Market Overview - Page 533

The uncertainty surrounding Brexit and the possibility of exit without a deal is resulting in a decline in British building activity. The new PMI data release has indicated a slow down in building activity to its lowest level since March.

The United States labour market again showed its strength, adding 304K jobs in January, almost twice more than the expected 165K. The market reaction was somewhat blurred due to the softer unemployment rate and wage growth. However, in our opinion,.

This week, the government of South Korea officially decided to maintain its existing blanket ban on domestic initial coin offerings (ICO) in a move that could benefit other major crypto markets in Asia. On Friday, the virtual currency task force.

Two internets could emerge in the next five years — one led by China and one led by the United States — a top venture capitalist has predicted, adding to a growing chorus of voices suggesting such a development could.

Crypto fever has truly broken. That was a big takeaway this week from the Paris Fintech Forum, one of the biggest annual gatherings of its kind in Europe. On Tuesday and Wednesday, about 3,000 entrepreneurs, investors, bankers, and regulators descended.

Important upcoming events and publications for February 4 (GMT): 10:00 Eurozone Producer price index rarely causes a big surge of EUR volatility. Nevertheless, PPI is a reliable inflationary indicator. The index is expected to fall by 0.7%, developing a marked.

U.S. hiring in January topped all forecasts while wage gains cooled and the government shutdown pushed up the unemployment rate, signaling job gains remain robust without major inflation pressures that would worry Federal Reserve officials. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 304,000,.

In the last 24 hours, the crypto market has slightly declined by $2 billion in valuation as the Bitcoin price fell by one percent. The decline in the value of major crypto assets in the likes of Ripple (XRP) and.

Much excitement has been building since the large American financial services firm Fidelity Investments first announced back in October that they were building a cryptocurrency trading and custody platform. They are now almost ready to launch their Fidelity Digital Assets.

While the world’s attention is occupied by Brexit, Venezuela, and a hundred other concerns, an almost forgotten monster is raising its head: the threat of nuclear war. Nuclear war gets surprisingly little attention considering there are enough nukes to end.

US stock exchange operator CBOE has resubmitted its application to list a bitcoin ETF on one of its trading platforms, just days after the firm withdrew its previous bid. That bitcoin ETF, the VanEck SolidX Bitcoin Trust, would allow wealthy.

The American dollar came under pressure because of the willingness of the Fed to be patient in assessing the situation. This was regarded as a signal of readiness not only to take a pause in rate increases but also to.