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Monthly archive May, 2018

Euro tumbles amid Italy’s political chaos

The euro continued to struggle dropping to a 6-1/2-month low against the dollar on Tuesday with the rebound seen at the start of the week crumbling as forex investors took a sour view of Italy seemingly heading towards another election.

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Vanguard Economist Says Bitcoin Price May Reach Zero

An economist at one of the world's leading investment companies predicted that there was a high likelihood of Bitcoin becoming worthless. "I see a decent probability that its [Bitcoin's] price goes to zero," Joe Davis, the global chief economist at Read More →

UK Inflation At 13-Month Low

UK inflation continued to slow to reach a 13-month low in April, driven by air fares, adding doubts about the timing of the next rate hike by the Bank of England. Consumer prices climbed 2.4 percent year-on-year in April, slightly Read More →

Eurozone Private Sector Expands At Slowest Pace In 18 Months

Eurozone private sector grew at the weakest pace in one-and-a-half years in May with the rate of expansion slowing for the fourth consecutive month, flash survey data from IHS Markit showed Wednesday. The composite output index dropped to an 18-month Read More →

Crypto Lexicon – ALTCOIN

Altcoin means alternative coin and it is any cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin. Bitcoin is the first cryptocurrency and altcoins followed. Some are built on the same distributed ledger technology as Bitcoin, while others are created on new platforms such as Read More →

U.S. New Home Sales Pull Back By 1.5% In April

A report released by the Commerce Department on Wednesday showed a pullback in new home sales in the U.S. in the month of April. The report said new home sales fell by 1.5 percent to an annual rate of 662,000 Read More →