No country has been off to a more seismic start to the new year than China, surrounding the yuan. Consequently, the Chinese cabinet has appointed…
Posts published in January 2016
Ethereum’s Cryptocurrency Price Shoots Up, Market Cap Tops $90M
Ethereum’s cryptocurrency, Ether, is once again the hottest asset in the crypto trading markets. The price of Ether jumped about 15% in the last 24 hours…
Ten Predictions for the Fintech Industry in 2016
Sonny Singh, CCO, BitPay This article is written by Sonny Singh. Sonny is the Chief Commercial Officer of BitPay, the largest processor of bitcoin in the…
Too Much Bad News May Fuel Reversal in Crude Oil
Despite the overwhelmingly bearish fundamentals, the prolonged move down in terms of price and time has put February Crude Oil futures in a position to…
Turkish Lira Bounces, Following Improving Market Sentiment
The Turkish lira bounced after falling earlier today. The currency got a boost from the improving market sentiment as well as positive domestic macroeconomic data. Market sentiment was improving as the Chinese stock…
Standard Chartered Promotes Two in Latest Restructuring Move
Standard Chartered has promoted a pair of veterans across its European operations, as both Spencer Maclean and Hussain Zaidi find themselves in new roles, according to a…
Soft Data Drives Sterling Lower, GBP/USD at Multi-Year Low
Weak macroeconomic data released from the Unite Kingdom over the current trading session pushed the Great Britain pound lower. The currency reached the lowest level since June 2010 against the US…
TriOptima Launches Automated End-to-End Margin Processing Solution
TriOptima, an over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives specialist and infrastructure provider, has launched its latest post-trade utility service, triResolve Margin, a newly designed web-based, end-to-end margin processing…
German trading venue, Deutsche Börse AG, has appointed Matthias Fritton as its newest Senior General Manager, whose appointment is to be tendered on March 1,…
This article was written by David Woliner, Head of Financial Regulation at Ben Basat, Porat & Co Law Firm. Prior to that, David was a…