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Stocks rallied across Europe and Asia and U.S. futures jumped on signs China is stepping up efforts to combat an economic slowdown. The pound edged up as U.K. politicians prepared for a crunch vote on Brexit. The Stoxx Europe 600.

On Tuesday, there will be an important vote in the British Parliament, which runs the risk of becoming the loudest government defeat in modern history. In December, May canceled the vote due to heavy criticism of her Brexit plan. However,.

Important upcoming events and publications for January, 15 (GMT): 10:30, 15:00 ECB President Mario Draghi speech in the European Parliament is able to cause volatility in pairs with EUR, if it will contain hints of a change in monetary policy.

Oil extended its retreat as disappointing economic data from China helped reignite concerns over economic growth. Futures lost as much as 2.3 percent in New York on Monday, after falling Friday for the first time since late December. The decline.

A fresh batch of news on the Chinese economy heightened fears around global growth. China’s foreign trade surplus showed an impressive $57.1 billion in December, a maximum for last three years. Potentially, this is good news for the Chinese currency,.

All the top 20 cryptocurrencies are seeing slight to moderate losses in the 24 hours to press time. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has fallen below $3,600 again, according to Coin360 data. At press time, Bitcoin is down over 2 percent on.

China-based cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain has decided to close yet another overseas office – this time in Amsterdam – as part of its ongoing business adjustments. In a statement shared with CoinDesk, a Bitmain spokesperson said that, while the company.

Stocks dropped in Europe and Asia, with U.S. equity futures also declining as China trade data showed a worse-than-expected slump, reigniting concerns about global growth. Treasury yields slipped and the dollar held steady. Technology companies and miners were among the.

Vinny Lingham, CEO of blockchain identity platform Civic, has revised down his short-term Bitcoin (BTC) price prediction on Jan. 11, telling financial news network Cheddar that the cryptocurrency could fall below $3,000. In an interview, Lingham, who had previously forecast.

U.S. stock futures slipped with European shares on Friday, while Asian equities rose at the end of a week when sentiment was mostly bolstered by a dovish tone from the Federal Reserve and hopes for a breakthrough on trade. The.

The World Bank has said it expects Russia’s economy to grow by 1.5 percent this year instead of the previously forecast 1.8 percent. After two years of decline brought by Western sanctions and a collapse in global oil prices, Russia’s.

For Russian businesses, Cyprus just isn’t what it used to be. New Cypriot anti-money laundering rules are compounding the effects of US sanctions against Russia and its high-profile citizens, driving money away from the one-time haven. “Russians are downsizing in.