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Virtual currencies unlikely to crowd out fiat currencies, according to new research
New research from the SWIFT Institute assesses whether the global financial community is accepting Bitcoin as a valid currency.
September 6, 2016--The SWIFT Institute has published a new research paper analysing whether Bitcoin will crowd out fiat currencies in the global community.
The paper, entitled "Virtual currencies: Media of exchange or speculative assets?", looks at the dynamic relationship between virtual currencies, such as Bitcoin, and fiat currencies, and evaluates any immediate risks that virtual currencies pose to monetary, financial or economic stability. The research was conducted by Dirk G. Baur, UWA Business School, KiHoon Hong, Hongik University College of Business in South Korea and Adrian D. Lee, University of Technology Sydney (Australia).
view the SWIFT Institute Virtual currencies: Media of exchange or speculative assets?" paper
Source: SWIFT Institute
Exchanges urge global approach to blockchain
September 5, 2016--WFE pushes for global approach to distributed ledger technology and seeks introduction of regulatory sandboxes
The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has pushed for a global approach to distributed ledger technology, in response to the European Securities and Markets Authority's (ESMA) discussion paper on blockchain.
view the ESMA paper-Discussion Paper The Distributed Ledger Technology Applied to Securities Markets
Source: ESMA
ETF Securities Weekly Flows Analysis-Gold inflows intact
as weak jobs report creates uncertainty on US rate trajectory
September 5, 2016--Gold's safe haven status intact as inflows increase albeit moderately for the seventh week in a row.
Gold miners lose their allure as we see outflows for the first time in 10 weeks
Investors turn bearish on German equities ahead of the ECB meeting.
Gold ETP purchases of US$63.2mn mark seventh consecutive week of inflows, while silver ETPs resume inflows of US$1.4mn. After declining 3.05% in August, gold prices found some respite last week following the release of weaker than expected non-farm payrolls data.
Source: ETF Securities
FTSE, ADX discuss possibility of launching green economy index
September 5, 2016--The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index (FTSE) is studying the issuance and listing of share index of eco-friendly companies that belong green economy through the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX).
Source: gulfnews.com
FTSE confirms inclusion of 22 Qatar QSE entities in index
September 3, 2016--All the 22 stocks, which were earlier indicated, have now been confirmed in the global index compiler FTSE Russell's secondary emerging market index.
Source: Zawya.com
Wall Street's Next Frontier Is Hacking Into Emotions of Traders
September 1, 2016--Startups wielding sensors and algorithms promise a new era of surveillance.
The trader was in deep trouble. A millennial who had only recently been allowed to set foot on a Wall Street floor, he made bad bets, and in a panic to recoup his losses, he'd blown through risk limits, losing $4.9 million in a single afternoon.
Source: Bloomberg
Iran ready to help restore oil market balance after it regains share
September 1, 2016--Iran is ready to support any decision to help restore balance to the oil market after it regains its pre-sanctions market share, the Iranian oil ministry's SHANA news agency reported on Saturday, quoting a minister.
Source: AMEInfo.com
Emerging Markets Climb as U.S. Jobs Data Eases Fed-Rate Anxiety
September 1, 2016--Rate-increase probablity falls as Fed's room for move narrows
Russian ruble strengthens as Brent crude ends four-day decline
Emerging-market currencies rose from the lowest levels in a month and stocks rallied as data showing slower-than-forecast U.S. employment growth reduced the odds that the Federal Reserve will move quickly to raise interest rates, propping up demand for riskier assets.
Source: Bloomberg
Yuan's Share of World Currency Trading Doubles, BIS Survey Shows
September 1, 2016--Yuan accounts for 4% of turnover, most among emerging markets
Report says 95% of yuan trades were against dollar in April
China's yuan has doubled its share of global currency trading in the three years through April 2016, according to the latest triennial survey conducted by the Bank for International Settlements.
Source: Bloomberg
U.S. Unseats U.K. as Global Center for Rates Derivatives Trading
September 1, 2016--New York overtook London for the first time as the largest global center for over the counter interest-rate derivatives trading, according to a report released Thursday by the Bank for International Settlements in Basel.
Forty-one percent of interest-rate derivatives were traded in the U.S. as of April, up from 23 percent three years ago.
Source: Bloomberg
