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Blockchain Revolution Series

India’s pace in emerging FinTech universe with some key statistics

May 29, 2018 09:04 am UTC| Fintech Research & Analysis Insights & Views Governance

This write-up is intended exclusively for readers who want to better comprehend the paradigm shifts in the global FinTech landscape. The major emphasis here would be on Payments, Remittance, Blockchain and Indian adoption....

FxWirePro: NZD/USD bearish scenarios and potential risk events - Bid 3m/6m IV skews and optimize hedging via put ratio back spreads

May 29, 2018 08:04 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Bearish NZDUSD scenarios below 0.67 if: 1) The housing market slowdown becomes disorderly; 2) The immigration rolls over quickly; 3) NZ bank funding issues intensify, causing the market to question NZs ability to...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Ex-chief at KPMG strategy and operations associates with XinFin

May 29, 2018 06:21 am UTC| Fintech Research & Analysis Insights & Views Commentary

The buzz around FinTech has gained the substantial attention of traditional financial institutions, start-ups, venture capitalists, and regulators. Banks and regulators are hard pressed to revisit their operating model and...

FxWirePro: Hedge USD/TRY via RV derivative trades on mounting sentiments of rate hiking and political tumult

May 28, 2018 13:41 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

This write-up runs us through the parallels between Italy and Turkey. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan too blames the messenger, in his case: the financial markets (implicitly: the foreign financial markets) for the lira...

Digital Currency Revolution

Veteran investors and research scholars’ glimpse at Bitcoin economics and financials

May 28, 2018 12:50 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary

In the recent past, a policy advisor in Fintech working at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco took a stab at establishing the value of a Bitcoin and we covered that news in our recent post. While evaluating the...

FxWirePro: Relative Value options structures to monetizing sterling’s rattling

May 28, 2018 12:05 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Away from the systemic focus on Treasury yields and the broad dollar, one idiosyncratic G10 FX development in recent weeks is the increased political noise around GBP. Our macro strategists noted last week that the...

Digital Currency Revolution

Spotlights on first half of June - Here’s interactive session with SEC in Atlanta on ETFs to digital assets and CFTC to shed lights on indemnification of swap data

May 28, 2018 11:33 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary Fintech

The securities laws and regulations would be an ongoing phenomenon to evolve in lockstep with the industry itself, as well as the role of technology solutions, so as to come up with some viable alternatives - not an easy...

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Economy

EUR/USD Eyes 1.17 as Fed Decision Could Weigh on Dollar

EUR/USD could climb back toward its summer highs near 1.17 if next weeks Federal Reserve decision sparks a sell the news reaction in the U.S. dollar, according to Citi strategists. However, geopolitical tensions and...

Central Banks Could Buy 20,000 Tonnes of Gold: BofA

Central banks may have significant capacity to continue buying gold even after several years of record demand, according to Bank of America (BofA). The bank estimates that institutions currently underweight in gold could...

UK Businesses Urge Government to Cut Electricity Levies

British businesses are pressing the government to remove levies from electricity bills as high energy costs put increasing pressure on energy-intensive sectors such as steel, chemicals and manufacturing, Bloomberg reported...

UK Economy Grows 0.4% in July, Beating Forecasts

Britains economy expanded by a stronger-than-expected 0.4% in July, maintaining solid momentum from the first half of 2026 despite economic pressures linked to the U.S.-Iran war, according to data released Friday by the...

US Treasury Yields Near 5% as Oil Fuels Inflation Fears

Global bond markets came under heavy selling pressure on Friday, pushing the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield close to the critical 5% threshold as soaring oil prices and expectations for higher interest rates intensified...

Politics

Sweden Election Puts Far Right and Centre Left in Tight Race

Swedish voters head to the polls on Sunday in a closely contested parliamentary election that could either bring the far-right Sweden Democrats into government for the first time or return the country to centre-left...

Russian Strikes Across Ukraine Kill Nine, Injure Dozens

Russian air strikes across multiple Ukrainian regions killed at least nine people and injured dozens on Saturday, damaging homes, businesses and critical infrastructure as attacks intensified away from the front lines....

Ukraine Prepares for October Peace Talks With Russia and US

Ukraine is preparing for a possible resumption of trilateral peace talks with Russia and the United States in October as diplomatic efforts to end the more than four-and-a-half-year war regain momentum. Kyrylo Budanov,...

Trump Backs United Ireland During Dublin Visit

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would love to see Northern Ireland unite with Ireland, breaking with the traditionally neutral position taken by previous U.S. presidents on the politically sensitive issue. Speaking...

BRICS Calls for Restraint as Middle East War Escalates

BRICS leaders unanimously adopted the New Delhi Declaration on Saturday, expressing deep concern over escalating tensions in the Middle East and calling for maximum restraint as fighting between the United States and Iran...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Hyundai Delays In-House ADAS, Turns to Nvidia

Hyundai Motor Group plans to introduce vehicles running its proprietary driver-assistance software in late 2029, delaying the technology by about two years as the South Korean automaker expands its partnership with Nvidia....

SpaceX Nasdaq 100 Weight Set to More Than Double

SpaceX is poised to receive a substantially larger weighting in the Nasdaq 100 later this month, potentially driving billions of dollars in purchases by passive investment funds that track the technology-heavy index....

Meta’s AI Shopping Push Grows as Agentic Commerce Remains Below 1%

Agentic commerce still accounts for less than 1% of overall e-commerce activity, despite a wave of new AI shopping agents from Meta, Anthropic and other technology companies. Meta this week launched Muse, a personal AI...

OpenAI Rules Out 2026 IPO as Altman Prioritizes AI Safety

OpenAI will not pursue an initial public offering in 2026 as the artificial intelligence company focuses on mounting safety and alignment challenges, CEO Sam Altman said in an interview with Fortune published Saturday....

OpenAI Agents Linked to RubyGems Cyberattack

OpenAIs AI agents were involved in a previously undisclosed cyber incident that disrupted RubyGems, a widely used software package distribution service, in May, according to a Wall Street Journal report. OpenAI confirmed...