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Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline The Biden administration recently met with other government officials, including staff members at the Treasury Department, to discuss the risks presented by the extreme volatility in cryptocurrency markets, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, and how to prevent illicit activities that use crypto. Photo by: STRF/STAR MAX/IPx 2021…

Global equity markets gained and the U.S. dollar rallied against major currencies on Wednesday for the first time this week as Federal Reserve officials continued to downplay prospects of rising inflation.

Asian shares climbed in morning trade on Tuesday, tracking a Wall Street rally overnight, while the dollar held near a fourth-month low as investors tempered fears about inflation-driven rate hikes.

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinElon Musk, the meme-loving Tesla TSLA chief executive that moves markets with his irreverent tweets, is apparently readying for war. Musk, who’s recently gone all-in on the somewhat satirical cryptocurrency dogecoin—helping its price soar many thousands of percent to a mind-blowing $42 billion market capitalization—sees a “battle” coming between…

SAN FRANCISCO, May 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The global canned alcoholic beverages market size is expected to reach USD 13.4 billion by 2028, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The market is expected to expand at a CAGR of 13.3% from 2021 to 2028. Canned alcoholic beverages are gaining popularity among consumers…

Cryptocurrency miners, including HashCow and BTC.TOP, have halted their China operations after Beijing intensified a crackdown on bitcoin mining and trading, hammering digital currencies amid heightened global regulatory scrutiny of them. A State Council committee led by Vice Premier Liu He announced the crackdown late on Friday – the first time the council has targeted…

The dollar stood near its lowest level in three months against a resurgent euro, struggling for traction as investors pared earlier bets the U.S. Federal Reserve may soon be ready to taper its stimulus. The dollar index, measuring the greenback against a basket of six currencies, was hovering at 90.027 , a tad above a…

China’s yuan inched higher on Friday and looked set for a marginal weekly gain against a weaker dollar as investor concerns about tapering talk by the U.S. Federal Reserve eased. The dollar jumped briefly early in the week after minutes of the last Fed meetin…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline Chinese financial officials announced Tuesday that the country would crack down on financial institutions conducting cryptocurrency business or offering related services in light of the market’s recent volatility, marking another blow to the nascent market reeling from one of its biggest sell-offs ever after booming institutional adoption helped…

New Zealand on Thursday lifted welfare benefit rates and promised billions of dollars more towards addressing rising inequality in its annual budget, as it predicted smaller deficits and a faster economic recovery from COVID-19.