The first two weeks of 2018 have been quite eventful for the cryptocurrency community. There have been a great many developments in terms of the regulatory environment. Also, a new scaling solution for the second biggest coin by market cap may be leading to its meteoric rise over the past year.Increased legislation and regulationOne likely reason why crypto, in general, has been pumping lately...Read More
David Collum says stocks are 100% overvalued and will fall significantly. There are many metastable situations in the economy that can't survive for much longer. For instance, the stock market has the appearance of stability, but is just waiting to crash. The hedge for a little inflation is usually stocks. The hedge for a lot of inflation is usually gold. If there is a loss of dominance for the Do...Read More
DUBAI, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Sunday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy. INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL* GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar hits three-year low vs euro; Wall St hits new highs * MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf stocks firm on oil, Qatar gains for sixth straight day * Oil adds to rally, heads for fourth wee...Read More
By Hadeel Al SayeghDUBAI, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Qatari company Baladna, which is creating a dairy industry in the desert to help the country withstand a boycott by other Arab states, plans an initial public offer of its shares in the next few months and aims to move into other farming sectors."In partnership with a group of businessmen and local citizens, Baladna plans to launch its IPO in the f...Read More
(Adds background)By Steve HollandPALM BEACH, Florida, Jan 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump was briefed on Saturday by U.S. trade envoy Robert Lighthizer on U.S. trade with China and talks on revising the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico, a White House spokeswoman said, as the administrationconsiders several new tariff moves in coming weeks.The meeting comes as Trump...Read More
MILAN, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Italian fashion house Versace is in "no rush" to list on the stock market, its Chief Executive told Reuters on Saturday.The brand, famous for its Medusa head logo, has been considering a listing, after U.S. private equity Blackstone bought a 20 percent stake in 2014 to fund its overseas expansion.The Versace family holds the rest of the company, and Donatella, s...Read More
(Adds total investment, background)By Ehab FaroukCAIRO, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Egypt has revised up its economic growth forecast for fiscal 2017-18 that began in July to 5.3 to 5.5 percent from 4.8 percent previously, the planning minister said on Saturday.Hala al-Saeed said gross domestic product was expected to have grown 5.2 to 5.3 percent in the second quarter that ended in December, adding that...Read More
* IDFC Bank seeks retail lending boost with Capital First buy* IDFC Bank to offer 139 shares for every 10 held in Capital First* Deal at a premium to Capital First's Friday closing price (Adds details, calculated deal value)By Devidutta Tripathy and Suvashree ChoudhuryMUMBAI, Jan 13 (Reuters) - IDFC Bank Ltd , one of India's two newest banks, will acquire non-bank financial firm Capital First Ltd...Read More
MUMBAI, Jan 13 (Reuters) - IDFC Bank Ltd , one of India's two newest banks, said on Saturday its board has approved a takeover of non-bank financial firm Capital First Ltd in a share swap deal.Shareholders in Capital First will receive 139 shares of the bank for every 10 shares held, the lender said in a stock exchange filing. The deal is conditional on central bank and other regulatory approvals....Read More
(Repeats to additional subscribers)MUMBAI, Jan 13 (Reuters) - India's Housing Development Finance Corp Ltd plans to raise about 111 billion rupees ($1.75 billion) from a preferential share sale to investors including affiliates of Singapore state investor GIC and private equity KKR & Co. LP .A committee of directors of the mortgage lender on Saturday approved selling 64.3 million shares at 17...Read More
MUMBAI, Jan 13 (Reuters) - India's Housing Development Finance Corp Ltd plans to raise about 111 billion rupees ($1.75 billion) from a preferential share sale to investors including affiliates of Singapore state investor GIC and private equity KKR & Co. LP .A committee of directors of the mortgage lender on Saturday approved selling 64.3 million shares at 1726.05 rupees a piece to the investor...Read More
JAKARTA, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Indonesia's central bank has issued a fresh warning about trading in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin because of the risk of losses to the public and even a potential threat to the stability of the financial system. Bank Indonesia (BI) has previously said that cryptocurrencies were not recognized as a legal medium of exchange, so that they could not be used as a means of p...Read More
Investor expectations increase for Fed rate hike in MarchRetail sales data indicate robust holiday-shopping seasonSteven Ricchiuto, of Mizuho Securities, discusses U.S. inflation unexpectedly accelerating in December.The underlying pace of U.S. inflation unexpectedly accelerated in December amid increased housing costs, reinforcing the outlook for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates severa...Read More
U.S. Inflation Unexpectedly Picks Up in DecemberU.S. retail sales increased in December for a fourth month, indicating strong consumer demand throughout the holiday season, according to Commerce Department figures released Friday.Highlights of Retail Sales (December)Overall sales rose 0.4% (est. 0.5%) after a revised 0.9% November gain (prev. 0.8%)Sales excluding motor-vehicle dealers also increas...Read More
ProphetsCryptocurrencies Steal Volatility Away From StocksEarnings drive fluctuations in equities, but there are no such yardsticks for bitcoin -- only the waxing and waning of enthusiasm for a potentially revolutionary asset class.by Dean CurnuttMore stories by Dean CurnuttRead More
Adam HamiltonArchivesJan 12, 2018 The stock markets have rocketed higher since Trump's election win on hopes for big corporate tax cuts. This extreme rally has left stocks exceedingly overvalued and overbought today. A major selloff is long overdue and likely imminent. When stocks inevitably roll over and mean revert lower to rebalance away euphoric sentiment, gold is the main beneficiary. Gold in...Read More
(Kitco News) While the gold market has its issues, it still surpasses bitcoin in may ways, according to a veteran trader. "Bitcoin has no intrinsic value," said Carley Garner, president of DeCarley Trading, in an interview with Kitco News, "Bitcoin is more of an idea than an asset at this point, in my opinion." Turning to gold, Garner said the yellow metal has room to move $30 higher due to seaso...Read More
Stocks traded higher Friday, Jan. 12, and the three major equity indexes reached intraday records as big U.S. banks kicked off the fourth-quarter earnings season. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 187 points, or 0.73%, the S&P 500 rose 0.52%, and the Nasdaq gained 0.48%. Leading the Dow higher were Home Depot Inc. (HD) , Merck & Co. (MRK) and Boeing Co. (BA) . JPMorgan &...Read More
U.S. stocks looked set to test further record highs Friday as corporate earnings surprised to the upside and helped lift markets to their best start to a year in at least three decades. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained around 100 points from their record close Thursday, indicating fresh all-time highs for the benchmark at the opening bell following stronger-than-...Read More
Yamana released today its preliminary results for the year 2017, which were above forecast.Both gold and silver production are anticipated to surge in 2018-2019 as the Cerro Moro adds to cash flow (production of 80K Oz of gold in 2018).Yamana has entered into a copper advanced sales program pursuant to which the Company will receive $125.0 million on January 12, in exchange for 40.3 M Cu Lbs.I be...Read More