Lawrence Gash

Financial News Writer for Capital.com & Currency.com - Interested in Cryptocurrencies, Fintech & the economic consequences of geopolitics

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Nickel hits five-year high following Indonesian export ban

The price of nickel significantly on Monday September 2nd, as the Indonesian government confirmed a halt on exports by 2020.

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SEC reaches $10 million settlement with fraudulent crypto investors

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled charges against the cryptocurrency firm Bityqyck Inc. and its founders Sam Mendez and Bruce Bise, according to an official press release published on August 29.

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Saudi Aramco considers Tokyo shift

Saudi Arabia’s largest oil and natural gas company, Saudi Aramco, is now considering listing in Tokyo for its overseas IPO, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, August 30.

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Google’s Project Zero uncovers data-stealing malware targeting iPhones

A team of Google cybersecurity researchers investigating unknown computer-software vulnerabilities has found that iPhones users data was open to hacking for two years

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Global bond yields near record lows

The morning of Thursday, August 29 saw U.S. government debt prices inch lower as investors reel from U.S.-China trade tensions and the increased likelihood of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit.

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South Korean stocks continue to fall as Supreme Court rules against Samsung leader

Samsung’s Vice-Chairman and de-facto leader Lee Jae-yong could be heading back to prison following a ruling from South Korea’s Supreme Court

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Confidence in Swedish economy falls for fourth successive month

Scandinavia’s biggest economy has seen both consumer and business confidence decline for a fourth month in a row, Bloomberg reports on August 29.

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Pound tumbles, then quickly recovers as Prime Minister Johnson seeks prorogation

The value of the Great British Pound (GBP) fell last morning, following news that Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to suspend Parliament on Monday, September 9.

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Hong Kong businesses spearhead crypto-resistance

The long-running anti-government, pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong are resulting in a wider adoption of cryptocurrencies

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US Commerce Department rejects 130 American companies’ requests to sell to Huawei

In July this year American President Donald Trump declared that some U.S. companies would be allowed to sell to China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd.

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Facebook turns to DC lobbying firm to help ease Libra’s regulatory logjam

Following increased regulatory scrutiny in recent weeks Facebook has hired Washington-based lobbyists FS Vector to help with the launch of its cryptocurrency, Libra.

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Instagram is working on another Snapchat challenger called ‘Threads’

Popular photo-sharing app Instagram is working on a new messaging platform called Threads, in what is seen as another attempt by a Facebook-owned property to challenge Snapchat.

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Macron claims digital tax breakthrough

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced an agreement between himself and his United States counterpart Donald Trump over France’s digital tax

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Traders allegedly buy Bitcoin for less than $1 following Amazon Web Service failure

Network outages with Amazon Web Services (AWS) are causing major cryptocurrency exchanges to experience significant problems

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Libra Association members already consider leaving following regulatory scrutiny

At least three members of Facebook’s planned digital currency Libra have privately considered abandoning the association only two months after it was announced

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