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Crypto firms drop British registration bids amid scrutiny

A growing number of crypto asset firms are abandoning attempts to register with Britain's financial regulator as global scrutiny of…

4 years ago

Bitcoin shrugs off UK crackdown on major crypto exchange Binance

Bitcoin on Monday shrugged off a move by Britain's financial watchdog to target the major Binance exchange, in the latest…

4 years ago

Asian shares start on cautious note amid rise in COVID-19 cases

Asian shares got the week off to a cautious start on Monday as a spike in coronavirus cases across Asia…

4 years ago

Developed East Asia soars in math and science test results

Students from developed East Asia are leading the world in math and science according to just-published results of exams delivered…

4 years ago

Asian shares tread water, markets eye U.S. inflation signals

Asian shares marked time on Thursday, with China nudging lower, while the U.S. dollar held below an 11-week high as…

4 years ago

Dollar rally sputters as Fed sends mixed signals on inflation

The U.S. dollar vacillated below an 11-week high versus major peers on Thursday as traders attempted to navigate conflicting signals…

4 years ago

LSE’s Refinitiv restores service after new outage

London Stock Exchange Group's Refinitiv news and data platform Eikon experienced an outage for several hours on Wednesday before services…

4 years ago

Dollar in retreat as Powell says Fed won’t raise rates on ‘fear’ of inflation

The U.S. dollar remained on the back foot against major peers on Wednesday after a two-day drop as U.S. Federal…

4 years ago

Asian stocks drop as Fed shift reverberates; Treasury yields slide

Asian stocks dropped on Monday as investors mulled the implications of a surprise hawkish shift last week by the U.S.…

4 years ago

Oil prices firm on summer demand as Iran talks drag

Oil prices edged higher on Monday, underpinned by strong demand during the northern hemisphere summer driving season and a pause…

4 years ago