British Union flag, also known as a Union Jack, and an American flag at ETX Capital, a broker of contracts-for-difference. The pound has fallen more than 8% against the dollar, and is attracting short bets from traders as the British economy faces soaring inflation and a cost-of-living crisis. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Traders are increasingly …
The euro sign sculpture stands outside the former European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, on Sunday, July 3, 2016. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images The euro is nearing parity with the U.S. dollar for the first time in 20 years, but currency strategists are divided on whether it will get there, and what it will mean …
SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific slipped Thursday morning after heavy losses on Wall Street overnight. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index led losses regionally, falling more than 3% in early trade. Shares of Chinese tech behemoth Tencent plunged 8.1% after reporting that its quarterly profit halved. The Nikkei 225 in Japan fell 2.6% while the Topix index shed 2.13%. Japan’s exports …
Russian President Vladimir Putin. Pool | Reuters Russia believes it has swerved a financial crisis as its currency rallies and economic data improves, but strategists say the numbers mask some ugly truths for Moscow. Although inflation in the country is running hot, there are signs that price rises are slowing and will continue to do so, while the Russian ruble …
SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific were largely higher in Tuesday morning trade, with Hong Kong stocks leading gains regionally. The Hang Seng index surged 1.72% in morning trade as Chinese tech stocks jumped. Tencent rose 3.26% while Alibaba soared 4.79% and Meituan gained 3.18%. The Hang Seng Tech index traded 3.42% higher. Mainland Chinese stocks were mixed, with the Shanghai …
SINGAPORE — Shares in the Asia-Pacific gave up early gains on Monday, after China reported disappointing economic numbers as a result of Covid restrictions. Tech stocks in Hong Kong surged before paring some gains following bad news from China on the economic front. The Hang Seng Tech index was up more than 2% at one point, before dropping by about …
LONDON – Investors looking for value in the stock market during the ongoing downturn may be “deluding themselves,” according to Sean Corrigan, director at Cantillon Consulting. Fears that central banks will have to hike interest rates aggressively to curb inflation — at the risk of quashing growth as the global economy suffers concurrent hits from the war in Ukraine and …
The entire stablecoin market is now worth more than $160 billion. Justin Tallis | AFP via Getty Images Regulators are getting increasingly worried about stablecoins after the collapse of controversial cryptocurrency venture Terra. TerraUSD, an “algorithmic” stablecoin that’s meant to be pegged one-to-one with the U.S. dollar, has erased much of its value this week after a stunning run on …
Tether has long faced questions over whether it has enough assets to justify its peg to the dollar. Tiffany Hagler | Bloomberg via Getty Images Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin, regained its peg to the dollar after more than $3 billion worth of tokens left the system in a single day. The cryptocurrency — which is meant to always be …
Crypto firm Tether has been reducing the amount of commercial paper in its reserves. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin, broke below its $1 peg Thursday amid panic in the crypto market. The token sank to as low as 98 cents at around 3:30 a.m. ET, according to data from CoinGecko. It’s meant to …
