SEC gets green signal from Ney York district court for further prosecution on ICO scam
May 11, 2018 10:11 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Digital Currency
In the American setting, the SEC and CFTC hearing in February provided a lifeline for cryptocurrencies and ICOs, promising to create regulatory frameworks that would nurture the developing market. The United States...
Fitch: NBFIs Most Exposed to Weakening UK Household Finances
May 11, 2018 09:00 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Conditions are likely to get tougher for the UKs non-bank lenders, given their exposure to the deteriorating financial health of the countrys household sector, Fitch Ratings says. Household focused non-bank financial...
FxWirePro: Attain AUD/USD’s optimal hedging in Q2 via put ratio back spreads
May 11, 2018 08:40 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
AUD should hold around current levels near-term, before declining towards USD 0.73 by the Q2 end. The projection track expects AUDUSD to hold around the USD 0.75-0.77 levels through 2Q18. We expect both monetary policy...
FxWirePro: US and Chinese inflation prints to cause narrowing rate spread between CNY and USD
May 10, 2018 13:26 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks
Whether Fed goes into active monetary policy mode again is dependent on inflation pressures. The USD has lost ground on this mornings US CPI release. The annual inflation rate in the United States edged up to 2.5 pct...
Moody's: Proposed China tariff hike would have mixed credit effect on US sectors
May 10, 2018 11:39 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Proposed Chinese tariffs on US export goods would have mixed credit implications for US sectors, Moodys Investors Service says in a new report. Agriculture and agriculture-related sectors would be the most affected, while...
FxWirePro: Bullish/bearish scenarios and hedging strategies of EUR/JPY
May 10, 2018 08:12 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
We dont see any significant changes in EUR forecast following yet another turgid month in which EUR crosses have continued to respect the pitiful three cent range that has endured for over three months now. Bullish...
May 09, 2018 13:27 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The global crude prices surge on the US President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of an international nuclear deal with Iran. Trumps action ignited tensions in the Middle East and indecisiveness over global oil...
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