SNB's Zurbruegg: Swiss franc is highly valued at current levels Remarks by SNB vice chairman, Fritz Zurbruegg
China Evergrande reportedly to delay loan interest payment to banks Financial intelligence provider, REDD, reports on the matter The report says that Evergrande plans to suspend interest payments due on loans to two banks on 21 September.
Strategic Citing Amir Rubin and Eran Rubin have a clever new paper in the JPE on strategic citations (SSRN). In order to obtain publications in top-tiered journals, get invited to conferences, become a reference and so forth:
Intudo, an Indonesia-only VC, closes $115m fund Indonesia's first single-country venture fund raises capital for the country's digitalization megatrend. The post Intudo, an Indonesia-only VC, closes $115m fund appeared first on Digital Finance.
Bitcoin Struggles to Stabilize in Wake of Flash Crash The largest cryptocurrency by market value edged lower a day after it briefly dropped 17% over the course of a few minutes.
US MBA mortgage applications w.e. 3 September -1.9% vs -2.4% prior Latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association for the week ending 3 September 2021 - -2.4% - Market index 705.6 vs 719.4 prior - Purchase index 258.4 vs 259.0 prior
Opening statements are set to begin in the trial of Theranos’s Elizabeth Holmes. A jury will decide whether Ms. Holmes, who founded Theranos in 2003 and hawked a mission of revolutionizing health care, lied to investors about her company’s technology.
EUR/USD Outlook – Steered by the US Dollar as Notable ECB Meeting Nears The post-NFP recovery in the US dollar continues to force EUR/USD back down to 1.1800 as the ECB finalizes its latest monetary policy decision.
Sonder Seeks Room in Post-Covid-19 Lodging The startup finds old school hotels antiquated. What if we still prefer them?
Is Australia’s Health Minister Dr. Chant being Bribed or just Stupid? The Australian health chief Dr. Kerry Chant seems to have forgotten everything about medicine and really should be investigated but with a corrupt government, nobody investigates themselves.
A Climate Disaster Is Unfolding Before Our Eyes—And Politicians Still Refuse to Take Action Tropical storm Ida reminds us how little U.S. politicians have done to address climate change since Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans in 2005.
GameStop, Bitcoin, Citrix, Coupa: What to Watch When the Stock Market Opens Today GameStop reports earnings after the close; bitcoin is extending its fall.
Japan reportedly plans to extend virus emergency through to 30 September NHK reports on the matter While the virus trend in Japan in getting better in the past week, the daily case count is still holding on the higher side as compared to the situation back in July.
Germany’s unhelpful stance on trade will take time to shift Merkel’s successor will probably continue the chancellor’s narrow-minded obsession with manufacturing exports
Australia's Top Court Finds Media Companies Liable for Other People's Facebook Comments Court found that newspapers and TV stations that post articles on Facebook’s platform are liable for other Facebook users’ comments on those posts, a ruling that could prompt traditional publishers to rethink how they engage with social media.
US as Failed State: Covid Booster Shot Mess The booster situation has developed not necessarily to the Biden Administration's advantage.
Business Travelers, Expect More Zooms and Few Trips This Fall Companies are greenlighting trips for client meetings and closing deals, but internal gatherings and training are mostly staying virtual for now.
Commodity Markets Are All Gummed Up Commodities are a favorite play during periods of high inflation, but markets are dealing with some unusual risk factors this time around.
FX option expiries for 8 September 10am New York cut A look at what is on the board for today Nothing too significant to take note of on the day though there are some biggish ones for USD/CAD (1.2640) and AUD/USD (0.7425).
Britney freed? Britney Spears’s father, James P. Spears, who agreed earlier this summer to eventually step down from his own role in the conservatorship that has overseen her finances and controlled much of her life since 2008, filed a petition on Tuesday asking the court to “now seriously consider whether this conservatorship is no longer required.”
Plant-Based ‘Fish’ Is Here (and Lab-Grown Versions Are Coming) Sophisticated, plant-based alternatives that mimic seafood are cropping up at restaurants and grocery stores around the world. And “cultivated” seafood, grown in labs from real cells, is on the horizon.A dish of lab-grown salmon from Wild Type.
Digital Currencies Pave Way for Deeply Negative Rates If people can’t hoard physical money, it becomes much easier to cut interest rates far below zero.
Japanese Yen Forecast: USD/JPY Coiling Up For a Breakout US rates may provide the direction for USD/JPY. Breakout risk rises.