A new Bitcoin-based encrypted chat platform has been announced at the Adopting Bitcoin conference, BLIP.The new app, yet to be publicly released, leverages Hexum,...
After revealing Alphabet Inc.’s Google Cloud partnership with Coinbase, the multinational technology conglomerate holding company has announced the firm’s “Google Cloud Blockchain Node Engine.” While more blockchains will be supported, Google said that “Ethereum will be the first blockchain supported by Blockchain Node Engine.” Google Launches Cloud-Based Blockchain Node Engine Alphabet Inc., otherwise known as […]
EUR/USD is in a holding pattern ahead of today’s ECB rate meeting. In the European session, the euro is trading at 1.0068, down 0.16%. ECB projected to hike by 0.75% The ECB holds its policy meeting later today, amidst difficult economic conditions in the eurozone. Inflation jumped to 9.9% in September, up sharply from 9.1%. […]
This bear market rally was about to run out of steam, but the Bank of Canada had other plans. A Canadian dovish surprise gave risky assets an unexpected boost. This bear market might last a little while longer, but traders can’t forget about what will drive the data-dependent Fed. Big-tech earnings are […]
US stocks got a boost from another round of decent earnings and as softening economic data that supports the argument for the Fed to downshift its tightening pace after next week’s policy meeting. Earnings from UPS, General Motors and General Electric did not unravel the optimistic outlook corporate America has been providing this earnings […]
The Japanese yen is almost unchanged today, after being whipsawed over the past two sessions. In the European session, USD/JPY is trading at 1.48.93, down 0.06%. It’s been a roller-coaster ride for the yen, as USD/JPY rose 1.7% on Friday and declined by 0.9% on Monday. It’s clear that the driver behind this volatility has […]