Jun 01, 2018 12:04 pm UTC| Digital Currency Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The correlation between the market leader and its supplicants goes both ways but Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse thinks thats about to change. Bitcoin and other predominant cryptocurrencies went up-roaring along with...
MasterCard bags Blockchain based patent from USPTO
Jun 01, 2018 11:20 am UTC| Research & Analysis Fintech Insights & Views Commentary
Mastercard, the Financial services giant has bagged a patent for a system that uses blockchain technology to authenticate coupons. MasterCard is a leading global payments technology company that connects consumers,...
Jun 01, 2018 10:08 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks
The Turkish lira is still being buffeted around from day to day by news in both directions. The currency had a good rebound so far this week following re-assurances by the economic policy management team in London that the...
Jun 01, 2018 08:42 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Bearish NZDJPY scenarios: 1) The NZ housing market slowdown becomes disorderly 2) The NZ immigration rolls over quickly 3) NZ bank funding issues intensify, causing the market to question NZs ability to attract...
After SEC and CFTC, Cryptocurrency regulations now under the scanner of IMF
Jun 01, 2018 06:35 am UTC| Digital Currency Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
Amid the stringent regulatory framework actions taken by SEC, CME and CBOE have come up with BTFs (bitcoin futures) that could be instrumental in risk mitigation while price discoveries. However, the regulated derivatives...
Indian foreign ministry seems reluctant in Venezuelan offer of petro-backed Cryptocurrency payment
May 31, 2018 13:30 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Central Banks Governance
Venezuela has the worlds largest oil reserves for any nation and announced its oil-backed cryptocurrency, the petro, in December in what would soon become the worlds first state cryptocurrency. Sources report that it is...
FxWirePro: USD/MXN FVAs and calendar spreads for wise hedging
May 31, 2018 11:09 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
USDMXN approaching 20.0 target, and theres a decreasing probability of a significant NAFTA-related rally in our view, given that further delays in negotiations may also muddy the outlook for an in-principle agreement...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight