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Philippines shuts schools, suspends forex trading due to Storm Trami
Reuters, Published on 23/10/2024
» MANILA: The Philippines has suspended government work and shut schools, and its central bank halted foreign currency trading due to Tropical Storm Trami, which was barreling in towards the east coast of the country's main island of Luzon.
Bitcoin surges above $42,000 after Tesla discloses investment
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/02/2021
» Bitcoin surged to an all-time high after Telsa Inc said it’s invested $1.5 billion and will begin accepting the cryptocurrency as a form of payment.
Virtual gold? Bitcoin's rise sparks new debate amid pandemic
AFP, Published on 08/11/2020
» LONDON - Bitcoin's rally above $15,000 has reignited debate over whether the cryptocurrency is so-called digital gold or a perilously risky bet as investors grapple with the coronavirus pandemic.
EU fines five major banks 1bn euros for currency collusion
AFP, Published on 16/05/2019
» BRUSSELS - The EU's powerful anti-trust authority on Thursday fined five major banks -- including Barclays and Citigroup -- more than a billion euros for collusion in the massive foreign exchange currency market.
Erdogan says Turkey to boycott US electronic goods
AFP, Published on 14/08/2018
» ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said Turkey would boycott US electronic goods like the iPhone in retaliation for punitive sanctions from Washington, as the Turkish lira finally clawed back some ground after going into a tailspin over the tensions.
Will US sanctions spark turmoil in Iran?
AFP, Published on 08/08/2018
» TEHRAN - If the US was hoping renewed sanctions on Iran would cause immediate economic turmoil and mass anti-government protests, it may be disappointed, though real pain could still be on the horizon.
Iran forex chief arrested in tense build-up to sanctions return
AFP, Published on 06/08/2018
» TEHRAN - The Iranian central bank's top foreign exchange official has been arrested, the judiciary said Sunday, as tensions rise ahead of the imminent return of US sanctions.
Trump gripes on forex weigh on dollar, stoke 'currency war' fears
AFP, Published on 21/07/2018
» NEW YORK - The dollar slid against the euro and pound Friday as US President Donald Trump adopted an aggressive posture on trade and foreign exchange, stoking talk of a currency war in addition to a trade war.
Asian markets tumble as new tariffs threat ends calm
AFP, Published on 11/07/2018
» HONG KONG - The uneasy calm that had descended on Asian markets was shattered Wednesday after the US threatened to hammer China with tariffs on a further $200 billion of imports, ratcheting up a trade war between the world's top two economies.