Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at FX broker eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for August 14, 2019. The text below is an excerpt and does not contain the full analysis. Hi Everyone, Since landing in California last week, it's become very clear to me how quickly the retail landscape…
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It has been no secret that the development arm of the Peoples Bank of China (PBoC) has been working diligently in the background over the past five years over some form of digital currency that would be nationalized and controlled by the central bank. The status of the project has always been in question, but,…
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R3, the enterprise blockchain software firm, just announced plans to open its second European office in Dublin in 2020. The office will serve as another of R3’s tech hubs and will be primarily staffed by engineering specialists who will work closely with the existing Engineering team in London. The company has recently doubled the size…
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The Cyprus regulator CySEC announced that it has reached a settlement with the company Banc De Binary Ltd. for violations of The Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of 2007. The settlement reached with Banc De Binary Ltd. is for the amount of €300.000 and has already been paid by the company. CySEC…
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ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for LeapRate their daily commentary on traditional markets for August 14, 2019. See details below: FOREX The Yen is currently the most remarkable story in the FX space, as we go through the usual mid-August low liquidity patch. The Japanese currency continues to appreciate against the other majors, noticeably the…
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The following post is courtesy of Nikolas Papas, Market Strategist, InvestingCube.com and ATFX. Alibaba (BABA) will release its earnings report before the market open on Thursday, Aug. 15. BABA’s stock closed yesterday at $162.22. Analysts expect Alibaba to earn $1.49 - $1.50 per share on revenue of $16.09 - $15.9 billion. Same quarter a year…
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The Dow Jones and S&P 500 stock indexes are up, and, coincidentally, Bitcoin is down over the past five days after assaulting $12,000 on several occasions. BTC has succumbed to selling pressure, presumably to fund the rise in equities across the financial street. It had held $11,400 for a space of time, but it now…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has yesterday charged an analyst at an international investment bank with insider trading. According to the SEC, Bill Tsai, a junior investment broker, had a confidential information about Siris Capital Group's plans to acquire Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (EFII). Tsai was working from the bank's New York office. Knowing…
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Estonia based Retail FX brokerage group Admiral Markets announced that it has added new instruments for trading on its flagship Admiral.MT5 accounts. The broker shared that no commissions and swaps are charged for opening long and short positions on futures derivatives. The trading instruments are available for traders on MetaTrader 5 accounts: _Arabica; _Robusta; _Copper;…
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Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at FX broker eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for August 13, 2019. The text below is an excerpt and does not contain the full analysis. Hi Everyone, National elections in a country like Argentina aren't usually something that has the potential to roil international…
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