Blockchain's 2018 Year in Review
As 2018 takes its seat in crypto history, we wanted to look back at the various milestones we unlocked while improving the way the world connects to crypto. We are… Read more »
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Can still imagine a rate hike this year
Further comments by ECB member Ewald Nowotny Narrative outlined in December meeting is still valid Does not expect major policy changes in the near future It is obvious economic data… Read more »
Did You Trade Crypto Last Year? Chances Are You Owe the IRS
A number of the more libertarian voices within the crypto community (looking at you, John McAfee) have argued that storing savings in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is a great… Read more »
Fed’s Bostic now sees only one interest-rate hike this year
Bloomberg News/Landov Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic at the Jackson Hole economic symposium last summer. Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic on Monday said the central bank may only… Read more »
Bridgewater still has the magic touch but others sink in rough year for hedge funds
The hedge fund industry isn’t dead but it struggled overall 2018 was a rough year for hedge funds with the average one losing 6.7%, according to the HFRX Global Hedge… Read more »
RIP ICOs: 2019 Will Be the Year of Enterprise Blockchain Tokens – CoinDesk
Ajit Tripathi is a partner at ConsenSys, where he specializes in global financial services business development and corporate venture strategy. The following is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2018 Year in… Read more »
The Canadian dollar kicks off the year as the top performer
One week into the year, the loonie is on top There are 51 more weeks to go this year but the Canadian dollar is off to a flying start. It… Read more »
PBOC says to strengthen guidance of market expectation this year
China’s central bank comments To deepen market-oriented FX reforms in 2019 To keep monetary policy stable, improve counter-cyclical adjustments To keep interest rates stable Will steadily push forward yuan internationalisation… Read more »
RBI’s New Year Giveaway May Hurt Credit Culture, Fitch Unit Says By Bloomberg
© Bloomberg. The {{0|Reserve Bank of India}} (RBI) logo is displayed inside the central bank building in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. India’s central bank kept interest rates… Read more »
Yen’s Best New Year in a Decade Has Implications for Japan By Bloomberg
© Bloomberg. Japanese 10,000 yen, left, and U.S. 100 dollar banknotes are arranged for a photograph in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, June 20, 2016. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Japan’s… Read more »