMISSION HAS ACCEPTED 2019 ITALIAN BUDGET DEFICIT OF 2.04 PCT

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Global geopolitical Series: Iran, Russia, and Turkey meets to deal Syria’s post-war constitution

JGBs continue upside ahead of November trade balance data, BoJ’s monetary policy meeting

USD/RUB likely to trade sideways at 67.00 by end of 2019, says Commerzbank

CBC likely to leave policy rate unchanged at 1.375 pct; Fed funds futures price in 73 pct chance of December rate hike: Scotiabank

FxWirePro: EURUSD Trade Idea

FxWirePro: GBP/JPY upside capped by 20 day MA, good to sell on rallies

FxWirePro: Gold jumps more than $10 on global stock market turmoil, markets eye US Fed policy

U.S. Treasuries climb on investors’ anxiety over global economic distress; Fed’s policy sentiments closely watched

Investing Crypto and Equity Schemes? Perspectives of Former Goldman Sachs Heads

Economics Monitor

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NZWestpac Consumer Survey

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109.1

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